32 Tanning or Dyeing Extracts; Tannins and Their Derivatives; Dyes, Pigments and Other Colouring Matter; Paint and Varnishes; Putty and Other Mastics; Inks
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What this chapter covers
AHECC chapter pages sit one step above the final export statistical item code. They are the most practical place to compare detailed codes before you choose the exact 8-digit reference.
Use the table below to scan the final item codes inside this chapter and then open the individual item page if you need the hierarchy context.
Chapter facts
- Chapter code
- 32
- Final item codes
- 45
Export statistical item codes
| Item code | Title | UQ |
|---|---|---|
| 32011000 | Quebracho extract | KG |
| 32012000 | Wattle extract | KG |
| 32019010 | Other | KG |
| 32021000 | Synthetic organic tanning substances | KG |
| 32029000 | Other | KG |
| 32030000 | Colouring 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 Origin | KG |
| 32041100 | Disperse dyes and preparations based thereon | KG |
| 32041200 | Acid dyes, whether or not premetallised, and preparations based thereon; mordant dyes and preparations based thereon | KG |
| 32041300 | Basic dyes and preparations based thereon | KG |
| 32041400 | Direct dyes and preparations based thereon | KG |
| 32041500 | Vat dyes (including those usable in that state as pigments) and preparations based thereon | KG |
| 32041600 | Reactive dyes and preparations based thereon | KG |
| 32041700 | Pigments and preparations based thereon | KG |
| 32041800 | Carotenoid colouring matters and preparations based thereon | KG |
| 32041901 | Other, including mixtures of colouring matter of two or more of 3204.11 to 3204.19 | KG |
| 32042000 | Synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents | KG |
| 32049000 | Other | KG |
| 32050000 | Colour Lakes; Preparations Based On Colour Lakes As Specified in Note 3 to This Chapter | KG |
| 32061100 | Containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter | KG |
| 32061900 | Other | KG |
| 32062000 | Pigments and preparations based on chromium compounds | KG |
| 32064100 | Ultramarine and preparations based thereon | KG |
| 32064200 | Lithopone and other pigments and preparations based on zinc sulphide | KG |
| 32064930 | Other | KG |
| 32065001 | Inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores | KG |
| 32071000 | Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers, prepared colours and similar preparations | KG |
| 32072000 | Vitrifiable enamels and glazes, engobes (slips) and similar preparations | KG |
| 32073000 | Liquid lustres and similar preparations | KG |
| 32074000 | Glass frit and other glass, in the form of powder, granules or flakes | KG |
| 32081000 | Based on polyesters | L |
| 32082000 | Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers | L |
| 32089000 | Other | L |
| 32091000 | Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers | L |
| 32099000 | Other | L |
| 32100000 | Other Paints and Varnishes (Including Enamels, Lacquers and Distempers); Prepared Water Pigments of A Kind Used for Finishing Leather | L |
| 32110000 | Prepared Driers | L |
| 32121000 | Stamping foils | KG |
| 32129000 | Other | KG |
| 32131000 | Colours in sets | NR |
| 32139000 | Other | NR |
| 32141001 | Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings | KG |
| 32149000 | Other | KG |
| 32151100 | Black | KG |
| 32151900 | Other | KG |
| 32159000 | Other | KG |
Frequently asked questions
What is AHECC chapter 32?
Tanning or Dyeing Extracts; Tannins and Their Derivatives; Dyes, Pigments and Other Colouring Matter; Paint and Varnishes; Putty and Other Mastics; Inks is a chapter within AHECC section VI. It sits directly above the export statistical item codes used in declarations.
Is the chapter code enough for an export declaration?
Usually not. Export declarations typically require the final 8-digit export statistical item code, not just the chapter heading.
Why are item codes listed directly on this page?
The chapter page is the shortest path from category browsing to the final export code. Listing the end codes here makes the last step explicit.
Source and trust
- Official AHECC source
- ABS 123306.xlsx
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-18
This page is an independent rendered view of the official ABS AHECC table. Use the ABS file and customs guidance for formal export coding.
Please verify critical classification decisions with the official authority before using them for tax, payroll, licensing, immigration or compliance work.