Tariff item · Chapter 32 · Section VI, Products of the chemical or allied industries

HS 3206 11 10Pearlsent pigment (titanium dioxide, coated micananeous and lustres pearl pigment)

Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks › Other colouring matter, preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter, other than those of headings 3203, 3204 or 3205, inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined › Containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter

Customs duty: 10%; Tariff rate
GST now: 18%; or 5% for some goods
Import policy: Free
Export policy: Free
Unit: kg
Duty in China: 6.5%; On Indian goods

Landed cost Search codes Duty abroadRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Importing into India

What customs charges, what trade agreements take off, and the rules the goods must meet.

Customs duty

Customs duty on imports into India
Duty	Rate	Charged on
Basic customs duty (BCD), MFN rate	10%	Assessable value
Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC)	Nil	Assessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 17
Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS)	10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess	BCD + AIDC
Integrated GST (IGST)	18%	Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS

Lower duty under trade agreements

Lower customs duty under India's trade agreements
Agreement	Customs duty	Goods from
ASEAN–India FTA	0%	Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs	0%	Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Comoros, Laos, Lesotho, Madagascar, Myanmar, Malawi, Mozambique, Sudan, Somalia, Chad, Timor-Leste, Yemen, Zambia
India–Australia ECTA	0%	Australia
India–EFTA TEPA53/2025-Customs	0%	Iceland
India–Japan CEPA	0%	Japan
India–Korea CEPA	0%	South Korea
India–Malaysia CECA	0%	Malaysia
India–Singapore CECA	0%	Singapore
India–Sri Lanka FTA	0%	Sri Lanka
SAFTA	0%	Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs	3.75%	Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Togo, Tanzania, Uganda
SAFTA	5%	Sri Lanka
SAPTA	5%	Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
India–EFTA TEPA52/2025-Customs	6%	Norway
India–EFTA TEPA51/2025-Customs	7.14%	Switzerland, Liechtenstein
India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs	9%	United Kingdom
APTA	9.2%	Bangladesh, China, South Korea, Sri Lanka

Goods from Pakistan pay 200%.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty in force

Countervailing duty on goods from China: 11.18–25.76% of CIF value, by origin and producer (until 25 Jun 2030). Effect pearlescent pigments or mica pearlescent pigments, excluding effect pigments for automotive applications. 04/2025-CVD
Anti-dumping duty on goods from China: USD 460–681 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 9 May 2030). Titanium dioxide. 12/2025-ADD
Anti-dumping duty on goods from China: USD 299–3,144 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 25 Feb 2027). Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments excluding cosmetic grade. 47/2021-ADD
Anti-dumping duty on goods from China: USD 396.99–738.73 per tonne, by origin and producer (until 20 Dec 2026). Silicone Sealants excluding silicon sealants used in manufacturing of solar photovoltaic modules, and thermal power applications. 74/2021-ADD

Charged on top of the duty above, only on goods from the countries named.

Clearance by other agencies

CBIC's Compliance Information Portal lists no other agency's clearance for imports of this item.

"Ensure compliance of CBIC circular 23/2023-CUS DT 30-09-23 for mandatory additional qualifiers in import declarations for commodities under CH 28,29,32,39 and cth 3808 as stipulated in para 4.1 and 4.2 wef 15-10-23**"

From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS))

Free.

Notes on these rates

BCD is the statutory tariff rate from a one-time snapshot of the Indian Trade Portal. Exemption notifications (such as 45/2025-Customs) and tariff changes made after the snapshot, including the Finance Act 2026 changes from 1 May 2026, are not applied.
IGST comes from our archived GST table, which still has the 12% and 28% slabs, so it may pre-date the GST rate changes of 22 September 2025. Check the current rate.
AIDC, Health Cess and the SWS exemptions are read from notifications 11/2021-Customs, 08/2020-Customs and 11/2018-Customs as amended (to 16/2026-Customs), and the notifications that lower AIDC for a while. SWS is 10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess together (Finance Act 2018, s.110), never of anti-dumping, countervailing or safeguard duty or IGST.
AIDC is Nil (S.No. 17 of 11/2021-Customs, which exempts all goods it does not name).
Not included: GST compensation cess, anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties, and exemptions or concessions such as end-use, EOU/SEZ or project imports.
This does not check whether the import is allowed (DGFT import policy, licences, quality-control orders). The HS code explorer shows the import policy.
This is an estimate, not an assessment. Confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE's duty calculator before you price a deal.

GST

IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.

Now 18%, or 5% for some goods.
Until 21 September 2025 18%, or 5% for some goods.
Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
Notification	Goods	Rate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 48	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	18%
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 242	Wattle extract, quebracho extract, chestnut extract	5%

History

GST rate history
Period	Rate	Notification
Until 21 Sep 2025	5% or 18%	1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 2025	5% or 18%	9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)

Exporting from India

Export duty

Nil. The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act does not list these goods, so no export duty is charged.

