3209 10 — Paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium

3209 Paints and varnishes (including enamel and polytures) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium: 3209 10 - based on acrylic or vinyl polymers 3209 90 - other

The paints of this heading consist of dispersions or solutions of a binder based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers in an aqueous medium mixed with dispersions of an insoluble coloring substance (mainly mineral or organic pigment or colored varnishes) and fillers. Surfactants and protective colloids are added to stabilize the products. The varnishes of this heading are similar to paints but do not contain pigment; however, they may contain a coloring substance which dissolves in the binder. The binder, being a film-forming agent, consists of polymers such as polyacrylates, polyvinyl acetate and polyvinyl chloride, or copolymerization products of butadiene and styrene. The term “aqueous medium” means any medium consisting of water or a mixture of water with a water-soluble solvent. This heading does not cover: (a) compositions for the preparation of surfaces of walls, floors, etc., based on plastics with the addition of a significant number of fillers, which, like traditional mastics, are applied by a spatula, a workshop, etc. (heading 3214); (b) printing paints, which, although having a qualitative composition similar to paints, are not suitable for use as paints (heading 3215).

Notes

Machine translation. The original is the Russian text of the EAEU tariff, and customs goes by it; this translation is for understanding only and has no legal force.

1. This group does not include:

(a) individual elements or compounds of a specified chemical composition (other than products of heading 3203 or 3204, inorganic products used as phosphors (heading 3206), glass obtained from fused quartz or other fused silica in the forms specified in heading 3207, and dyes and other dyes packaged in molds or packaging for retail sale, heading 3212);

(b) Tannats or other tannin derivatives of headings 2936 to 2939, 2941 or 3501 to 3504; or

(c) Mastics of asphalt or other bitumen mastics (heading 2715).

2. Heading 3204 covers mixtures of stabilized diazonium salts and components for producing azo dyes.

3. Headings 3203 to 3206 also cover products made of colouring substances (including, in the case of heading 3206, colouring pigments of heading 2530 or of Chapter 28, metal flakes or metal powders) used for dyeing any material or as components in the manufacture of colouring agents. These headings do not, however, cover pigments dispersed in non-aqueous media, liquid or pasty, used in the manufacture of paints, including enamel (heading 3212), or other products of headings 3207 to 3210, 3212, 3213 and 3215.

4. Heading 3208 covers solutions (other than collodes) consisting of any products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents where the solvent content exceeds 50% by weight of the solution.

5. The term “coloring substance” in this chapter does not refer to products used as fillers of oil paints, whether or not suitable for adhesive paints.

6. The term "embossing foil" in heading 3212 means only thin sheet materials used for imprinting, for example, on book covers or hat ribbons, and consisting of:

(a) metal powder (including precious metal powder) or pigment agglomerated with glue, gelatin or other binder; or

(b) metal (including precious metal) or pigment applied to a sheet substrate of any material.