Customs code · HS subheading 3701 30

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Unexposed photosensitive plates or sheet film over 255 mm on at least one side

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. Exports and Intrastat use it as it is. For an import into the EU the declaration uses 3701 30 00 00: this code with 00 added.

This covers unexposed, photosensitive photographic plates and sheet film made from materials other than paper, paperboard or textile fabric. At least one side must be over 255 mm; the items must not be for X-rays or instant imaging.

For example

An unexposed photosensitive photographic plate made from a material other than paper, paperboard or textile fabric, with one side over 255 mm, not for X-rays or instant imaging
Unexposed photosensitive sheet film made from a material other than paper, paperboard or textile fabric, with one side over 255 mm, not for X-rays or instant imaging

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Official tariff text

Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, with any side > 255 mm

You are seeing what applies when you export from the EU. Switch above if you import.

You are seeing what applies when you import into the EU. Switch above if you export.

Your answer for export

The full EU export code is 3701 30 00.

You do not pick a 10-digit EU import line for an export declaration or Intrastat. The destination classifies the goods under its own tariff.

8 digits, ready

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

37.01.3000 Other plates and film, with any side exceeding 255 mm

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

3701 30 00 00 Other plates and film, with any side exceeding 255 mm

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

We do not estimate this one.

The published measures for Section 232, metal derivatives have not been read for this line yet, so we do not estimate it. Ask your US importer or broker.

Not estimated

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

3701.30.00.00 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.

37.01.3000

Other plates and film, with any side exceeding 255 mm

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 30 00 00

Other plates and film, with any side exceeding 255 mm

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 1 US line

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.

3701.30.00.00

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 plates and film, with any side exceeding 255 mm

General rate

Free

From the EU

No single figure Not estimated The published measures for Section 232, metal derivatives have not been read for this line yet, so we do not estimate it. Ask your US importer or broker.

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.

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Current tariff measures Check today's rate, any restrictions or licences, and the quantity customs asks for, with Toldstyrelsen or TARIC.

What to do now for an import

The code is settled. What is left is the import declaration around it.

On an import declaration the code is 3701 30 00 00: this code with 00 added There is no further split under it. Go to this section
State the country of origin: it decides the rate, sanctions and documents The same code can be charged and treated differently depending on where the goods were made.
State the quantity in m² The declaration asks for it on top of the value and the net mass.
Check today's requirements in TARIC Rates, quotas and document requirements change. The EU's own database is the current source. Open the EU TARIC database

Check it before you file This is a suggestion, please verify it against your own product.

On an import declaration

3701 30 00 00

When these goods are imported into the EU, the declaration uses the 10-digit form 3701300000: this code with 00 added. There is no further split under it.

Look this line up in the EU tariff

Exports from the EU and Intrastat normally use the 8-digit code as it is.

EU tariff data of Sept. 13, 2026.

Rates, origin and documents

Read the signals first. Open only the ones you want to check.

Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.

Data of Sept. 1, 2026

Customs also asks for the quantity in m²

Required

The declaration asks for the actual quantity in m². It replaces neither the net mass nor the value: those come on top.

Example: if the quantity in m² is 24, the declaration carries the number 24 in that field.

Lower duty for goods from some countries

Possible

Preferential rates exist for goods originating in:

Andorra
San Marino
Türkiye
European Union
Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe
Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia
Western Sahara
European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
+45 origins

These rates apply to Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms); GSP - General arrangements; GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance); OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories).

Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.

Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

Restrictions and paperwork

Important

Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in:

Ukraine
any country

The EU records document conditions on this code. What customs may ask for depends on where the goods come from, exactly what the product is and the customs procedure.

Proof of origin 2 conditions

If you claim a lower rate for goods from a country the EU has a trade agreement with, customs asks for proof of origin, for example a EUR.1 certificate or an origin declaration.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions

Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Movement certificate EUR.1

Sanctions and restricted regions 2 conditions

Some conditions come from EU sanctions rules. They matter when the goods are linked to a country or region the EU restricts trade with.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions

Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia

Statements that the goods are outside a rule's scope 1 condition

Some conditions are statements that a rule does not cover the goods, for example that the product is not on a controlled list.

Show the EU's own wording for this condition

Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2017/852

Other conditions 1 condition

These conditions match none of the groups above. Whether customs asks for one depends on the goods, where they come from and the customs procedure.

Show the EU's own wording for this condition

Mercury-added products essential for civil protection and military uses; or intended for research, calibration of instrumentation or for use as reference standard (Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/852)

Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

EU tariff measure data of Sept. 1, 2026.

One last classification check

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Use this view if you are still unsure the code describes the product precisely.

How we got to this code

VI
37
3701
3701 30
3701 30 00

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The path to this code

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Step 5 of 5 · Complete

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?
✓
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 30 Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitise… 3 of 5 subheadings under heading 3701
Does the unexposed, light-sensitive photographic plate or sheet film have at least one side longer than 255 mm, and is it not for X-rays or instant imaging?
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Step 5 · Full code 3701 30 00 Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitise… 1 of 1 code under subheading 3701 30

Subheading 3701 30 has only this one 8-digit code, so there is no neighbour to compare with.

Worth comparing

Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.

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Often confused with

3702 42 00 Photographic film "incl. instant print film", sensitised, in rolls, unexposed, without perforations, width > 610 mm, length > 200 m, for monochrome photography (excl. that of paper, paperboard or textiles) 6.5%
That code covers unexposed photosensitive film in rolls with a width over 610 mm and a length over 200 m, whereas this code covers plates or sheet film.
3702 43 00 Photographic film "incl. instant print film", sensitised, in rolls, unexposed, without perforations, width > 610 mm, length <= 200 m (excl. that of paper, paperboard or textiles) 6.5%
That code covers unexposed photosensitive film in rolls with a width over 610 mm and a length not over 200 m, whereas this code covers plates or sheet film.
3702 44 00 Photographic film "incl. instant print film"m, sensitised, in rolls, unexposed, without perforations, width > 105 mm to 610 mm (excl. that of paper, paperboard or textiles) 6.5%
That code covers unexposed photosensitive film in rolls with a width over 105 mm but not over 610 mm, whereas this code covers plates or sheet film with at least one side over 255 mm.

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.