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Chapter 32 · Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks

3208.20.70

Varnishes (including lacquers), of a kind used in dentistry

  1. 3208 Paints 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 Chapter
  2. 3208.20 - Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers:
  3. - - Varnishes (including lacquers), of a kind used in dentistry

Sơn và vecni (kể cả men tráng (enamels) và dầu bóng) làm từ các loại polyme tổng hợp hoặc các polyme tự nhiên đã biến đổi về mặt hóa học, đã phân tán hoặc hòa tan trong môi trường không chứa nước; các dung dịch như đã ghi trong Chú giải 4 của Chương này / - Từ polyme acrylic hoặc polyme vinyl: / - - Vecni (kể cả dầu bóng), loại dùng trong nha khoa (SEN)

Unit: kg/liter Level: 8-digit line Source: BT2026 row 4858 SOURCE

Taxes applicable in 2026

Source: consolidated BT2026 tariff (updated 05/04/2026)
Ordinary import duty 7.5% 15/2023/QĐ-TTg · 15 Jul 2023
Preferential (MFN) 5% 26/2023/NĐ-CP · 15 Jul 2023
VAT 8 / 10 (several rates) 181/2025/NĐ-CP · 1 Jul 2025
Excise tax No data
Environmental tax No data
Export duty No data

Special preferential (FTA) rates – 2026

FTARateData basisProof of originLegal basisStatus
AANZFTA 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2022 - 2027 (một mức cho cả giai đoạn)		 AANZ 121/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
ACFTA 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2022 - 2027 (một mức cho cả giai đoạn)		 E 118/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
AHKFTA 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2026		 AHK 123/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
AJCEP 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
01/4/2026 - 31/3/2027		 AJ 120/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
AKFTA 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2022 - 2027 (một mức cho cả giai đoạn)		 AK 119/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
ATIGA 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2026		 D 126/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
CPTPP 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
(VI)		 CPTPP 115/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
EVFTA 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2026		 EUR.1 116/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
RCEP (Annex A)
BN, KH, ID, LA, MY, MM, PH, SG, TH
 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2026		 RCEP Form / Declaration of origin 129/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
RCEP (Annex B)
AU
 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2026		 RCEP Form / Declaration of origin 129/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
RCEP (Annex C)
CN
 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2026		 RCEP Form / Declaration of origin 129/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
RCEP (Annex D)
JP
 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2026		 RCEP Form / Declaration of origin 129/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
RCEP (Annex E)
KR
 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2026		 RCEP Form / Declaration of origin 129/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
RCEP (Annex F)
NZ
 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2026		 RCEP Form / Declaration of origin 129/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
UKVFTA 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2026		 EUR.1 117/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
VCFTA 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2026		 VC 112/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
VJEPA 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
01/4/2026 - 31/3/2027		 JV · Form VJ 124/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
VKFTA 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2026		 VK 125/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
VN-EAEU 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026
2026		 EAV 113/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
VN-LAO 0% Lowest published Consolidated BT2026 S 206/2025/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
AIFTA 3.5% Consolidated BT2026
01/01/2026 - 31/12/2026		 AI 122/2022/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
VIFTA 2.9% Consolidated BT2026
2026		 Form VI (verify) 131/2024/NĐ-CP Ad valorem
VN-CAM No data No data S 56/2026/NĐ-CP No data
VNCU No data No data VNCB · Form VC (Cuba) 114/2022/NĐ-CP No data

A published rate does not mean the goods qualify. Origin rules and valid proof of origin are required.

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Rate history / phase-down by year

