China Other colouring matter (HS 3206) Trade by Country

Monthly USD Source: GACC Data as of: August 2026 Coverage 2021–2026

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Latest exports$375MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $3.2B · +20.3% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Latest imports$44.4MAugust 2026 · 2026 Jan–Aug · YTD: $354M · -7.9% YoY vs 2025-01 to 2025-08
Trade balance+$330MAugust 2026
Data as ofAugust 2026Exports August 2026 · Imports August 2026
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Browse 20 of 20 HS6 / HS8 codes under HS 3206

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HS 320611 Pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide of a kind used for colouring any material or produce colorant preparations, containing ≥ 80% by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter (excluding preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3212, 3213 and 3215)HS 32061110 Product name unavailableHS 32061111 Titanium White, containing 99.8% or more of rutile, brightness(lightness of powder)≥99.0HS 32061119 Other titanium whiteHS 32061190 Other pigments&preparations, wt. of titanium dioxide≥80%HS 320619 Pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide of a kind used for colouring any material or produce colorant preparations, containing < 80% by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter (excluding preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3212, 3213 and 3215)HS 32061900 Pigments&prep. based on titanium dioxide, nesHS 320620 Pigments and preparations based on chromium compoundsHS 32062000 Pigments&prep. based on chromium compoundsHS 320641 Ultramarine and preparations based thereonHS 32064100 Ultramarine&prep. based thereonHS 320642 Lithopone and other pigments and preparations based on zinc sulphideHS 32064210 LithoponeHS 32064290 Other pigments&prep. based on zinc sulphideHS 320649 Inorganic or mineral colouring matter, n.e.s.; preparations based on inorganic or mineral colouring matter of a kind used for colouring any material or produce colorant preparations, n.e.s. (excluding preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3213 and 3215 and inorganic products of a kind used as liminophores)HS 32064911 Pigments and preparations based on bismuth vanadateHS 32064919 Other pigments and preparations based on bismuth compoundsHS 32064990 Pigments and preparations, nesHS 320650 Inorganic products of a kind used as luminophoresHS 32065000 Inorganic prod. of a kind used as luminophores

Monthly Trade Trend

Exports · 2021-01 to 2026-08 · Imports · 2021-01 to 2026-08 · Monthly USD values; separate scales.

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Source
GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
Rows
12176
Data as of
August 2026

Export Partner Preview

Exports · 2021-01 to 2026-08 · Cumulative partner values.

PartnerValueShare
1India$3.3B13.6%
2Brazil$1.3B5.4%
3Vietnam$1.3B5.3%
4South Korea$1.3B5.3%
5Türkiye$1.3B5.2%

Fast-growing export markets

Latest growth snapshot · Jan–Aug 2026 vs Jan–Aug 2025

Compare all export markets for HS 3206. Showing 6 of 16 qualifying markets.

  • India Exports $549M Increase +$195M YoY +55%
  • Russia Exports $149M Increase +$51.1M YoY +52%
  • Canada Exports $86.1M Increase +$37.1M YoY +76%
  • Mexico Exports $49.6M Increase +$17.5M YoY +55%
  • United Kingdom Exports $42.4M Increase +$17.0M YoY +67%
  • Netherlands Exports $36.6M Increase +$13.8M YoY +60%
How markets are selected

Ranked by USD increase, then current value. Current value ≥ $1M, increase ≥ $500K and YoY growth ≥ 50%. Only complete, observed matching months with a positive prior-year baseline qualify. Missing or excluded values are not zero. Rankings compare all markets, independently of the chart’s selected country or historical period.

Import Partner Preview

Imports · 2021-01 to 2026-08 · Cumulative partner values.

PartnerValueShare
1Japan$804M20.0%
2Germany$504M12.5%
3Taiwan$489M12.1%
4Mexico$458M11.4%
5United States$436M10.8%

Fast-growing import suppliers

Latest growth snapshot · Jan–Aug 2026 vs Jan–Aug 2025

Compare all import suppliers for HS 3206. Showing 2 of 2 qualifying markets.

  • Canada Imports $2.1M Increase +$1.3M YoY +145%
  • Luxembourg Imports $1.4M Increase +$557K YoY +66%
How markets are selected

Ranked by USD increase, then current value. Current value ≥ $1M, increase ≥ $500K and YoY growth ≥ 50%. Only complete, observed matching months with a positive prior-year baseline qualify. Missing or excluded values are not zero. Rankings compare all markets, independently of the chart’s selected country or historical period.

HS 3206 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to August 2026, China's other colouring matter trade under HS 3206 ran $4.5B of exports against $547M of imports, a trade surplus of $4.0B.

Monthly exports of other colouring matter (HS 3206) ranged from $308M to $481M between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $378M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $375M.

Imports over the same months came to $547M. Across the published period its largest source markets are Japan, Germany and Taiwan.

Annual exports fell 5% between 2021 and 2025, from $4.2B to $4.0B.

The three largest destination markets — India, Brazil and Vietnam — account for 24% of the published total, out of 146 trading partners on record.

Annual Totals

Sum of published monthly values per year. The latest year is labelled with its last published month until December is in.

YearExportsImportsBalance
2021$4.2B2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$1.0B2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$3.2B
2022$4.3B2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$812M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$3.5B
2023$4.0B2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$617M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$3.4B
2024$4.6B2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$636M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$3.9B
2025$4.0B2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)$577M2025 · Full year (Jan–Dec)+$3.4B
2026$3.2B2026 Jan–Aug · YTD$354M2026 Jan–Aug · YTD+$2.9B

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 3206 is an official customs product-group classification. Monthly values are shown in USD, and long product names may be shortened for display.

Source

Source

Source: China General Administration of Customs (GACC), cleaned and structured by China Data Portal.
Transformations: Values are presented as published by the source.

Citation

Citation

China Data Portal. "China Other colouring matter Trade Data (HS 3206)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/3206/

About this data

How much other colouring matter does China export?

China exported $4.5B of other colouring matter in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $378M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 3206).

Which countries buy the most other colouring matter from China?

India, Brazil and Vietnam together account for 24% of the published total, out of 146 trading partners on record.

Is China's other colouring matter export growing?

Annual exports declined by 5% between 2021 and 2025, from $4.2B to $4.0B.

Where does this China customs data come from, and can I get the full dataset?

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