Analysis
HTS 3702.31.01 covers for color photography (polychrome) under heading 3702 (photographic film in rolls, sensitized, unexposed, of any material other than paper…).
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.08 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 3.7%. The costliest confusion would be with 3702.97.00 (of a width not exceeding 35 mm and of a length exceeding 30 m) at duty-free, a difference of 3.7 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 3.7% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 37 (74th percentile of 37 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $370 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.7%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25%, 6.8 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3702.10.00 | Photographic film in rolls, sensitized, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in rolls, sensitized, unexposed: for X-ray | 3.7% |
| 3702.32.01 | Other film, without perforations, of a width not exceeding 105 mm: other, with silver halide emulsion | 3.7% |
| 3702.39.01 | Other film, without perforations, of a width not exceeding 105 mm: other | 3.7% |
| 3702.41.01 | Of a width exceeding 610 mm and of a length exceeding 200 m, for color photography (polychrome) | 3.7% |
| 3702.42.01 | Of a width exceeding 610 mm and of a length exceeding 200 m, other than for color photography | 3.7% |
| 3702.43.01 | Of a width exceeding 610 mm and of a length not exceeding 200 m | 3.7% |
| 3702.44.01 | Of a width exceeding 105 mm but not exceeding 610 mm | 3.7% |
| 3702.52.01 | Of a width not exceeding 16 mm | 3.7% |
| 3702.53.00 | Of a width exceeding 16 mm but not exceeding 35 mm and of a length not exceeding 30 m, for slides | 3.7% |
| 3702.54.00 | Of a width exceeding 16 mm but not exceeding 35 mm and of a length not exceeding 30 m, other than for slides | 3.7% |
| 3702.55.00 | Of a width exceeding 16 mm but not exceeding 35 mm and of a length exceeding 30 m | Free |
| 3702.56.00 | Of a width exceeding 35 mm | Free |
| 3702.96.00 | Of a width not exceeding 35 mm and of a length not exceeding 30 m | 3.7% |
| 3702.97.00 | Of a width not exceeding 35 mm and of a length exceeding 30 m | Free |
| 3702.98.00 | Of a width exceeding 35 mm | 3.7% |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.08 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter