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Code 3208 90 · Heading 3208

Non-aqueous paints and lacquers based on other synthetic or chemically modified natural polymers, plus certain high-solvent polymer solutions

This covers clear or pigmented paints and lacquers based on synthetic polymers other than polyesters, acrylic or vinyl polymers, or on chemically modified natural polymers, when dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium. It also covers solutions of substances from positions 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents containing > 50% solvent by weight, with the stated exclusions and named exceptions.

For example

  • Clear non-aqueous lacquer based on a synthetic polymer other than polyester, acrylic or vinyl polymer
  • Pigmented non-aqueous paint based on a chemically modified natural polymer
  • A solution of a substance from positions 3901 to 3913 in a volatile organic solvent containing > 50% solvent by weight
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Official tariff text

Paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, containing > 50% solvent by weight (excl. those based on polyesters and acrylic or vinyl polymers and solutions of collodion)

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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0–6.5%

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 6.5%.

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

  • Their lines2 Norwegian lines

32.08.9001 Containing trichloroethylene (TRI) or tetra­chloro­ethylene (PER)

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

From 0.0% to 6.0%

  • Their lines14 British lines

3208 90 11 00 Polyurethane of 2,2′-(tert-butylimino)diethanol and 4,4′-methylenedicyclohexyl

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

  • Their lines1 US line
  • Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

3208.90.00.00 Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

  • 32.08.9001

    Containing trichloroethylene (TRI) or tetra­chloro­ethylene (PER)

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

  • 32.08.9009

    Other

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

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

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Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

  • 3208 90 11 00

    Polyurethane of 2,2′-(tert-butylimino)diethanol and 4,4′-methylenedicyclohexyl diisocyanate, in the form of a solution in N,N-dimethylacetamide, containing by weight 48|% or more of polymer

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

  • 3208 90 13 00

    Copolymer of p-cresol and divinylbenzene, in the form of a solution in N,N-dimethylacetamide, containing by weight 48|% or more of polymer

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

  • 3208 90 19 13

    Mixture, containing by weight: - 20% or more but not more than 40% of a copolymer of methyl vinyl ether and monobutyl maleate (CAS RN 25119-68-0), - 7% or more but not more than 20% of a copolymer of methyl vinyl ether and monoethyl maleate (CAS RN 25087-06-3), - 40% or more, but not more than 65% of ethanol (CAS RN 64-17-5), - 1% or more but not more than 7% of butan-1-ol (CAS RN 71-36-3)

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

  • 3208 90 19 15

    Chlorinated polyolefins, in a solution

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

  • 3208 90 19 40

    Polymer of methylsiloxane, in the form of a solution in a mixture of acetone, butanol, ethanol and isopropanol, containing by weight 5 % or more but not more than 11 % of polymer of methylsiloxane

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

  • 3208 90 19 45

    Polymer consisting of a polycondensate of formaldehyde and naphthalenediol, chemically modified by reaction with an alkyne halide, dissolved in propylene glycol methyl ether acetate

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

  • 3208 90 19 47

    Solution containing by weight: - 0.1 % or more but not more than 20 % of alkoxygroups containing siloxane polymer with alkyl or aryl substituents - 75 % or more of an organic solvent containing one or more of propyleneglycolethylether (CAS RN 1569-02-4), propylene glycol mono methylether acetate (CAS RN 108-65-6) or propyleneglycol propylether (CAS RN 1569-01-3)

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

  • 3208 90 19 50

    Solution containing by weight: - (63,5 ±10)% of gamma-butyrolactone (CAS RN 96-48-0), - (30 ± 10)% of aromatic polyhydroxyamide resin, - (3,5 ± 1,5)% of naphthoquinone ester derivative, - (1,5 ± 0,5)% of arylsilicic acid, - (1,5 ± 0,5)% of [3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl]urea (CAS RN 23843-64-3)

    Ordinary duty
    6.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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  • 3208 90 19 55

    Preparation of 5 % or more but not more than 20 % by weight of a copolymer of propylene and maleic anhydride, or a blend of polypropylene and a copolymer of propylene and maleic anhydride, or a blend of polypropylene and a copolymer of propylene, isobutene and maleic anhydride in an organic solvent

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

  • 3208 90 19 60

    Copolymer of hydroxystyrene with one or more of the following: - styrene - alkoxystyrene - alkylacrylates dissolved in ethyl lactate

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

  • 3208 90 19 65

    Silicones containing 50 % by weight or more of xylene and not more than 25 % by weight of silica, of a kind used for the manufacture of long term surgical implants

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

  • 3208 90 19 90

    Other

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

  • 3208 90 91 00

    Based on synthetic polymers

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

  • 3208 90 99 00

    Based on chemically modified natural polymers

    Ordinary duty
    6.0%
    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 v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 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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Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

  • 3208.90.00.00

    Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a nonaqueous medium; solutions as defined in note 4 to this chapter, Other

    General rate
    3.2%
    From the EU
    10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.