HS code 3210 00 30: Metallic powder or flakes prepared as paints

HS code 3210 00 30 covers metallic powder or flakes prepared as paints in chapter 32 (tanning and dyeing extracts, dyes, pigments, paints and inks). Total import duty is about 30.98% of the import value; DGFT import policy: Free.

Total import dutyabout 30.98%
Basic customs duty10%
IGST18%
Import policyFree
Export policyFree
Anti-dumpingNone found

Updated 2026-11-01 from official lists, including Budget 2026 and later customs notifications.

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Key facts

Tariff item (8-digit HS code)3210 00 30
DescriptionMetallic powder or flakes prepared as paints
Chapter32: Tanning and dyeing extracts, dyes, pigments, paints and inks
Heading3210: Other paints and varnishes (including enamels lacquers and distempers); prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishing leather
Unitkg.
Basic customs duty (tariff rate)10%
Basic customs duty charged10%
Social welfare surcharge10% of BCD
IGST18%
Total import dutyabout 30.98% of the import value
DGFT import policyFree
DGFT export policyFree

Import duty (with Budget 2026 changes)

  • About ₹30,980 duty on every ₹1,00,000 of import value (CIF).

DGFT import and export policy

  • Import: Free.
  • Export: Free.

India's imports and exports

  • India exported 383 tonnes in 2025-26 (down 53.1% on 2024-25) under tariff item 32100030, “Metalic powder/flaks preprd as paints”.

Questions about HS code 3210 00 30

What is the import duty on HS code 3210 00 30 in India?

About 30.98% of the import value: basic customs duty 10%, social welfare surcharge 10% of BCD and IGST 18%. IGST can usually be claimed back as input tax credit.

Is the import of metallic powder or flakes prepared as paints free in India?

DGFT import policy for HS code 3210 00 30 is Free.

Can metallic powder or flakes prepared as paints be exported from India?

DGFT export policy for HS code 3210 00 30 is Free.

Other lines under heading 3210

3210 00 11: Dry distemper, including cement based water paints3210 00 12: Oil bound distemper3210 00 19: Distempers: other3210 00 20: Prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishi3210 00 40: Poly tetra fluoro ethylene (PTFE) or silicon resin3210 00 90: Other paints and varnishes (including enamels lacq

Sources: Customs Tariff of India (CBIC) · Notification 45/2025-Customs and Budget 2026 amendments · IGST rates, Notification 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) · DGFT ITC(HS) import and export policy · CBIC Customs (ADD) notifications · Export Import Data Bank (DGCI&S). Guidance from official lists, not legal advice; confirm the classification with your customs broker.