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Based on chemically modified natural polymers

PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES > TANNING OR DYEING EXTRACTS; TANNINS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES; DYES, PIGMENTS AND OTHER COLOURING MATTER; PAINTS AND VARNISHES; PUTTY AND OTHER MASTICS; INKS > 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 > Other > Other > Based on chemically modified natural polymers

Origin

EU-Canada agreement: re-imported goods1006

0.000 %-6.5 pp

EU-Switzerland agreement: re-imported goods1007

0.000 %-6.5 pp

CARIFORUM1033

0.000 %-6.5 ppEU-CARIFORUM EPA

Eastern and Southern Africa States1034

0.000 %-6.5 ppESA Interim EPA

SADC EPA1035

0.000 %-6.5 ppSADC EPA

Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part.2000

0.000 %-6.5 pp

GSP-EBA2005

0.000 %-6.5 ppEverything But Arms

European Economic Area2012

0.000 %-6.5 ppEEA Agreement

Hierarchy

06Section VI — PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES

3200000000TANNING OR DYEING EXTRACTS; TANNINS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES; DYES, PIGMENTS AND OTHER COLOURING MATTER; PAINTS AND VARNISHES; PUTTY AND OTHER MASTICS; INKS

3208000000Paints 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

3208900000Other

3208909100Other

3208909100Based on synthetic polymers

3208909900Based on chemically modified natural polymers

Duties & Measures

Third Country Duty6.500 %

Base rate (erga omnes)

Applies to all third countries without preferential agreement

6.500 %

Preferential rates(60)

+50

Preferential rates - 60 Origin
Origin	Savings	Trade agreement	Details
EU-Canada agreement: re-imported goods1006 0.000 %-6.5 pp	-6.5 pp	—	1
EU-Switzerland agreement: re-imported goods1007 0.000 %-6.5 pp	-6.5 pp	—	2
CARIFORUM1033 0.000 %-6.5 ppEU-CARIFORUM EPA	-6.5 pp	EU-CARIFORUM EPA
Eastern and Southern Africa States1034 0.000 %-6.5 ppESA Interim EPA	-6.5 pp	ESA Interim EPA
SADC EPA1035 0.000 %-6.5 ppSADC EPA	-6.5 pp	SADC EPA
Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part.2000 0.000 %-6.5 pp	-6.5 pp	—
GSP-EBA2005 0.000 %-6.5 ppEverything But Arms	-6.5 pp	Everything But Arms
European Economic Area2012 0.000 %-6.5 ppEEA Agreement	-6.5 pp	EEA Agreement	1

Airworthiness tariff suspension(1)

inherited from 3208000000

ERGA OMNES

0.000 %1Regulation 1517/182018-11-01

1 certificate(s) required

C119Other certificates

Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate

Measure not applicable

CD333The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 for parts, components and other goods of a kind to be incorporated in or used for aircraft and parts thereof in the course of their manufacture, repair, maintenance, rebuilding, modification or conversion is suspended. In order to benefit from the suspension, the declarant shall present to the customs authorities an Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1, as set out in Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012, or an equivalent certificate. The certificates which are deemed to be equivalent to Authorised Release Certificates are listed in Annex II to the Regulation (EU) 2018/1517.

Low-value consignment customs duty(2)

inherited from 3200000000

ERGA OMNES

3.000 EURRegulation 0382/262026-07-01

TM01066From 1 July 2026 until 1 July 2028, a customs duty of EUR 3 per item in a consignment the intrinsic value of which does not exceed a total of EUR 150 shall apply instead of the relief eliminated pursuant to Article 1 of this Regulation, where: (a) the importation of the goods is exempt from VAT in accordance with Article 143(1), point (ca), of Directive 2006/112/EC; or (b) the goods are in a postal consignment as defined in Article 1, point (24), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446.

ERGA OMNES

3.000 EUR4Regulation 0382/262026-11-01

4 certificate(s) required

C127Other certificates

Merchant product identifier

C128Other certificates

Non-standardised manufacturer product identifier

C129Other certificates

Standardised manufacturer product identifier

Y081Particular provisions

No standardised manufacturer product identifier for the declared product exists

Import not allowed

Suspension -ships, vessels & drilling platforms(1)

ERGA OMNES

0.000 %1Regulation 2658/872016-07-01

1 certificate(s) required

C990Other certificates

End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)

Measure not applicable

EU003According to The Special Provisions of Section II (A) (3) of the Preliminary Provisions of the Combined Nomenclature the suspension of customs duties for goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms shall be subject to conditions laid down in the relevant provisions of the European Union with a view to customs control of the use of such goods.

