HS code 3209: Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers)
Heading 3209 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 32, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.
Official description
3209Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium
Place in the nomenclature: 32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks > 3209
Explanatory note (Eurostat)
Paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 2
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 2
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 3209
- 3209 10Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium
- 3209 10 00 Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers
- 3209 90Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on synthetic or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium (excl. those based on acrylic or vinyl polymers)
- 3209 90 00 Other
The first 6 digits are the Harmonized System, shared worldwide: a US HTS code that starts with the same 6 digits sits under the same subheading. The last 2 digits are the EU's own CN split.
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Source
Source: EU Combined Nomenclature 2026 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1926), © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/. Reformatted by WISEPIM: indent dashes removed and parent lines joined. Only the Official Journal is authentic.