HTS Index

HTS heading 3701

Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitized, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in the flat, sensitized, unexposed, whether or not in packs — 16 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
3701Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitized, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in the flat, sensitized, unexposed, whether or not in packs + Ch. 99not stated
3701.10.00For X-ray + Ch. 993.7%
3701.10.00.30Medical, other than dental + Ch. 993.7% (inherited from 3701.10.00)m2
3701.10.00.60Other + Ch. 993.7% (inherited from 3701.10.00)m2
3701.20.00Instant print film + Ch. 993.7%
3701.20.00.30For color photography (polychrome) + Ch. 993.7% (inherited from 3701.20.00)No.
3701.20.00.60Other + Ch. 993.7% (inherited from 3701.20.00)No.
3701.30.00.00Other plates and film, with any side exceeding 255 mm + Ch. 99Freem2
3701.91.00For color photography (polychrome) + Ch. 993.7%
3701.91.00.30Disc film + Ch. 993.7% (inherited from 3701.91.00)No.
3701.91.00.60Other + Ch. 993.7% (inherited from 3701.91.00)m2
3701.99Other + Ch. 99not stated
3701.99.30.00Dry plates + Ch. 99Freem2
3701.99.60Other + Ch. 99Free
3701.99.60.30Graphic arts film + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 3701.99.60)m2
3701.99.60.60Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 3701.99.60)m2

8 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.

Additional duties may apply

16 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.