Analysis
Subheading 3707.90 covers other, within heading 3707. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 3 US tariff lines below it are national.
Every one of its 3 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the subheading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
The US splits it as follows: 3707.90.31 for chemical preparations for photographic uses: acid violet 19 (duty-free), 3707.90.32 for chemical preparations for photographic uses: other (duty-free) and 3707.90.60 for unmixed products for photographic uses, put up in measured portions… (duty-free).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, Chemical, and Copy Toner Manufacturing (325992). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3707.90.31 | Chemical preparations for photographic uses: acid violet 19 | Free |
| 3707.90.32 | Chemical preparations for photographic uses: other | Free |
| 3707.90.60 | Unmixed products for photographic uses, put up in measured portions or put up for retail sale in a form ready for use | Free |