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

Paints and varnishes

Paints And Varnishes (including Enamels And Lacquers) Based On Synthetic Polymers Or Chemically Modified Natural Polymers

$18MIndia’s exports in 2025
101countries bought from India in 2025
2.3×change since 2013 ($7.9M)
under 1%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. United Arab Emirates
  2. Bhutan
  3. Maldives
  4. Nepal
  5. Russian Federation
  6. Nigeria
  7. Bangladesh
  8. Philippines
  9. Dem. Rep. of the Congo
  10. United Rep. of Tanzania

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

What's inside 3209

2 codes India exports
3209.10Based on acrylic or vinyl polymers$11M in 2025 — 60% of the total3209.90Paints and varnishes — other types$7.3M in 2025 — 40% of the total

Other codes in chapter 32

3204Synthetic organic colouring matter$2.3B in 20253206Other 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 2025