TM5101. Customs duties shall be suspended in respect of goods intended for incorporation in the ships, boats or other vessels classified at the following CN codes 8901 10 10; 8901 20 10; 8901 30 10; 8901 90 10; 8902 00 10; 8903 91 10; 8903 92 10; 8904 00 10; 8904 00 91; 8905 10 10; 8905 90 10; 8906 10 00; 8906 90 10 for the purposes of their construction, repair, maintenance or conversion, and in respect of goods intended for fitting to or equipping such ships, boats or other vessels. 2. Customs duties shall be suspended in respect of: (a) goods intended for incorporation in drilling or production platforms: (1) fixed, of subheading ex 8430 49, operating in or outside the territorial sea of Member States, or (2) floating or submersible, of subheading 8905 20, for the purposes of their construction, repair, maintenance or conversion, and in respect of goods intended for equipping the said platforms. (b) tubes, pipes, cables and their connection pieces, linking these drilling or production platforms to the mainland.

Import control(2)

inherited from 3200000000

Ukraine

Regulation 0692/142026-06-24

EU-Ukraine DCFTA(since 2016)

3 certificate(s) required

Y997Particular provisions

Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)

N864UN/EDIFACT certificate

Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

N954UN/EDIFACT certificate

Movement certificate EUR.1

Import not allowed

CD967I. According to Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014, it shall be prohibited to import into European Union goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol. The prohibition shall not apply in respect of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part. II. According to the Council Regulation (EU) 692/2014, the export of goods and technologies suited for use in the sectors of transport; telecommunications; energy; prospection, exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources is prohibited: (a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Crimea or Sevastopol, or (b) for use in Crimea or Sevastopol.

Ukraine

Regulation 0263/222026-06-24

EU-Ukraine DCFTA(since 2016)

3 certificate(s) required

Y984Particular provisions

Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia

N954UN/EDIFACT certificate

Movement certificate EUR.1

N864UN/EDIFACT certificate

Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

Import/export not allowed after control

CD860According to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263 (OJ L42I, p. 77): I. It shall be prohibited to import into the European Union goods originating in non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts of Ukraine. The import prohibitions not apply in respect of: (a) the execution until 24 May 2022 of trade contracts concluded before 23 February 2022, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal person, entity or body seeking to perform the contract has notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established; (b) goods originating in the specified territories which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. II. It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export goods and technology listed in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263: (a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in the specified territories, or (b) for use in the specified territories. Annex II shall include certain goods and technologies suited for use in the following key sectors: (i) transport; (ii) telecommunications; (iii) energy; (iv) the prospecting, exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources. The prohibitions in point II above shall be without prejudice to the execution until 24 August 2022 of an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 23 February 2022, or from ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the competent authority has been informed at least five working days in advance.

Import control -waste(1)

inherited from 3208000000

ERGA OMNES

Regulation 1157/242026-05-21

6 certificate(s) required

C672Other certificates

Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII

C669Other certificates

Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA

Y923Particular provisions

Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157

C672Other certificates

Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII

C670Other certificates

Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB

Y923Particular provisions

Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157

Import/export not allowed after control

CD572The wastes mentioned in Article 4 (paragraphs 1 and 2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 shall be subject to the procedure of prior written notification and consent.

CD573The wastes mentioned in Article 4(paragraph 4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 shall be subjected to the general information requirements laid down in Article 18 of the same Regulation, if the amount of waste shipped exceeds 20 kg.

CD574If the wastes listed in Annex III (green list) display certain hazardous characteristics, the relevant provisions shall apply as if these wastes had been listed in Annex IV (amber list). Article 4 (paragraph 2 letter e) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157.

CD577By way of derogation from Article 4(1) and (2), shipments of waste explicitly destined for laboratory aalysis or experimental treatment trials to assess either the physical or chemical characteristics of the waste or to determine its suitability for recovery or disposal shall be subject to the general information requirements laid down in Article 18 where all of the following conditions are fulfilled: (a) the quantity of waste does not exceed the quantity reasonably needed to perform the analysis or trial in each particular case, but not more than 250 kg or any larger quantity agreed on a case-by- case basis by the competent authorities of dispatch and destination and the person who arranges the shipment; (b) in the event a quantity higher than 250 kg is requested by the person who arranges the shipment, that person shall provide the information contained in Annex VII, to the extent possible, to the competent authorities of dispatch and destination together with the reasoned explanation why such a larger quantity is needed to perform the analysis or trial. Article 4 (paragraph 5) - Regulation (EU) 2024/1157

