Analysis
HTS 3703.90.30 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.
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.
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.
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% |
| 3703.20.30 | Silver halide papers | 3.7% |
| 3703.20.60 | Other, for color photography (polychrome): other | 3.1% |
| 3703.90.60 | Other: other | 2.8% |
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