Duty drawback (All Industry Rates)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback item	Goods	Rate	Cap
3206	Other colouring matter; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter, other than those of headings 3203, 3204 or 3205; inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined	1.2%	—

Drawback items follow the 4-digit heading, not the 8-digit code: claim the one that describes your goods. Rates of notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.) as amended, in force on 19 Oct 2026.

Export incentives (RoDTEP and RoSCTL)

RoDTEP, Appendix 4R (exports from the domestic tariff area): 0.7% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.
RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): 0.4% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.

Clearance by other agencies

CBIC's Compliance Information Portal lists no other agency's clearance for exports of this item.

*AS PER CIR NO.47/2017-CUS DTD 27/11/2017 FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRANT OF DRAWBACK WHEREVER EXPORT CONSIGNMENTS ARE SELECTED FOR ASSESSMENT OR EXAMINATION, THE AC/DC SHALL DETERMINE THE NEED TO DRAW SAMPLE ON MERITS OF EACH CASE.IF THE PACKING IS OF WOODEN MATERIAL,ENSURE THE VALID PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE AND ISPM-15 MARKING COMPLIANCE AS PER CBEC INSTR. F.NO.450/19/2005-CUS-IV DTD 16.9.13.*

From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2)

Free.

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 3206 11, and China's below.

China: the same goods (3206 11)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 3 in force and 1 expired under 3206 11. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.

China's tariff for these goods
China code	Goods	Duty on Indian goods	MFN	Import VAT	Export rebate	Licences
3206.11.11.00	Titanium dioxide, rutile type content ≥ 99.8% and lightness (dry powder L) ≥ 99.0钛白粉,金红石型含量≥99.8%且明度(干粉L)≥99.0	6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	6.5%	13%	0%	4xy
3206.11.19.00	Other titanium dioxide, excluding rutile type with content ≥99.8% and lightness (dry powder L) ≥99.0其他钛白粉,不包括金红石型含量≥99.8%且明度(干粉L)≥99.0的	6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	6.5%	13%	0%	4xy
3206.11.90.00	Other pigments, with a titanium dioxide content of >= 80% by dry weight其他干量计二氧化钛≥80%的颜料	6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	6.5%	13%	0%	None

India is a member of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA). With an APTA certificate of origin, Indian goods pay China's APTA rate where the line has one; China applies the lower of that and its provisional rate.
The export VAT rebate is what China refunds its own exporters. When China cuts it, Chinese export prices tend to rise.

Every Chinese code in full

3206.11.10Titanium dioxide

3206.11.10.00Titanium dioxide钛白粉Expired

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 6.5%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 30%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: None
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 0%
Updated by China: 3 Jan 2024

Licences and certificates

4Export licence出口许可证
xExport licence (processing trade)出口许可证(加工贸易)
yExport licence (border trade)出口许可证(边境小额贸易)

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

0.Brand type品牌类型
1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
2.Ingredient content成分含量
3.Use用途
4.Model型号
5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
6.If radioactive salt is added, specify specific radioactivity如果加入放射性盐,请注明放射性比度
7.Date of contract签约日期
8.GTIN
9.CAS
10.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 2%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 0%

CIQ codes

3206111000999Titanium dioxide钛白粉

3206.11.11Titanium dioxide, rutile type content ≥ 99.8% and lightness (dry powder L*) ≥ 99.0

3206.11.11.00Titanium dioxide, rutile type content ≥ 99.8% and lightness (dry powder L*) ≥ 99.0钛白粉,金红石型含量≥99.8%且明度(干粉L*)≥99.0

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 6.5%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 30%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 0%
Updated by China: 7 Sep 2026

Licences and certificates

4Export licence出口许可证
xExport licence (processing trade)出口许可证(加工贸易)
yExport licence (border trade)出口许可证(边境小额贸易)

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

0.Brand type品牌类型
1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
2.Ingredient content成分含量
3.Use用途
4.Rutile type content金红石型含量
5.Lightness (dry powder L*)明度(干粉L*)
6.Model型号
7.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
8.Date of contract签约日期
9.GTIN
10.CAS
11.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 0%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 0%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

3206111100301Titanium dioxide, rutile type content ≥ 99.8% and lightness (dry powder L*) ≥ 99.0 (food additive without quarantine requirements)钛白粉,金红石型含量≥99.8%且明度(干粉L*)≥99.0(无检疫要求食品添加剂)
3206111100302Titanium dioxide, rutile type, with content ≥99.8% and lightness (dry powder L*) ≥99.0 (other chemical products)钛白粉,金红石型含量≥99.8%且明度(干粉L*)≥99.0(其他化工品)
3206111100999Titanium dioxide, rutile type content ≥ 99.8% and lightness (dry powder L*) ≥ 99.0钛白粉,金红石型含量≥99.8%且明度(干粉L*)≥99.0

