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3204

Heading in chapter 32 — Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes; inks

Synthetic organic colouring matter

Synthetic Organic Colouring Matter, Whether Or Not Chemically Defined; Preparations As Specified In Note 3 To This Chapter Based On Synthetic Organic Colouring Matter; Synthetic Organic Products Of A Kind Used As

$2.3BIndia’s exports in 2025
165countries bought from India in 2025
1.2×change since 2013 ($1.9B)
69%of chapter 32 exports

India’s exports, year by year

US$, calendar years, all destinations combined. Source: UN Comtrade (India’s own reports).

Biggest buyers, 2025

  1. USA
  2. China
  3. Bangladesh
  4. Türkiye
  5. Italy
  6. Netherlands
  7. Brazil
  8. Indonesia
  9. Viet Nam
  10. Japan

Ranked by value. Country-by-country figures are not shown.

What's inside 3204

10 codes India exports
3204.17Pigments and preparations based thereon$784M in 2025 — 35% of the total3204.16Reactive dyes and preparations based thereon$556M in 2025 — 25% of the total3204.19Synthetic organic colouring matter — other, including mixtures of colouring matter of two or more of the subheadings32 04 11 to 32 04 19$296M in 2025 — 13% of the total3204.12Acid dyes, whether or not premetallised, and preparations based thereon;mordant dyes and preparation$222M in 2025 — 10% of the total3204.14Direct dyes and preparations based thereon$100M in 2025 — 4% of the total3204.13Basic dyes and preparations based thereon$80M in 2025 — 4% of the total3204.11Disperse dyes and preparations based thereon$75M in 2025 — 3% of the total3204.15Vat dyes (including those usable in that state as pigments) and preparations thereon$58M in 2025 — 3% of the total3204.20Synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents$56M in 2025 — 2% of the total3204.90Synthetic organic colouring matter — other types$29M in 2025 — 1% of the total

Other codes in chapter 32

3206Other colouring matter$282M in 20253215Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks$243M in 20253208Paints and varnishes$101M in 20253205Colour lakes$78M in 20253212Pigments$63M in 20253207Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers and prepared colours, vitrifiable enamels and…$48M in 20253202Synthetic organic tanning substances$34M in 20253203Colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin$31M in 20253214Glaziers’putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics$30M in 20253213Artists’, students’or signboard painters’ colours, modifiying tints, amusement colours…$29M in 20253211Prepared driers$24M in 20253209Paints and varnishes$18M in 2025