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Heading 3215 - Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid

• Heading: 3215
• Classification: Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid
• Date of trade: 5 May 2024
• Date of trade: Change

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The number following each commodity's description is its commodity code. Description

VAT Third country duty Supplementary unit Commodity code

• Printing ink
  • Black
    20%

    6.00 %

     

    3215110000
  • Other
    321519
    • Ink:
      - consisting of a polyester polymer and a dispersion of silver (cas rn 7440-22-4) and silver chloride (cas rn 7783-90-6) in methyl propyl ketone (cas rn 107-87-9), - with a total solid content by weight of 55% or more, but not more than 57%, and - with a specific density of 1.40 g/cm³ or more, but not more than 1.60 g/cm³, for use in the manufacture of electrodes
      20%

      6.00 %

      l

      3215190020
    • Other
      20%

      Depends on additional code

      Code	Duty
      2700	0.00 %
      2701	6.00 %
      No code	6.00 %

       

      3215190090
• Other
  321590
  • Ink cartridges (without an integrated print head) for insertion into apparatus of subheadings 8443 31, 8443 32 or 8443 39, and incorporating mechanical or electrical components; solid ink in engineered shapes for insertion into apparatus of subheadings 8443 31, 8443 32 or 8443 39
    20%

    0.00 %

     

    3215902000
  • Other
    32159070
    • Ink formulation, for use in the manufacture of ink-jet cartridges
      20%

      6.00 %

       

      3215907010
    • Heat sensitive ink fixed on a plastic film
      20%

      6.00 %

       

      3215907020
    • Disposable cartridge ink, containing by weight:
      - 1% or more, but not more than 10% of amorphous silicon dioxide or
      - 3.8% or more of dye c.i. solvent black 7 in organic solvents
      for use in the marking of integrated circuits
      20%

      6.00 %

       

      3215907030
    • Dry ink powder with a base of hybrid resin (made from polystyrene acrilyc resin and polyester resin) mixed with:
      - wax;
      - a vinyl-based polymer and
      - a colouring agent
      for use in the manufacture of toner bottles for photocopiers, fax machines, printers and multifunction devices
      20%

      6.00 %

       

      3215907040
    • Other
      20%

      6.00 %

       

      3215907090

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Footnotes

Code

Description

TN701

According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9) it shall be prohibited to import into European Union goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol. The prohibition shall not apply in respect of: (a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established. (b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014 or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.

Chapter notes

1. This chapter does not cover:

   • a. separate chemically defined elements or compounds (except those of heading 3203 or 3204, inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores (heading 3206), glass obtained from fused quartz or other fused silica in the forms provided for in heading 3207, and also dyes and other colouring matter put up in forms or packings for retail sale of heading 3212);

   • b. tannates or other tannin derivatives of products of heading 2936 to 2939, 2941 or 3501 to 3504; or

   • c. mastics of asphalt or other bituminous mastics (heading 2715)

2. Heading 3204 includes mixtures of stabilised diazonium salts and couplers for the production of azo dyes.

3. Headings 3203, 3204, 3205 and 3206 apply also to preparations based on colouring matter (including, in the case of heading 3206, colouring pigments of heading 2530 or Chapter 28, metal flakes and metal powders), of a kind used for colouring any material or used as ingredients in the manufacture of colouring preparations.

   The headings do not apply, however, to pigments dispersed in non-aqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints, including enamels (heading 3212), or to other preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3212, 3213 and 3215.

4. Heading 3208 includes solutions (other than collodions) consisting of any of the products specified in heading 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents when the weight of the solvent exceeds 50% of the weight of the solution.

5. The expression ‘colouring matter’ in this Chapter does not include products of a kind used as extenders in oil paints, whether or not they are also suitable for colouring distempers.

6. The expression ‘stamping foils’ in heading 3212 applies only to thin sheets of a kind used for printing, for example book covers or hat bands, and consisting of:

   • a. metallic powder (including powder of precious metal) or pigment, agglomerated with glue, gelatin or other binder; or
   • b. metal (including precious metal) or pigment, deposited on a supporting sheet of any material.

