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Code 3204 13 00 · Subheading 3204 13

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Synthetic basic dyes and preparations for dyeing any material

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. There is no further code choice to make below it.

This code covers synthetic organic basic dyes and preparations based on them, when they are used to dye any material or are intended as ingredients in making colour preparations. It does not cover preparations classified under headings 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3212, 3213 or 3215.

For example

  • Synthetic organic basic dye for dyeing textiles
  • Preparation based on a synthetic organic basic dye for dyeing plastic
  • Synthetic organic basic dye intended as an ingredient in making a colour preparation
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Official tariff text

Basic synthetic organic dyes; preparations based on basic synthetic organic dyes of a kind used to dye fabrics or produce colorant preparations (excl. preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3213 and 3215)

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3204 13 00

Synthetic basic dyes and preparations for dyeing any material

The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 32041300.

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Trade measures to be aware of

Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.

  • Lower duty for goods from some countries

    Preferential rates exist for goods originating in Andorra; San Marino; Türkiye; European Union; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; 52 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.

    Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

  • Restrictions and paperwork

    Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in Ukraine; any country except Andorra, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino and Switzerland; European Union; Faroe Islands; Greenland; any country.

    Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:

    • Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
    • Movement certificate EUR.1
    • Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
    • Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
    • Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Goods with third country origin coming from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
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    • Goods with third country origin coming from Liechtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Goods with third country origin coming from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
    • Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
    • The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
    • Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
    • Goods with third country origin coming from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Goods with EU origin returning from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation
    • Goods with EU origin returning from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation
    • Goods with EU origin coming from outermost regions, according to the relevant EU legislation
    • Goods with EU origin returning from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation
    • Goods with EU origin returning from Lichtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation
    • Goods with EU origin returning from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation
    • Goods with EU origin returning from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation
    • Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
    • Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
    • Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
    • Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
    • Compliance with the REACH restrictions defined in Column 2 of Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
    • Exemption from REACH restrictions by virtue of Article 67(1) and 67(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
    • Substance/mixture not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (Annex XVII)
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EU tariff measure data version 2026-08-03-tullverket.

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

  • 32.04.1300

    Basic dyes and preparations based thereon

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

  • 3204 13 00 10

    Colourant C.I. Basic Red 1 (CAS RN 989-38-8) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Basic Red 1 content of 50 % or more by weight

    Ordinary duty
    6.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 3204 13 00 15

    Colourant C.I. Basic Blue 41 (CAS RN 12270-13-2) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Basic Blue 41 content of 50 % or more by weight

    Ordinary duty
    6.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 3204 13 00 35

    Colourant C.I. Basic Yellow 28 (CAS RN 54060-92-3) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Basic Yellow 28 content of 50 % or more by weight

    Ordinary duty
    6.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 3204 13 00 40

    Colourant C.I. Basic Violet 1 (CAS RN 603-47-4 or CAS RN 8004-87-3) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Basic Violet 1 content of 90 % or more by weight

    Ordinary duty
    6.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 3204 13 00 60

    Colourant C.I Basic Red 1:1 (CAS RN 3068-39-1) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I Basic Red 1:1 content of 90 % or more by weight

    Ordinary duty
    6.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 3204 13 00 85

    Mixture containing by weight: -25 % or more but not more than 40 % of Colourant C.I. Basic Blue 3 (CAS RN 33203-82-6) and -25 % or more but not more than 40 % of C.I. Basic Blue 159 (CAS RN 105953-73-9)

    Ordinary duty
    6.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 3204 13 00 90

    Other

    Ordinary duty
    Depends on the product details
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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