Code 3701 20 · Heading 3701

Unexposed sheet instant film, not made of paper, cardboard or textile fabric, with or without a cartridge

This covers photosensitive instant film supplied in sheets and not yet exposed. The film must be made of a material other than paper, cardboard or textile fabric, and it may be supplied in a cartridge.

For example

An unexposed sheet of instant film made of a material other than paper, cardboard or textile fabric
An unexposed cartridge containing sheets of instant film made of a material other than paper, cardboard or textile fabric

See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Instant print film in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, whether or not in packs

How we got to this code

VI
37
3701
3701 20

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Step 1 · Section VI Products of the chemical or allied industries
Is it an inorganic or organic chemical; a pharmaceutical product; a fertilizer; a tanning or dye extract, pigment, paint, varnish, filler or printing ink; an essential oil, perfume, cosmetic or toilet product; soap, a surface-active, washing, cleaning, polishing or wax product; a protein, modified starch, glue or enzyme; an explosive, pyrotechnic article, match or other specified combustible material; a photographic or cinematographic product; or another chemical product?
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Step 2 · Chapter 37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 10 of 11 chapters in section VI
Is it an unexposed photographic plate or sheet, an unexposed photographic roll, unexposed photographic paper, card or textile material, an exposed but undeveloped photographic item, an exposed and developed photographic plate or film, an exposed and developed cinematographic film, or a ready-to-use chemical preparation for photographic use?
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Step 3 · Heading 3701 Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitise… 1 of 7 headings under chapter 37
Which child category describes it: for X-rays; instant film in plates; a plate or sheet film with at least one side over 255 mm; for colour photographs; or not for colour photographs?
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Step 4 · Subheading 3701 20 Instant print film in the flat, sensitised, unexpos… 2 of 5 subheadings under heading 3701
Is this photosensitive, unexposed instant film in sheets, made of a material other than paper, cardboard or textile fabric, with or without a cartridge?

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Import duty on the codes below: 6.5%

Only one code below

3701 20 00

Instant print film in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, whether or not in packs

6.5%

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 6.5%.

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

37.01.2000 Instant print film

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

3701 20 00 00 Instant print film

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines2 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

3701.20.00.30 Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitized, unexposed, of any material

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 1 Norwegian line

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

37.01.2000

Instant print film

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

3701 20 00 00

Instant print film

Ordinary duty

Duty free

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 2 US lines

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

3701.20.00.30

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, Instant print film, For color photography (polychrome)

General rate

3.7%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
3701.20.00.60

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, Instant print film, Other

General rate

3.7%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.