Analysis
HTS 3703.10.30 covers silver halide papers under heading 3703 (photographic paper, paperboard and textiles, sensitized, unexposed). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres.
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.
Within this group the rate runs from 2.8% to 3.7%. Compared with 3703.90.60 (other: other), which pays 2.8%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 0.9 percentage points.
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 30%, 8.1 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3703.10.60 | In rolls of a width exceeding 610 mm: other | 3.1% |
| 3703.20.30 | Silver halide papers | 3.7% |
| 3703.20.60 | Other, for color photography (polychrome): other | 3.1% |
| 3703.90.30 | Silver halide papers | 3.7% |
| 3703.90.60 | Other: other | 2.8% |