3204.14
6-digit headingDirect dyes and preparations based thereon
This is a 6-digit heading — a category, not a filing code. Pick the more specific code beneath it that best matches your goods; only a 10-digit statistical code can be used on a customs entry.
Duty rates
No rate is published at this level — check the specific 10-digit statistical code beneath it.
| Rate | Value and what it means |
|---|---|
| General rate (Column 1) | See 10-digit codeColumn 1 general Applies to most trading partners — the standard "normal trade relations" rate. |
| Special rate (Column 1) | —Trade programs The country letters in parentheses are free trade agreement and preference programs. If your goods qualify under one of them, that rate replaces the general rate. |
| Column 2 rate | —Non-NTR Reserved for the small group of countries that do not have normal trade relations with the US (currently Cuba, North Korea, Russia and Belarus). Almost no importer uses this column — if you are shipping from anywhere else, ignore it. |
| Unit of quantity | — How CBP expects the quantity to be reported on the entry summary. |
Where this sits in the schedule
The tariff schedule is read top-down: each line inherits the wording of the categories above it.
Synthetic organic coloring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on synthetic organic coloring matter; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined: > Synthetic organic coloring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter:
Codes within Direct dyes and preparations based thereon
5 more specific lines fall under 3204.14.
- 3204.14.10.00Direct black 62, 91; Direct blue 92, 106, 108, 109, 160, 172; Direct brown 103, 115, 116; Direct green 5, 29, 31; and Direct orange 3710-digit statistical codeSynthetic organic coloring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on synthetic organic coloring matter; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined: > Synthetic organic coloring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter: > Direct dyes and preparations based thereon:6.5%
- 3204.14.20.00Direct black 51, 69, 112, 114, 118, 122; Direct blue 74, 77, 85, 90, 156, 158, 158:1, 207, 211, 225, 244, 267; Direct brown 97, 113, 157, 169, 170, 200, 212, 214; Direct green 33, 59, 67, 68; Direct orange 17, 60, 105, 106, 107, 118; Direct red 9, 89, 92, 95, 111, 127, 173, 207, 221; Direct violet 47, 93; and Direct yellow 27, 39, 68, 93, 95, 96, 98, 109, 110, 133, 13410-digit statistical codeSynthetic organic coloring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on synthetic organic coloring matter; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined: > Synthetic organic coloring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter: > Direct dyes and preparations based thereon:6.5%
- 3204.14.25.00Direct blue 86; Direct red 83; and Direct yellow 2810-digit statistical codeSynthetic organic coloring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on synthetic organic coloring matter; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined: > Synthetic organic coloring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter: > Direct dyes and preparations based thereon:6.5%
- 3204.14.30.00Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI10-digit statistical codeSynthetic organic coloring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on synthetic organic coloring matter; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined: > Synthetic organic coloring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter: > Direct dyes and preparations based thereon: > Other:6.5%
- 3204.14.50.00Other10-digit statistical codeSynthetic organic coloring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on synthetic organic coloring matter; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined: > Synthetic organic coloring matter and preparations based thereon as specified in note 3 to this chapter: > Direct dyes and preparations based thereon: > Other:6.5%
Chapter 32: Tanning or Dyeing Extracts; Pigments, Paints, Varnishes, Inks
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View Chapter 32Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, 2026 Basic Edition, Revision 16. Rate text is reproduced verbatim from the official export; category paths and duty estimates are derived.
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