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HSN Chapter 32: Dyes, Paints, Inks & Colouring Matter GST India

 

HSN Code & GST Rate for Colouring, Dyeing & Tanning products – Chapter 32

 

Rate (%)Products DescriptionHSN CodeRelated Export / Import HSN Code
18%Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives (other than Wattle extract, quebracho extract, chestnut extract)320132011000, 32012000, 32019010, 32019020, 32019030, 32019090
5%Enzymatic preparations for pre-tanning320232021000, 32029010, 32029020, 32029030, 32029090
18%Synthetic organic tanning substances; inorganic tanning substances; tanning preparations, whether or not containing natural tanning substances (other than Enzymatic preparations for pre-tanning)320232021000, 32029010, 32029020, 32029030, 32029090
18%Colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin (including dyeing extracts but excluding animal black), whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter based on colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin320332030010, 32030020, 32030030, 32030040, 32030090
18%Synthetic organic colouring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter based on synthetic organic colouring matter; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined320432041111, 32041119, 32041121, 32041129, 32041131, 32041132, 32041133, 32041139, 32041141, 32041142, 32041143, 32041149, 32041151, 32041152, 32041153, 32041154, 32041155, 32041156, 32041159, 32041191, 32041192, 32041193, 32041194, 32041195, 32041196, 32041199, 32041211, 32041212, 32041213, 32041214, 32041215, 32041216, 32041217, 32041218, 32041219, 32041221, 32041222, 32041223, 32041224, 32041225, 32041229, 32041231, 32041232, 32041239, 32041241, 32041242, 32041243, 32041244, 32041245, 32041246, 32041247, 32041248, 32041251, 32041252, 32041253, 32041254, 32041255, 32041259, 32041261, 32041262, 32041263, 32041264, 32041265, 32041266, 32041267, 32041268, 32041269, 32041291, 32041292, 32041293, 32041294, 32041295, 32041299, 32041310, 32041321, 32041329, 32041331, 32041339, 32041341, 32041342, 32041343, 32041349, 32041351, 32041352, 32041359, 32041361, 32041369, 32041391, 32041392, 32041393, 32041399, 32041411, 32041419, 32041421, 32041429, 32041431, 32041439, 32041440, 32041450, 32041460, 32041470, 32041481, 32041482, 32041483, 32041484, 32041485, 32041486, 32041487, 32041488, 32041489, 32041490, 32041511, 32041512, 32041519, 32041521, 32041522, 32041529, 32041531, 32041539, 32041541, 32041542, 32041549, 32041551, 32041552, 32041553, 32041554, 32041555, 32041556, 32041557, 32041558, 32041559, 32041561, 32041562, 32041563, 32041564, 32041569, 32041571, 32041572, 32041573, 32041579, 32041581, 32041582, 32041583, 32041584, 32041589, 32041591, 32041592, 32041593, 32041594, 32041595, 32041596, 32041597, 32041599, 32041610, 32041620, 32041630, 32041640, 32041650, 32041660, 32041670, 32041680, 32041690, 32041711, 32041719, 32041720, 32041731, 32041739, 32041740, 32041751, 32041759, 32041761, 32041769, 32041770, 32041780, 32041790, 32041911, 32041912, 32041913, 32041914, 32041915, 32041916, 32041921, 32041922, 32041923, 32041924, 32041925, 32041929, 32041931, 32041932, 32041933, 32041934, 32041935, 32041936, 32041937, 32041938, 32041941, 32041942, 32041943, 32041944, 32041945, 32041946, 32041947, 32041949, 32041951, 32041952, 32041953, 32041954, 32041955, 32041956, 32041957, 32041958, 32041959, 32041961, 32041962, 32041963, 32041964, 32041965, 32041966, 32041967, 32041969, 32041971, 32041972, 32041973, 32041974, 32041975, 32041976, 32041977, 32041978, 32041979, 32041981, 32041982, 32041983, 32041984, 32041985, 32041986, 32041987, 32041988, 32041989, 32041990, 32042010, 32042090, 32049000
18%Colour lakes; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter based on colour lakes320532050000
18%Other colouring matter; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter, other than those of heading 32.03, 32.04 or 32.05; inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined.320632061110, 32061190, 32061900, 32062000, 32064100, 32064200, 32064910, 32064920, 32064930, 32064940, 32064990, 32065000
18%Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers, prepared colours, vitrifiable enamels, glazes, engobes (slips), liquid lustres, and other similar preparations of a kind used in ceramic, enamelling or glass industry,glass frit or other glass, in the form of powder, granules or flakes.320732071010, 32071020, 32071030, 32071040, 32071090, 32072010, 32072020, 32073000, 32074000
18%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 Chapter320832081010, 32081020, 32081030, 32081090, 32082010, 32082020, 32082030, 32082090, 32089011, 32089019, 32089021, 32089022, 32089029, 32089030, 32089041, 32089049, 32089050, 32089090
18%Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium.320932091010, 32091090, 32099010, 32099020, 32099090
18%Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium.320932091010, 32091090, 32099010, 32099020, 32099090
18%Other paints and varnishes (including enamels, lacquers and distempers); prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishing leather.321032100011, 32100012, 32100019, 32100020, 32100030, 32100040, 32100090
18%Pigments (including metallic powders and flakes) dispersed in nonaqueous 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 sale321232121000, 32129010, 32129020, 32129030, 32129090
18%Poster colour321332131000, 32139000
18%Artists’, students’ or signboard painters’ colours, modifying tints, amusement colours and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or in similar forms or packings321332131000, 32139000
18%Glaziers’ putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters’ fillings; non- refractory surfacing preparations for facades, indoor walls, floors, ceilings or the like321432141000, 32149010, 32149020, 32149090
12%Fountain pen ink321532151110, 32151120, 32151130, 32151140, 32151190, 32151910, 32151920, 32151930, 32151940, 32151990, 32159010, 32159020, 32159030, 32159040, 32159090
12%All Goods, including printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid, fountain pen ink, ball pen ink321532151110, 32151120, 32151130, 32151140, 32151190, 32151910, 32151920, 32151930, 32151940, 32151990, 32159010, 32159020, 32159030, 32159040, 32159090
18%Prepared driers32110000

 

GST Council Updates


Products under Chapter 32 generally attract standard GST rates. For example, most paints and varnishes (whether based on synthetic polymers or other materials) are typically taxed at 18%. Synthetic organic colouring matter and other dyes and pigments also usually fall under the 18% rate. Fountain pen ink and other inks (HSN 3215) are mentioned with a 12% GST rate. A notable past change was the reduction in the GST rate on paints from 28% to 18%. These examples demonstrate how rates can vary within the chapter and have been subject to revision.

 

Disclaimer

The GST Rate & HSN codes and rates have been arranged as per the best of authors understanding and are subject to periodic updates as per the law for the time being in force. It does not constitute professional advice or a formal recommendation. While due care has been taken in preparing this content, the existence of mistakes and omissions herein is not ruled out. DisyTax will not be held responsible for any loss or damage of any kind arising out of any inaccurate or incomplete information in this document.