3701.91.00
For color photography (polychrome)
HTS code 3701.91.00 covers unexposed color photographic plates and film (other than paper, paperboard, or textiles). Use this code for importing these products to understand applicable duty rates – generally 3.7% but potentially free depending on the country of origin due to trade agreements – as detailed within Chapter 37.

Detailed information for HTS Code 3701.91.00
Chapter 37 covers photographic or cinematographic goods, excluding waste and scrap, and defines “photographic” as relating to image formation through light or radiation on photosensitive surfaces. Code 3701.91.00 specifically covers flat, unexposed photographic plates and film (not paper, paperboard, or textiles) designed for color photography. This code has two statistical suffixes: 3701.91.00.30 for disc film and 3701.91.00.60 for all other color photographic film; choose the suffix that accurately reflects the type of film being reported. Reporting is done in units of number or square meters.
| Chapter | Chapter 37 - Photographic or cinematographic goods |
| Section | Section VI - Products of the Chemical or Allied Industries |
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3.70%
Standard trade partners (NTR)
Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Eligible FTA or preference programs
The general duty rate for HTS code 3701.91.00 and its subdivisions (3701.91.00.30 – Disc film and 3701.91.00.60 – Other) is 3.70%, applicable to imports from countries without a specified preferential trade agreement. However, several countries (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG) are eligible for a free (0%) duty rate under specific FTA or preference programs. Reporting units for this code are either in number (No.) or square meters (m2). It is not specified whether these units are required or optional.
Rate of Duty (Column 2): 25%
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Code subdivisions
3701.91.00.30
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: > Other: > For color photography (polychrome) > Disc film
3701.91.00.60
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: > Other: > For color photography (polychrome) > Other
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