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Back to 32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks
Heading (4-digit)

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:

その他の着色料、この類の注3の調製品（第32.03項から第32.05項までのものを除く。）及びルミノホアとして使用する種類の無機物（化学的に単一であるかないかを問わない。）

HS code 3206 is a Heading (4-digit) classification number. In Japan's trade statistics (published by Ministry of Finance), it represents import/export items classified as “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:”. This code has 7 subcategories defined below it.

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In May 2026, Japan's imports under HS code 3206 (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:) totaled ¥3B (YoY -6.0%), with a volume of 5,368,664 KG at about ¥477/KG. The top import sources are People's Republic of China (25.9%), Mexico (20.4%), United States of America (16.6%). Exports totaled ¥5B (YoY +14.7%), with a volume of 4,354,214 KG at about ¥1,037/KG. The top export destinations are People's Republic of China (28.9%), Republic of Korea (10.9%), India (9.5%).

Export (May 2026)
¥5B
YoY: +14.7%
Qty: 4,354,214 KG
Unit price: ¥1,037/KG
Import (May 2026)
¥3B
YoY: -6.0%
Qty: 5,368,664 KG
Unit price: ¥477/KG

Top export destinations (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1People's Republic of China¥17B28.9%14,346,095 KG¥1,203/KG
2Republic of Korea¥7B10.9%8,768,083 KG¥742/KG
3India¥6B9.5%12,320,536 KG¥462/KG
4United States of America¥6B9.2%3,993,973 KG¥1,380/KG
5Thailand¥5B8.6%5,763,370 KG¥891/KG

Top import sources (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1People's Republic of China¥9B25.9%25,789,313 KG¥333/KG
2Mexico¥7B20.4%15,803,254 KG¥427/KG
3United States of America¥6B16.6%8,124,955 KG¥677/KG
4Germany¥3B8.3%2,475,763 KG¥1,107/KG
5Malaysia¥2B6.4%4,880,333 KG¥432/KG

Subcategories7items

Subheading (6-digit)
320611Containing 80 % or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter
Subheading (6-digit)
320619Other
Subheading (6-digit)
320620Pigments and preparations based on chromium compounds
Subheading (6-digit)
320641Ultramarine and preparations based thereon:
Subheading (6-digit)
320642Lithopone and other pigments and preparations based on zinc sulphide:
Subheading (6-digit)
320649Other:
Subheading (6-digit)
320650Inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores

Related codes

Other codes in the same classification group

3201Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives:3202Synthetic organic tanning substances; inorganic tanning substances; tanning preparations, whether or not containing natural tanning substances; enzymatic preparations for pre-tanning: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: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: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:3209Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium: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: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: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:3215Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid:

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