Section notes

1. (A) Goods (other than radioactive ores) answering to a description in heading 2844 or 2845 are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of the classification.

   (B) Subject to paragraph (A) above, goods answering to a description in heading 2843, 2846 or 2852 are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of this section.

2. Subject to Note 1 above, goods classifiable in heading 3004, 3005, 3006, 3212, 3303, 3304, 3305, 3306, 3307, 3506, 3707 or 3808 by reason of being put up in measured doses or for retail sale are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of the classification.

3. Goods put up in sets consisting of two or more separate constituents, some or all of which fall in this section and are intended to be mixed together to obtain a product of Section VI or VII, are to be classified in the heading appropriate to that product, provided that the constituents are:

   a. having regard to the manner in which they are put up, clearly identifiable as being intended to be used together without first being repacked;

   b. presented together; and

   c. identifiable, whether by their nature or by the relative proportions in which they are present, as being complementary one to another.

4. Where a product answers to a description in one or more of the headings in Section VI by virtue of being described by name or function and also to heading 3827, then it is classifiable in a heading that references the product by name or function and not under heading 3827.

General Rules for the Interpretation of goods

Classification of goods in the Tariff shall be governed by the following principles:

Rule 1

The titles of sections, chapters and sub-chapters are provided for ease of reference only. For legal purposes, classification shall be determined according to the terms of the headings and any relative section or chapter notes and, provided such headings or notes do not otherwise require, according to the following provisions.

Rule 2

1. Any reference in a heading to an article shall be taken to include a reference to that article incomplete or unfinished, provided that, as presented, the incomplete or unfinished article has the essential character of the complete or finished article. It shall also be taken to include a reference to that article complete or finished (or falling to be classified as complete or finished by virtue of this rule), presented unassembled or disassembled.
2. Any reference in a heading to a material or substance shall be taken to include a reference to mixtures or combinations of that material or substance with other materials or substances. Any reference to goods of a given material or substance shall be taken to include a reference to goods consisting wholly or partly of such material or substance. The classification of goods consisting of more than one material or substance shall be according to the principles of rule 3.

Rule 3

When, by application of rule 2(b) or for any other reason, goods are prima facie classifiable under two or more headings, classification shall be effected as follows:

1. the heading which provides the most specific description shall be preferred to headings providing a more general description. However, when two or more headings each refer to part only of the materials or substances contained in mixed or composite goods or to part only of the items in a set put up for retail sale, those headings are to be regarded as equally specific in relation to those goods, even if one of them gives a more complete or precise description of the goods;
2. mixtures, composite goods consisting of different materials or made up of different components, and goods put up in sets for retail sale, which cannot be classified by reference to 3(a), shall be classified as if they consisted of the material or component which gives them their essential character, insofar as this criterion is applicable;
3. when goods cannot be classified by reference to 3(a) or (b), they shall be classified under the heading which occurs last in numerical order among those which equally merit consideration.

Rule 4

Goods which cannot be classified in accordance with the above rules shall be classified under the heading appropriate to the goods to which they are most akin.

Rule 5

In addition to the foregoing provisions, the following rules shall apply in respect of the goods referred to therein:

1. camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, drawing-instrument cases, necklace cases and similar containers, specially shaped or fitted to contain a specific article or set of articles, suitable for long-term use and presented with the articles for which they are intended, shall be classified with such articles when of a kind normally sold therewith. This rule does not, however, apply to containers which give the whole its essential character;
2. subject to the provisions of rule 5(a), packing materials and packing containers ( 1 ) presented with the goods therein shall be classified with the goods if they are of a kind normally used for packing such goods. However, this provision is not binding when such packing materials or packing containers are clearly suitable for repetitive use.

Rule 6

For legal purposes, the classification of goods in the subheadings of a heading shall be determined according to the terms of those subheadings and any related subheading notes and, mutatis mutandis, to the above rules, on the understanding that only subheadings at the same level are comparable. For the purposes of this rule, the relative section and chapter notes also apply, unless the context requires otherwise.

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Last updated: 4 May 2024 View latest amendments