HTS chapter · section VI
Chapter 37
Products of the chemical or allied industries
Chapter 37 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule sits in section VI (products of the chemical or allied industries). It has 7 headings and 37 eight-digit tariff lines.
13 of its 37 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (35%) and 24 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 3.7%. The median line pays 3.7%.
The most finely divided heading is 3702 (photographic film in rolls, sensitized, unexposed, of any material other than…), with 16 lines; fine division usually means the rates or the trade statistics differ enough to be worth separating.
2 of its 7 headings are entirely duty-free at the general rate: 3704 (photographic plates, film, paper, paperboard…) and 3705 (photographic plates and film, exposed and…).
The heading with the highest median rate is 3702 (photographic film in rolls, sensitized, unexposed, of any material other than…) at 3.7%.
Its headings are 3701 (photographic plates and film in the…), 3702 (photographic film in rolls, sensitized…), 3703 (photographic paper, paperboard and…), 3704 (photographic plates, film, paper…), 3705 (photographic plates and film, exposed…), 3706 (motion-picture film, exposed and…) and 3707 (chemical preparations for photographic…).
Headings
| Heading | Description | Lines | Free | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3701 | Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitized, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in the flat,… | 6 | 3 | 1.85% |
| 3702 | Photographic film in rolls, sensitized, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in rolls, sensitized, unexposed | 16 | 3 | 3.7% |
| 3703 | Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles, sensitized, unexposed | 6 | 0 | 3.4000000000000004% |
| 3704 | Photographic plates, film, paper, paperboard and textiles, exposed but not developed | 1 | 1 | duty-free |
| 3705 | Photographic plates and film, exposed and developed, other than cinematographic film | 1 | 1 | duty-free |
| 3706 | Motion-picture film, exposed and developed, whether or not incorporating sound track or consisting only of sound track | 3 | 2 | duty-free |
| 3707 | Chemical preparations for photographic uses (other than varnishes, glues, adhesives and similar preparations); unmixed products for photographic uses, put up… | 4 | 3 | duty-free |