Import control -ozone-depleting substances(1)

inherited from 3208000000

ERGA OMNES

Regulation 0590/242024-03-11

8 certificate(s) required

L100Import certificate/licence

Import licence "controlled substances" (ozone), issued by the Commission

Y793Particular provisions

Products and equipment containing ozone-depleting substances or whose functioning relies upon those substances, imported/exported as personal effects (Article 5(2) Regulation (EU) 2024/590)

Y792Particular provisions

Substances, products, equipment, other than those falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2024/590

Y791Particular provisions

Exemption from prohibition for ozone-depleting substances to be used for essential laboratory and analytical uses (articles 8, 13.1(c) (import) and article 14.1(a) (export) of regulation (EU) 2024/590), and for products and equipment (articles 11.1 and 13.1(j) (import) and 14.1(g) (export) of regulation (EU) 2024/590)

Y789Particular provisions

Exemption from prohibition for products and equipment containing halons or whose functioning relies upon halons (see articles 13.1(h) (import) and 14.1(f) (export) of Regulation (EU) 2024/590)

Y790Particular provisions

Exemption from prohibition for ozone-depleting substances destined to destruction or reclamation (see articles 12, 13.1(d), 13.1(e) (import) of Regulation (EU) 2024/590), and for products and equipment (see articles 12, 13.1(i) (import) of Regulation (EU) 2024/590)

Y793Particular provisions

Products and equipment containing ozone-depleting substances or whose functioning relies upon those substances, imported/exported as personal effects (Article 5(2) Regulation (EU) 2024/590)

Y792Particular provisions

Substances, products, equipment, other than those falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2024/590

Entry into free circulation not allowed

Import/export not allowed after control

CD911The placing on the market and import of ozone-depleting substances, products and equipment containing ozone-depleting substances listed in Annex I or whose functioning relies upon those substances shall be prohibited. (Articles 4 and 5 of regulation (EU) 2024/590) By virtue of Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2024/590, the following imports are allowed: (a) ozone-depleting substances to be used as feedstock in accordance with Article 6; (b) ozone-depleting substances to be used as process agents in accordance with Article 7; (c) ozone-depleting substances to be used for essential laboratory and analytical uses in accordance with Article 8; (d) ozone-depleting substances for destruction by technology as referred to in Article 20(6); (e) ozone-depleting substances for reclamation as referred to in Article 12; (f) methyl bromide for emergency use in accordance with Article 10; (g) recovered, recycled or reclaimed halons, under the condition that they are only imported for critical uses referred to in Article 9(1), by undertakings authorised by the competent authority of the Member State concerned to store halons for critical uses; (h) products and equipment containing halons or whose functioning relies upon halons, for the purposes of critical uses referred to in Article 9(1); (i) products and equipment containing ozone-depleting substances, or whose functioning relies upon those substances, for destruction, where applicable by technology as referred to in Article 20(6); (j) products and equipment containing ozone-depleting substances or whose functioning relies upon those substances, for the purposes of essential laboratory and analytical uses as referred to in Article 8. The imports falling under the above exemptions shall be subject to the presentation of a valid licence to customs authorities issued by the Commission pursuant to Article 16. According to article 15.1 of Regulation (EU) 2024/590, import of non-refillable containers for ozone-depleting substances, empty, or fully or partially filled, shall be prohibited, except for essential laboratory and analytical uses as referred to in Article 8. Undertakings which place on the market refillable containers for ozone-depleting substances shall produce a declaration of conformity that includes evidence confirming that there are binding arrangements in place for the return of those containers for the purpose of refilling. (Article 15.3 subparagraph (1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/590).

CD912Each importer, undertaking or operator that imports ozone-depleting substances, products and equipment containing ozone-depleting substances listed in Annex I or whose functioning relies upon those substances shall provide to customs authorities the licensing system registration identification number and the number of the licence pursuant to Article 13(2) and Article 14(3).

CD913By virtue of Article 17.3 (c) and (d), when importing goods, the following information shall be declared: - net mass of ozone-depleting substance(s), also when included in products and equipment. - net mass multiplied by the ODP of the ozone-depleting substance(s), also when included in products and equipment.

