HSN code · Customs Tariff of India · GST rate
32061110 is the 8-digit HSN code for “Containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter: Pearlsent pigment”: tariff item 3206 11 10 under heading 3206 of the Customs Tariff of India. The GST rate depends on the goods: the entries for this code carry 5% or 18%. Search a code or product below, or copy the code for your invoice.
This code
Chapter 32Heading 3206Sub-heading 3206 11Tariff item 3206 11 10
Containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter: Pearlsent pigment (titanium dioxide, coated micananeous and lustres pearl pigment)
Tariff item 3206 11 10 · Heading 3206 · Chapter 32, Customs Tariff of India
The code
What the code covers in the Customs Tariff of India, and the GST rate entries that apply to it.
320611108 digits: 32 + 06 + 11 + 103206 11 10Pearlsent pigment (titanium dioxide, coated micananeous and lustres pearl pigment)How to read it
An HSN code is built in layers. Each pair of digits narrows the one before it: 2 digits = chapter, 4 = heading, 6 = sub-heading, 8 = tariff item in the Customs Tariff of India.
The broadest layer. Chapter 32 covers tanning or dyeing extracts, tannins and their derivatives, dyes, pigments and other colouring matter, paints and varnishes, putty and other mastics, inks. It sits in Section VI, products of the chemical or allied industries.
Other colouring matter; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter, other than those of headings 3203, 3204 or 3205; inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined.
Containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter. Between the heading and this item the tariff also prints the line “Pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide”.
Pearlsent pigment (titanium dioxide, coated micananeous and lustres pearl pigment). The full 8-digit code used in the Customs Tariff of India and on invoices that show the complete HSN.
Unit of quantity: kg.
GST rate
2 entries of the GST rate notifications name this code's heading or particular goods in its chapter, and they carry 5% or 18%. No single rate is stated for 32061110 here; read each entry's official description against your goods.
| Entry | Tariff column, as printed | Description, as printed | GST rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry that cites 3206 (this code's heading) | |||
| Schedule II, S. No. 48Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Central Tax: Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 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 | 18%IGST 18% · CGST 9% · SGST/UTGST 9%From 22 September 2025 |
| Entries for particular goods in chapter 32 | |||
| Schedule I, S. No. 242Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Central Tax: Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 32 | Wattle extract, quebracho extract, chestnut extract | 5%IGST 5% · CGST 2.5% · SGST/UTGST 2.5%From 22 September 2025 |
Each entry applies only to the goods it describes. If none describes your goods, the entry for goods not specified elsewhere applies: Schedule II, S. No. 639, 18%: “Goods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV, V, VI or VII”.
Rates are IGST on inter-State supplies; on supplies within a State the same rate is split equally between CGST and SGST/UTGST, under Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) with the same S. Nos.
On your invoice
Notification No. 78/2020-Central Tax dated 15.10.2020 sets the minimum number of HSN digits on B2B tax invoices from 1 April 2021, by the business's aggregate turnover in the previous year.
Businesses with aggregate turnover up to ₹5 crore in the previous year show at least the heading, 3206, on B2B tax invoices.
Above ₹5 crore, at least the sub-heading, 320611, goes on B2B tax invoices.
Many businesses show the full 32061110, the tariff item itself.
Rate history
Rate depends on the goods
Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) and No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) dated 17.09.2025 (as corrected 18.09.2025), which superseded Notification No. 1/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017. The 2 entries in force from this date are listed in the GST rate section above.
Earlier rates under Notification 1/2017 are not shown here
Notification No. 1/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 applied until it was superseded by Notification 9/2025.
Related codes
Heading 3206, other colouring matter; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter, other than those of headings 3203, 3204 or 3205; inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined. The codes below sit closest to 32061110 in the Customs Tariff of India: the other tariff items under heading 3206. Each is shown in the official wording and has its own page with its GST rate entries. Use the search above for any other code.
32061900Tariff item 3206 19 0032064990Tariff item 3206 49 9032061110, this page's code, is tariff item 3206 11 10 under the same heading.
Questions
It depends on the goods: 2 entries of the rate notifications name this code's heading or particular goods in its chapter, and they carry 5% or 18%: Schedule II, S. No. 48 (18%); Schedule I, S. No. 242 (5%). Each entry applies only to the goods it describes; if none describes your goods, Schedule II, S. No. 639 (18%) applies. The full wording of every entry is in the GST rate section above.
At least 4 digits if your aggregate turnover in the previous year was up to ₹5 crore, and at least 6 digits above ₹5 crore, on B2B tax invoices (Notification No. 78/2020-Central Tax dated 15.10.2020, from 1 April 2021). For this code that is 3206 or 320611; many businesses use the full 32061110.
Tariff item 3206 11 10 of the Customs Tariff of India, First Schedule: “Pearlsent pigment (titanium dioxide, coated micananeous and lustres pearl pigment)”, under sub-heading 3206 11 (“Containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter”), the line “Pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide”, heading 3206 (“Other colouring matter; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter, other than those of headings 3203, 3204 or 3205; inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined”), in chapter 32 (tanning or dyeing extracts, tannins and their derivatives, dyes, pigments and other colouring matter, paints and varnishes, putty and other mastics, inks), Section VI (products of the chemical or allied industries). Unit of quantity: kg.
About this page
The section, chapter, heading, sub-heading and tariff item on this page are taken from the Customs Tariff of India, First Schedule (Customs Tariff Act, 1975), CBIC edition as on 30 June 2024, with the tariff-line changes of the Finance (No. 2) Act 2024, Finance Act 2025 and Finance Act 2026 applied. The GST entries are taken from Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) and No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) dated 17.09.2025 (as corrected 18.09.2025), as amended by Notifications 19/2025 and 01/2026; exemptions: Notification No. 10/2025.
This is reference information for classification and invoicing. It is not advice on how your own goods should be classified, and the official tariff and notifications prevail if the two ever differ. A change in the tariff or in a rate notification re-opens this page for an update.
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