Chapter 37 · Section VI
Photographic and cinematographic materials and products
This category covers photographic plates, films, paper, card and textile material, including exposed or unexposed photographic materials, cinematographic films, and certain chemical preparations for photographic use. The correct group depends on the material, whether it is in sheets or rolls, its exposure and development status, whether it is cinematographic film, or whether it is a ready-to-use photographic chemical preparation.
For example
- Unexposed photographic film in rolls
- Exposed and developed photographic plates
- Ready-to-use chemical preparations for photographic use in retail packaging
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Official tariff text
PHOTOGRAPHIC OR CINEMATOGRAPHIC GOODS
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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0–6.5%*
7 codes below this one
- 3701 Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, whether or not in packs 0.0–6.5%* Save
- 3702 Photographic film in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in rolls, sensitised, unexposed 5.0–6.5%* Save
- 3703 Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles, sensitised, unexposed 6.5%* Save
- 3704 Fotografiske plader, film, papir, pap og tekstilstof, eksponerede, men ikke fremkaldte 0.0–6.5%* Save
- 3705 Fotografiske plader og film, eksponerede og fremkaldte (ekskl. produkter fremstillet af papir, pap eller tekstilstof, kinematografiske film og trykplader klar til brug) 0.0–5.3%* Save
- 3706 Cinematographic film, exposed and developed, whether or not incorporating soundtrack or consisting only of soundtrack 0.0–6.5%* Save
- 3707 Chemical preparations for photographic uses (excl. varnishes, glues, adhesives and similar preparations); unmixed products for photographic uses, in measured doses or put up for retail sale ready for use (excl. salts, precious-metal compounds and products of heading 2843 to 2846) 0.0–6.0%* Save
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See all 11 codes at this levelClassification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 5.7%.
- 28 INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES 0.0–5.5%*
- 29 ORGANIC CHEMICALS 0.0–9.6%*
- 30 PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS 0.0%*
- 31 FERTILISERS 0.0–6.5%*
- 32 TANNING OR DYEING EXTRACTS; TANNINS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES; DYES, PIGMENTS AND OTHER COLOURING MATTER; PAINTS AND VARNISHES; PUTTY AND OTHER MASTICS; INKS 0.0–6.5%*
- 33 ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS 0.0–17.3%*
- 34 SOAP, ORGANIC SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS, WASHING PREPARATIONS, LUBRICATING PREPARATIONS, ARTIFICIAL WAXES, PREPARED WAXES, POLISHING OR SCOURING PREPARATIONS, CANDLES AND SIMILAR ARTICLES, MODELLING PASTES, ‘DENTAL WAXES’ AND DENTAL PREPARATIONS WITH A BASIS OF PLASTER 0.0–6.5%*
- 35 ALBUMINOIDAL SUBSTANCES; MODIFIED STARCHES; GLUES; ENZYMES 0.0–9.0%*
- 36 EXPLOSIVES; PYROTECHNIC PRODUCTS; MATCHES; PYROPHORIC ALLOYS; CERTAIN COMBUSTIBLE PREPARATIONS 5.7–6.5%*
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37 PHOTOGRAPHIC OR CINEMATOGRAPHIC GOODS you are here 0.0–6.5%*
- 38 MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS 0.0–9.0%*
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