HTS heading · chapter 37
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, sensitized, unexposed, whether or not in packs
Analysis
Heading 3701 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitized, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in the flat, sensitized, unexposed, whether or not in packs. It divides into 5 six-digit subheadings and 6 eight-digit tariff lines, with 10 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
3 of its 6 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (50%) and 3 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 3.7%. The median line pays 1.85%.
The largest subheadings are 3701.99 (other, 2 lines), 3701.10 (unnamed, 1 line), 3701.20 (unnamed, 1 line) and 3701.30 (unnamed, 1 line).
Its median rate of 1.85% sits at the 38th percentile of the headings in chapter 37.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, Chemical, and Copy Toner Manufacturing (325992). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3701.10.00 | Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitized, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in the flat, sensitized, unexposed, whether or not in packs: for X-ray | 3.7% |
| 3701.20.00 | Instant print film | 3.7% |
| 3701.30.00 | Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitized, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in the flat, sensitized, unexposed, whether or not in packs: other plates and film, with any side exceeding 255 mm | Free |
| 3701.91.00 | For color photography (polychrome) | 3.7% |
| 3701.99.30 | Other: dry plates | Free |
| 3701.99.60 | Other: other | Free |