Analysis
HTS 3701.99.60 covers other: other under heading 3701 (photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitized, unexposed, of any material other…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 3.7%. The costliest confusion would be with 3701.91.00 (for color photography (polychrome)) at 3.7%, a difference of 3.7 points on the customs value.
For statistics it divides in two: 3701.99.60.30 for graphic arts film and 3701.99.60.60 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 35% of the 37 tariff lines in chapter 37 that are also free. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 25% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 25% duty.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325992 (Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, Chemical, and Copy Toner Manufacturing), an industry of 132 US establishments employing 6,258 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring 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 |