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Customs code · HS subheading 3208 90

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Other polymer solutions in volatile organic solvents

With more than 50% solvent by weight

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. Exports and Intrastat use it as it is. For an import into the EU, pick a 10-digit line below.

This code covers solutions of substances from the polymer groups in headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, where the solvent content is over 50% by weight. It excludes solutions based on polyesters or acrylic or vinyl polymers, collodion, and the specifically named polyurethane and copolymer solutions.

For example

  • A solution of polyethylene in a volatile organic solvent, with solvent content over 50% by weight
  • A solution of a polyamide polymer in a volatile organic solvent, with solvent content over 50% by weight
See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, containing > 50% solvent by weight (excl. polyesters, acrylic or vinyl polymers and collodion, and polyurethane of 2,2'-"tert-butylimino"diethanol and 4,4'-methylenedicyclohexyl diisocyanate and copolymer of p-cresol and divinylbenzene, both in the form of a solution in N,N-dimethylacetamide, containing by weight >= 48% of polymer)

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Your answer for export

The full EU export code is 3208 90 19.

You do not pick a 10-digit EU import line for an export declaration or Intrastat. The destination classifies the goods under its own tariff.

8 digits, ready

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

6.0%

  • Their lines10 British lines
  • EU originDuty free

3208 90 19 13 Mixture, containing by weight: - 20% or more but not more than 40% of a copolymer

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.

See the 2 Norwegian lines

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.

See the 10 British lines

Selling to Great Britain

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

  • All 10 UK lines under this code

    They all have the same duty rates shown here.

    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).

See the 1 US line

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.

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  2. Country of origin Trade agreements, sanctions and extra measures can change the treatment of the very same code.
  3. Current tariff measures Check today's rate, any restrictions or licences, and the quantity customs asks for, with Toldstyrelsen or TARIC.

On an EU import declaration

Pick the 10-digit line that matches the goods.

10 import lines

When these goods are imported into the EU, the declaration needs a 10-digit code. Under 3208 90 19 the EU tariff has 10 lines, each with its own wording.

You or your customs agent pick the line whose wording fits the goods; the last line, "Other", covers what none of the specific wordings describe.

Some lines depend on what the goods will be used for and need customs authorisation; matching the wording alone does not give a lower rate.

  1. Match the whole wording A line is its own wording plus the grouping text above it. Read both before you settle on one.
  2. Check the intended use On some lines the lower rate belongs to what the goods will be used for, not to the goods alone.
  3. Confirm the authorisation Where the lower rate carries conditions, customs asks for an authorisation before it can be used.

  • 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)

    6.5%

    Duty suspension: 0%

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 3208 90 19 15

    Chlorinated polyolefins, in a solution

    6.5%

    Duty suspension: 0%

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 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

    6.5%

    Duty suspension: 0%

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 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

    6.5%

    Duty suspension: 0%

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 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)

    6.5%

    Duty suspension: 0%

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 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)

    6.5%

    Duty suspension: 0%

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 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

    6.5%

    Duty suspension: 0%

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 3208 90 19 60

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

    6.5%

    Duty suspension: 0%

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 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

    6.5%

    Duty suspension: 0%

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 3208 90 19 90

    Other

    6.5%

    Duty suspension: 0% for ships, boats and drilling platforms

    Conditions apply, customs authorisation needed.

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

A suspension is a lower rate the EU grants for specific products; whether your goods qualify depends on the line's wording and conditions.

Exports from the EU and Intrastat normally use the 8-digit code as it is.

EU tariff data of Sept. 13, 2026.

Rates, origin and documents

Read the signals first. Open only the ones you want to check.

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.

Data of Sept. 1, 2026

Lower duty for goods from some countries

Possible

Preferential rates exist for goods originating in:

  • Andorra
  • San Marino
  • Türkiye
  • European Union
  • Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe
  • Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia
  • Western Sahara
  • European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
  • +46 origins

These rates apply to Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms); OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories); GSP - General arrangements; GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance).

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

Important

Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in:

  • Ukraine
  • any country

The EU records document conditions on this code. What customs may ask for depends on where the goods come from, exactly what the product is and the customs procedure.

Proof of origin 2 conditions

If you claim a lower rate for goods from a country the EU has a trade agreement with, customs asks for proof of origin, for example a EUR.1 certificate or an origin declaration.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
  • Movement certificate EUR.1
  • Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

Sanctions and restricted regions 2 conditions

Some conditions come from EU sanctions rules. They matter when the goods are linked to a country or region the EU restricts trade with.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
  • Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
  • Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia

Product controls and permits 3 conditions

Depending on the exact product, customs may ask for a licence, a permit or a control certificate before the goods are released.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
  • Import licence "controlled substances" (ozone), issued by the Commission
  • Licensing system registration identification number as defined in Article 17.3 (a) of Regulation (EU) 2024/590
  • Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA

Statements that the goods are outside a rule's scope 1 condition

Some conditions are statements that a rule does not cover the goods, for example that the product is not on a controlled list.

Show the EU's own wording for this condition
  • Substances, products, equipment, other than those falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2024/590

Other conditions 9 conditions

These conditions match none of the groups above. Whether customs asks for one depends on the goods, where they come from and the customs procedure.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Net mass of the ozone-depleting substance multiplied by the ODP of the ozone-depleting substance(s), also when included in products and equipment
  • Declaration of net mass of ozone-depleting substance(s), when included in products and equipment
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
  • Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
  • Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

EU tariff measure data of Sept. 1, 2026.

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  3. 3208
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