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32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks

なめしエキス、染色エキス、タンニン及びその誘導体、染料、顔料その他の着色料、ペイント、ワニス、パテその他のマスチック並びにインキ

HS code 32 is a Chapter (2-digit) classification number. In Japan's trade statistics (published by Ministry of Finance), it represents import/export items classified as “Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks”. This code has 11 subcategories defined below it.

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In May 2026, Japan's imports under HS code 32 (Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks) totaled ¥17B (YoY +4.2%), with a volume of 13,130,939 KG at about ¥1,323/KG. The top import sources are People's Republic of China (22.0%), United States of America (16.7%), Germany (11.9%). Exports totaled ¥65B (YoY +24.3%), with a volume of 22,958,334 KG at about ¥2,831/KG. The top export destinations are People's Republic of China (32.4%), Republic of Korea (13.0%), Taiwan (12.6%).

Export (May 2026)
¥65B
YoY: +24.3%
Qty: 22,958,334 KG
Unit price: ¥2,831/KG
Import (May 2026)
¥17B
YoY: +4.2%
Qty: 13,130,939 KG
Unit price: ¥1,323/KG

Top export destinations (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1People's Republic of China¥225B32.4%79,571,486¥2,825
2Republic of Korea¥90B13.0%30,635,719¥2,943
3Taiwan¥87B12.6%26,370,054¥3,302
4United States of America¥62B8.9%23,521,138¥2,618
5Thailand¥34B4.9%25,160,144¥1,353

Top import sources (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1People's Republic of China¥43B22.0%59,417,469¥722
2United States of America¥33B16.7%14,136,074¥2,304
3Germany¥23B11.9%9,154,414¥2,536
4India¥13B6.8%10,297,555¥1,291
5Taiwan¥11B5.7%6,844,698¥1,630

Subcategories11items

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3201Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives:
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3202Synthetic organic tanning substances; inorganic tanning substances; tanning preparations, whether or not containing natural tanning substances; enzymatic preparations for pre-tanning:
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3204Synthetic organic colouring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter based on synthetic organic colouring matter; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined:
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3206Other 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:
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3207Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers and prepared colours, vitrifiable enamels and glazes, engobes (slips), liquid lustres and similar preparations, of a kind used in the ceramic, enamelling or glass industry; glass frit and other glass, in the form of powder, granules or flakes:
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3208Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions as defined in Note 4 to this Chapter:
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3209Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium:
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3212Pigments (including metallic powders and flakes) dispersed in non-aqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints (including enamels); stamping foils; dyes and other colouring matter put up in forms or packings for retail sale:
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3213Artists', students' or signboard painters' colours, modifying tints, amusement colours and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or in similar forms or packings:
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3214Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings; non-refractory surfacing preparations for façades, indoor walls, floors, ceilings or the like:
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3215Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid:

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