From the 2022–2027 FTA schedule worksheets
FTAPeriods
ACFTA
AC · row 4747
2022 - 2027 (một mức cho cả giai đoạn)0%
ATIGA
AT · row 4708
20220% 20230% 20240% 20250% 20260% 20270%
AJCEP
AJ · row 4746
30/12/2022 - 31/3/20230% 01/4/2023 - 31/3/20240% 01/4/2024 - 31/3/20250% 01/4/2025 - 31/3/20260% 01/4/2026 - 31/3/20270% 01/4/2027 - 31/3/20280%
VJEPA
VJ · row 4750
30/12/2022 - 31/3/20230% 01/4/2023 - 31/3/20240% 01/4/2024 - 31/3/20250% 01/4/2025 - 31/3/20260% 01/4/2026 - 31/3/20270% 01/4/2027 - 31/3/20280%
AKFTA
AK · row 4750
2022 - 2027 (một mức cho cả giai đoạn)0%
Rate with exclusions: 0
AANZFTA
AANZ · row 4714
2022 - 2027 (một mức cho cả giai đoạn)0%
Rate column F (hidden): 0
AIFTA
AI · row 4710
30/12/20225% 31/12/2022 - 30/12/20235% 31/12/2023 - 30/12/20245% 31/12/2024 - 31/12/20253.5% 01/01/2026 - 31/12/20263.5% 01/01/2027 - 31/12/20273.5%
VKFTA
VK · row 4710
20220% 20230% 20240% 20250% 20260% 20270%
VCFTA
VC · row 4757
20225% 20235% 20240% 20250% 20260% 20270%
VN-EAEU
EAV · row 4754
20220% 20230% 20240% 20250% 20260% 20270%
AHKFTA
AKH · row 4762
20220% 20230% 20240% 20250% 20260% 20270%
EVFTA
EV-NK · row 4733
20220% 20230% 20240% 20250% 20260% 20270%
UKVFTA
UKV · row 4735
20220% 20230% 20240% 20250% 20260% 20270%
CPTPP
CPTPP · row 4733
(I) → 2021*0% (II) → 2022*0% (III) → 2023*0% (IV) → 2024*0% (V) → 2025*0% (VI) → 2026*0% (VII) → 2027*0%
RCEP A
RCEPT-A · row 4754
20220% 20230% 20240% 20250% 20260% 20270%
RCEP B
B · row 4754
20220% 20230% 20240% 20250% 20260% 20270%
RCEP C
C · row 4754
20220% 20230% 20240% 20250% 20260% 20270%
RCEP D
D · row 4754
20220% 20230% 20240% 20250% 20260% 20270%
RCEP E
E · row 4757
20220% 20230% 20240% 20250% 20260% 20270%
RCEP F
F · row 4754
20220% 20230% 20240% 20250% 20260% 20270%
VIFTA
VI · row 4383
20244.3% 20253.6% 20262.9% 20272.1%
Helper column J: 8

* CPTPP periods (I)–(VII) are mapped to years by matching BT2026 (DERIVED data – verify).

Advisory & warnings

General assessment (origin not considered). Run Smart Tariff Advisory for an origin-specific assessment.

YELLOW – REVIEW REQUIRED HS-003 Classification Review Required – similar lines exist
Description
Subheading 3208.20 has 3 lines; 3208.20.70 is distinguished from its siblings by: Varnishes (including lacquers), of a kind used in dentistry.
Related data
3208.20.40 Anti-fouling and/or anti-corrosive paints for ships’ hulls; 3208.20.90 Other
Legal reference
31/2022/TT-BTC
Recommended action
Verify the distinguishing features; consider an advance classification ruling if uncertain.
Verification status
Not verified – check required
YELLOW – REVIEW REQUIRED TAX-001 Several VAT rates
Description
The VAT column shows "8/10".
Legal reference
181/2025/NĐ-CP
Recommended action
Determine the VAT rate by the nature of goods and reduction rules (174/2025/NĐ-CP, Annex I/II).
Verification status
Not verified – check required
GRAY – DATA UNAVAILABLE TR-004 Not Assessed – Additional Regulatory Verification Required
Description
The source file records no trade remedy for 3208.20.70. This does NOT mean there is no risk.
Recommended action
Check the MOIT Trade Remedies Authority database.
Verification status
Not verified – check required
GREEN – VERIFIED DQ-001 MFN rate present in the source
Description
The MFN rate 5% for 3208.20.70 was checked against BT2026 (cell BT2026!N4858), basis 26/2023/NĐ-CP.
Legal reference
26/2023/NĐ-CP
Recommended action
Verification scope: matched against source file version 2026.04.05; not a substitute for the legal text.
Verification status
Checked against the source tariff file

Chapter notes

Notes

1. This Chapter does not cover:

(a) Separate chemically defined elements or compounds (except those of heading 32.03 or 32.04, inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores (heading 32.06), glass obtained from fused quartz or other fused silica in the forms provided for in heading 32.07, and also dyes and other colouring matter put up in forms or packings for retail sale, of heading 32.12);

(b) Tannates or other tannin derivatives of products of headings 29.36 to 29.39, 29.41 or 35.01 to 35.04; or

(c) Mastics of asphalt or other bituminous mastics (heading 27.15).

2. Heading 32.04 includes mixtures of stabilised diazonium salts and couplers for the production of azo dyes.

3. Headings 32.03, 32.04, 32.05 and 32.06 apply also to preparations based on colouring matter (including, in the case of heading 32.06, colouring pigments of heading 25.30 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 32.12), or to other preparations of heading 32.07, 32.08, 32.09, 32.10, 32.12, 32.13 or 32.15.

4. Heading 32.08 includes solutions (other than collodions) consisting of any of the products specified in headings 39.01 to 39.13 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 32.12 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.

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