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    3703.90.30

    Silver halide papers

    HTS code 3703.90.30 covers silver halide photographic paper, typically used for creating images through light-sensitive processes. This code is used for importing these papers, with general duties at 3.7% but potentially free rates for goods from eligible countries with preferential trade agreements, as detailed within Chapter 37.

    Silver halide papers

    Detailed information for HTS Code 3703.90.30

    AI Summary

    This tariff classification falls within Chapter 37, which covers photographic or cinematographic goods, specifically dealing with sensitized paper, paperboard, and textiles. Code 3703.90.30 covers silver halide papers, which are unexposed photographic papers. This code has subdivisions based on the paper’s intended use: 3703.90.30.30 for pictorial use in sheets, 3703.90.30.60 for other pictorial uses, and 3703.90.30.90 for line reproduction; choose the appropriate suffix based on the paper’s specific application.

    ChapterChapter 37 - Photographic or cinematographic goods
    SectionSection VI - Products of the Chemical or Allied Industries

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    Quick reference for the duty outcomes tied to this HTS line.

    General Duty

    3.70%

    Standard trade partners (NTR)

    Special Duty

    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 3703.90.30 (Silver halide papers) is 3.70%, applying to imports from countries without a specific trade agreement with the US. Several countries (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG) qualify for a duty rate of Free under eligible FTA or preference programs. This preferential treatment extends to all subdivisions – 3703.90.30.30 (In sheets), 3703.90.30.60 (Other), and 3703.90.30.90 (line reproduction) – meaning those countries will pay no duty on these specific silver halide papers. All imports under this HTS code and its subdivisions must be reported in square meters (m2).

    Rate of Duty (Column 2): 30%

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    Code subdivisions

    3703.90.30.30

    Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles, sensitized, unexposed: > Other: > Silver halide papers > For pictorial use (continuous tone): > In sheets

    3703.90.30.60

    Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles, sensitized, unexposed: > Other: > Silver halide papers > For pictorial use (continuous tone): > Other

    3703.90.30.90

    Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles, sensitized, unexposed: > Other: > Silver halide papers > Other (line reproduction)

    Chapter & section notes

    Chapter notes

    Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes CHAPTER 37 PHOTOGRAPHIC OR CINEMATOGRAPHIC GOODS VI 37-1 Notes 1. This chapter does not cover waste or scrap. 2. In this chapter the word “photographic” relates to the process by which visible images are formed, directly or indirectly, by the action of light or other forms of radiation on photosensitive, including thermosensitive, surfaces. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes VI 37-2

    Section notes

    SECTION VI PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES VI-1 Notes 1. (a) Goods (other than radioactive ores) answering to a description in heading 2844 or 2845 are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of the tariff schedule. (b) Subject to paragraph (a) above, goods answering to a description in heading 2843, 2846 or 2852 are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of this section. 2. Subject to note 1 above, goods classifiable in heading 3004, 3005, 3006, 3212, 3303, 3304, 3305, 3306, 3307, 3506, 3707 or 3808 by reason of being put up in measured doses or for retail sale are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of the tariff schedule. 3. Goods put up in sets consisting of two or more separate constituents, some or all of which fall in this section and are intended to be mixed together to obtain a product of section VI or VII, are to be classified in the heading appropriate to that product, provided that the constituents are: (a) Having regard to the manner in which they are put up, clearly identifiable as being intended to be used together without first being repacked; (b) Entered together; and (c) Identifiable, whether by their nature or by the relative proportions in which they are present, as being complementary one to another. 4. Where a product answers to a description in one or more of the headings in section VI by virtue of being described by name or function and also to heading 3827, then it is classifiable in a heading that references the product by name or function and not under heading 3827. Additional U.S. Notes 1. In determining the amount of duty applicable to a solution of a single compound in water subject to duty in this section at a specific rate, an allowance in weight or volume, as the case may be, shall be made for the water in excess of any water of crystallization which may be present in the undissolved compound. 2. For the purposes of the tariff schedule: (a) The term "aromatic" as applied to any chemical compound refers to such compound containing one or more fused or unfused benzene rings; (b) The term "modified aromatic" describes a molecular structure having at least one six-membered heterocyclic ring which contains at least four carbon atoms and having an arrangement of molecular bonds as in the benzene ring or in the quinone ring, but does not include any such molecular structure in which one or more pyrimidine rings are the only modified aromatic rings present; (c) For the purposes of headings 2902, 2907 and 3817, the term "alkyl" describes any saturated acyclic hydrocarbon group having six or more carbon atoms or, subject to note 1 to

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