HSN code 3209 — PAINTS AND VARNISHES (INCLUDING ENAMELS AND LACQUERS) BASED
HSN · heading18%PAINTS AND VARNISHES (INCLUDING ENAMELS AND LACQUERS) BASED ON SYNTHETIC POLYMERS OR CHEMICALLY MODIFIED NATURAL POLYMERS, DISPERSED OR DISSOLVED IN AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM
Paints and varnishes made from synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers that are mixed or dissolved in water. These are water-based coating products used for protecting and finishing surfaces on buildings, machinery, furniture and other objects.
current gst rate
| igst | cgst | sgst | condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18% | 9% | 9% | Sch II S.No 51 |
source: 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) · effective 2025-09-22 · all codes at 18%
gst calculator — pre-filled with this rate
products commonly classified here
acrylic paintaqueous dispersion paintemulsion paintlatex paintpolyurethane water-based coatingwall emulsionwater-based paintwater-soluble varnish
more specific codes
sibling codes
- 3201TTANNING EXTRACTS OF VEGETABLE ORIGIN, TANNINS AND THEIR SALTS, ETHERS, ESTERS AND OTHER DERIVA
- 3202SYNTHETIC ORGANIC TANNING SUBSTANCES, INORGANIC TANNING SUBSTANCES, TANNING PREPARATIONS, WHETH
- 3203COLOURING MATTER OF VEGETABLE OR ANIMAL ORIGIN (INCLUDING DYEING EXTRACTS BUT EXCLUDING ANIMAL
- 3204SYNTHETIC ORGANIC COLOURING MATTER, WHETHER OR NOT CHEMICALLY DEFINED, PREPARATIONS AS SPECIFIE
- 3205COLOUR LAKES; PREPARATIONS AS SPECIFIED IN NOTE 3 TO THIS CHAPTER BASED ON COLOUR LAKES
- 3206OTHER COLOURING MATTER, PREPARATIONS AS SPECIFIED IN NOTE 3 TO THIS CHAPTER, OTHER THAN THOSE O
- 3207PREPARED PIGMENTS, PREPARED OPACIFIERS AND PREPARED COLOURS, VITRIFIABLE ENAMELS AND GLAZES, EN
- 3208PAINTS AND VARNISHES (INCLUDING ENAMELS AND LACQUERS) BASED ON SYNTHETIC POLYMERS OR CHEMICALLY
- 3210OTHER PAINTS AND VARNISHES (INCLUDING ENAMELS, LACQUERS AND DISTEMPERS); PREPARED WATER PIGMENT
- 3211PREPARED DRIERS
- 3212PIGMENTS (INCLUDING METALLIC POWDERS AND FLAKES) DISPERSED IN NON-AQUEOUS MEDIA, IN LIQUID OR P
- 3213ARTISTS', STUDENTS' OR SIGNBOARD PAINTERS' COLOURS, MODIFIYING TINTS, AMUSEMENT COLOURS AND THE
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