HS code for paint

Paint usually fall under these codes of the EU customs tariff (2026). Each code shows the third-country duty, the EU duty on imports from countries without a preferential agreement.

3208 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions as defined in note 4 to this chapter

Code	Description	Third-country duty
3208 10 10 Based on polyesters – Solutions as defined in note 4 to this chapter	Based on polyesters – Solutions as defined in note 4 to this chapter	6.5 %
3208 10 90 Based on polyesters – Other	Based on polyesters – Other	6.5 %
3208 20 10 Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers – Solutions as defined in note 4 to this chapter	Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers – Solutions as defined in note 4 to this chapter	6.5 %
3208 20 90 Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers – Other	Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers – Other	6.5 %
3208 90 11 Other – Solutions as defined in note 4 to this chapter – Polyurethane of 2,2′-(tert-butylimino)diethanol and 4,4′-methylenedicyclohexyl diisocyanate, in the form of a solution in N,N-dimethylacetamide, containing by weight 48 % or more of polymer	Other – Solutions as defined in note 4 to this chapter – Polyurethane of 2,2′-(tert-butylimino)diethanol and 4,4′-methylenedicyclohexyl diisocyanate, in the form of a solution in N,N-dimethylacetamide, containing by weight 48 % or more of polymer	0 %
3208 90 13 Other – Solutions as defined in note 4 to this chapter – Copolymer of p-cresol and divinylbenzene, in the form of a solution in N,N-dimethylacetamide, containing by weight 48 % or more of polymer	Other – Solutions as defined in note 4 to this chapter – Copolymer of p-cresol and divinylbenzene, in the form of a solution in N,N-dimethylacetamide, containing by weight 48 % or more of polymer	0 %
3208 90 19 Other – Solutions as defined in note 4 to this chapter – Other	Other – Solutions as defined in note 4 to this chapter – Other	6.5 %
3208 90 91 Other – Other – Based on synthetic polymers	Other – Other – Based on synthetic polymers	6.5 %
3208 90 99 Other – Other – Based on chemically modified natural polymers	Other – Other – Based on chemically modified natural polymers	6.5 %

3209 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium

Code	Description	Third-country duty
3209 10 00 Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers	Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers	6.5 %
3209 90 00 Other	Other	6.5 %

3210 Other paints and varnishes (including enamels, lacquers and distempers); prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishing leather

Code	Description	Third-country duty
3210 00 10 Oil paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers)	Oil paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers)	6.5 %
3210 00 90 Other	Other	6.5 %

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Which code applies depends on the material, function and use of the goods. Describe your product for a suggestion, and check the code with your customs authority or a Binding Tariff Information (BTI) before you import.

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What the right code is worth

One code off, up to 14 points of duty off

A wrong code costs either way: duty paid for nothing, or a back-payment with interest when customs notices. Third-country duty rates from the EU tariff.

Same goods, two codes

Screens +14 points

0% computer monitor 8528 52 00
14% other monitor 8528 59 00
Trainers +8.9 points

8% leather upper 6403 99 96
16.9% textile upper 6404 11 00
Bicycles +8 points

6% with electric motor 8711 60 10
14% without motor 8712 00 30
Tableware +6.5 points

5.5% stoneware 6912 00 23
12% porcelain 6911 10 00
Handbags +6 points

3.7% textile outside 4202 22 90
9.7% plastic sheeting outside 4202 22 10

EU third-country duty, October 2026

What a wrong code costs a year