GST rate
5%
- Within a state
- CGST 2.5% + SGST 2.5%
- Between states
- IGST 5%
Where this code sits
- Chapter 32 — Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and inks
Last updated on BaelTrade: 11 September 2026
More specific codes under 32
HSN codeDescriptionGST rate
- 3201Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives (other than Wattle extract, quebracho extract, chestnut extract)18%
- 3202Enzymatic Preparations for Pre-Tanning5%
- 3203Colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin (including dyeing extracts but excluding animal black), whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter based on colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin18%
- 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 defined18%
- 3205Colour lakes; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter based on colour lakes18%
- 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 defined18%
- 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 flakes18%
- 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 Chapter18%
- 3209Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium18%
- 3210Other paints and varnishes (including enamels, lacquers and distempers); prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishing leather18%
- 32110000Prepared driers18%
- 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 sale18%
- 3213Artists’, students’ or signboard painters’ colours, modifying tints, amusement colours and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or in similar forms or packings18%
- 3214Glaziers’ putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters’ fillings; non- refractory surfacing preparations for facades, indoor walls, floors, ceilings or the like18%
- 3215All Goods, including printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid, fountain pen ink, ball pen ink18%
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Common questions
- What is the HSN code for Wattle extract, quebracho extract, chestnut extract?
- The HSN code for Wattle extract, quebracho extract, chestnut extract is 32.
- What is the GST rate for HSN 32?
- The GST rate for HSN 32 is 5%. Within a state it is charged as CGST 2.5% plus SGST 2.5%; between states as IGST 5%.
Rates are for reference, taken from BaelTrade’s tax master. Check the latest CBIC notification or ask your tax adviser before filing.