HS code 3212: Pigments (including metallic powders and flakes) dispersed
Heading 3212 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
3212Pigments (including metallic powders and flakes) dispersed in non-aqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints (including enamels); stamping foils; dyes and other colouring matter put up in forms or packings for retail sale
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 > 3212
Explanatory note (Eurostat)
Pigments, incl. metallic powders and flakes, dispersed in non-aqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints; stamping foils of a kind used in the printing of book bindings or hatband leather; colorants and other colouring matter, n.e.s. put up for retail sale
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 2
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 2
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 3212
- 3212 10Stamping foils
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Stamping foils of a kind used in the printing of book bindings or hatband leather
- 3212 10 00 Stamping foils
- 3212 90Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Pigments, incl. metallic powders and flakes, dispersed in non-aqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints; colorants and other colouring matter, n.e.s. put up for retail sale
- 3212 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.