3206.11.19Other titanium dioxides

3206.11.19.00Other titanium dioxide, excluding rutile type with content ≥99.8% and lightness (dry powder L*) ≥99.0其他钛白粉,不包括金红石型含量≥99.8%且明度(干粉L*)≥99.0的

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 6.5%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 30%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 0%
Updated by China: 7 Sep 2026

Licences and certificates

4Export licence出口许可证
xExport licence (processing trade)出口许可证(加工贸易)
yExport licence (border trade)出口许可证(边境小额贸易)

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

0.Brand type品牌类型
1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
2.Ingredient content成分含量
3.Use用途
4.Rutile type content金红石型含量
5.Lightness (dry powder L*)明度(干粉L*)
6.Model型号
7.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
8.Date of contract签约日期
9.GTIN
10.CAS
11.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 0%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 0%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

3206111900301Other titanium dioxide, excluding rutile type with content ≥99.8% and lightness (dry powder L*) ≥99.0 (food additives without quarantine requirements)其他钛白粉,不包括金红石型含量≥99.8%且明度(干粉L*)≥99.0的(无检疫要求食品添加剂)
3206111900302Other titanium dioxide, excluding rutile type with content >= 99.8% and lightness (dry powder L*) >= 99.0 (Other chemical products)其他钛白粉,不包括金红石型含量≥99.8%且明度(干粉L*)≥99.0的(其他化工品)
3206111900999Other titanium dioxide, excluding rutile type with content ≥99.8% and lightness (dry powder L*) ≥99.0其他钛白粉,不包括金红石型含量≥99.8%且明度(干粉L*)≥99.0的

3206.11.90Other pigments and preparations with titanium dioxide content >= 80% by dry weight

3206.11.90.00Other pigments, with a titanium dioxide content of >= 80% by dry weight其他干量计二氧化钛≥80%的颜料

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 6.5%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 30%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 0%
Updated by China: 7 Sep 2026

Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

0.Brand type品牌类型
1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
2.Ingredient content成分含量
3.Use用途
4.Packing specifications包装规格
5.Model型号
6.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
7.If radioactive salt is added, specify specific radioactivity如果加入放射性盐,请注明放射性比度
8.GTIN
9.CAS
10.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 0%
Ecuador: 0%
Serbia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 3.5%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

3206119000999Other pigments, with a titanium dioxide content of >= 80% by dry weight其他干量计二氧化钛≥80%的颜料

China's tariff as compiled by HS编码网 from China Customs, the State Council Tariff Commission and the State Taxation Administration. The Chinese is the original.

Nearby codes

Previous3205 00 00Colour lakes; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on colour lakes One level up3206 11Containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter Next3206 11 90Other

Sources

GSTN HSN code masterChecked 13 Oct 2026
DGFT ITC(HS) import and export policyChecked 9 Oct 2026
GST rate per HSN (archived GSTZen extract)Checked 29 Sep 2026
Customs Tariff of India (First Schedule): sections, chapters, notes and statutory BCDChecked 19 Oct 2026
GST rates on goods, before and after 22 September 2025Checked 18 Oct 2026
BIS compulsory certification: products and Quality Control OrdersChecked 18 Oct 2026
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties in force (India)Checked 19 Oct 2026
India import tariff by origin (Indian Trade Portal snapshot)Checked 29 Sep 2026
GST schedule headings and 8-digit IGST (archived)Checked 29 Sep 2026
HS code descriptions (archived file)Checked 29 Sep 2026
India's effective basic customs duty (notification 45/2025-Customs, Table I)Checked 19 Oct 2026
India's AIDC, Health Cess and Social Welfare Surcharge exemptions (11/2021, 08/2020, 11/2018-Customs)Checked 18 Oct 2026
India's preferential tariff schedules (CBIC notifications)Checked 19 Oct 2026
India's export duty (Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and notifications 27/2011, 55/2022, 22/2024)Checked 18 Oct 2026
India's All Industry Rates of duty drawback (notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.))Checked 19 Oct 2026
RoDTEP export incentive rates (DGFT Appendix 4R and 4RE)Checked 18 Oct 2026
RoSCTL rebate for apparel and made-ups (Ministry of Textiles): periods and ratesChecked 19 Oct 2026
CBIC Compliance Information Portal (CIP)Checked 19 Oct 2026
China customs tariff (HS编码网)Checked 19 Oct 2026

For information, not a customs ruling. Only notifications published in the Gazette have legal force; confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE before you price a deal.