Start date: 1972-01-01

Trade Statistics

Description & Classification

Common misclassifications

3208909100: based on synthetic polymers

Classification tips

based on chemically modified natural polymers

Typical uses

paints and varnishes

Sample products

Non-aqueous varnish coating based on chemically modified natural polymers

Regulatory notes

Chapter noteChapter 32 — Tanning or dyeing extracts; Tannins and their derivatives; Dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; Paints and varnishes; Putty and other mastics; Inks

1. This chapter does not cover: (a) separate chemically defined elements or compounds (except those of heading 3203 or 3204, inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores (heading 3206), glass obtained from fused quartz or other fused silica in the forms provided for in heading 3207, and also dyes and other colouring matter put up in forms or packings for retail sale, of heading 3212); (b) tannates or other tannin derivatives of products of headings 2936 to 2939, 2941 or 3501 to 3504; (c) mastics of asphalt or other bituminous mastics (heading 2715). 2. Heading 3204 includes mixtures of stabilised diazonium salts and couplers for the production of azo dyes. 3. Headings 3203, 3204, 3205 and 3206 apply also to preparations based on colouring matter (including in the case of heading 3206, colouring pigments of heading 2530 or Chapter 28, metal flakes and metal powders), of a kind used for colouring any material or used as ingredients in the manufacture of colouring preparations. The headings do not apply, however, to pigments dispersed in non-aqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints, including enamels (heading 3212), or to other preparations of headings 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3212, 3213 or 3215.

Non-preferential origin

split_heading

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.

As specified for split headings

specific

As specified for split headings

Residual rule

Where the country of origin cannot be determined by application of the primar y rules and the other

Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446

FAQ

What is the EU customs duty for Based on chemically modified natural polymers (3208909900)?

The third country duty (erga omnes) for Based on chemically modified natural polymers is 6.500 %. This rate applies to imports from countries without a preferential trade agreement with the EU.

Are there tariff preferences for Based on chemically modified natural polymers (3208909900)?

Yes, 57 tariff preferences are available for this code. Preferential rates apply to imports from countries with a trade agreement with the EU.

Are import controls required for Based on chemically modified natural polymers (3208909900)?

Yes, 4 import control measure(s) apply to this code (e.g. CITES, REACH, sanitary controls, etc.).

What products are classified under code 3208909900?

TARIC code 3208909900 (Based on chemically modified natural polymers) covers the following products: Non-aqueous varnish coating based on chemically modified natural polymers, Paint dispersed in a non-aqueous medium, based on chemically modified natural polymers.

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#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇨🇭 Switzerland	€147.2M	12.4Mt	€11.91/kg	44.2%
2	🇺🇸 United States	€78.8M	3.0Mt	€26.30/kg	23.6%
3	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€69.6M	30.1Mt	€2.31/kg	20.9%
4	🇹🇷 Turkey	€21.3M	5.4Mt	€3.95/kg	6.4%
5	🇨🇳 China	€16.3M	6.7Mt	€2.44/kg	4.9%

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇺🇸 United States	€82.6M	7.9Mt	€10.43/kg	28.5%
2	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€69.5M	13.0Mt	€5.35/kg	24.0%
3	🇹🇷 Turkey	€63.1M	12.3Mt	€5.12/kg	21.8%
4	🇨🇭 Switzerland	€43.9M	6.5Mt	€6.75/kg	15.2%
5	🇲🇽 Mexico	€19.3M	3.6Mt	€5.37/kg	6.7%
6	🇨🇳 China	€11.1M	1.0Mt	€10.85/kg	3.8%

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇨🇭 Switzerland	€147.2M	12.4Mt	€11.91/kg	44.2%
2	🇺🇸 United States	€78.8M	3.0Mt	€26.30/kg	23.6%
3	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€69.6M	30.1Mt	€2.31/kg	20.9%
4	🇹🇷 Turkey	€21.3M	5.4Mt	€3.95/kg	6.4%
5	🇨🇳 China	€16.3M	6.7Mt	€2.44/kg	4.9%

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇺🇸 United States	€82.6M	7.9Mt	€10.43/kg	28.5%
2	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€69.5M	13.0Mt	€5.35/kg	24.0%
3	🇹🇷 Turkey	€63.1M	12.3Mt	€5.12/kg	21.8%
4	🇨🇭 Switzerland	€43.9M	6.5Mt	€6.75/kg	15.2%
5	🇲🇽 Mexico	€19.3M	3.6Mt	€5.37/kg	6.7%
6	🇨🇳 China	€11.1M	1.0Mt	€10.85/kg	3.8%

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