Analysis
HTS 3703.20.30 covers silver halide papers under heading 3703 (photographic paper, paperboard and textiles, sensitized, unexposed). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 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.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 2.8% to 3.7%. The costliest confusion would be with 3703.90.60 (other: other) at 2.8%, a difference of 0.9 points on the customs value.
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.
For statistics it divides in two: 3703.20.30.30 for for pictorial use (continuous tone) and 3703.20.30.60 for other (line reproduction). Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 3703.10.30 | Silver halide papers | 3.7% |
| 3703.10.60 | In rolls of a width exceeding 610 mm: other | 3.1% |
| 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% |