Kodak Professional Dry Plate E-160
A large-format glass dry plate sensitized with orthochromatic emulsion for black-and-white astrophotography and pictorial imaging. It falls under HTS 3701.99.3000 as a dry plate, which is a flat, sensitized, unexposed photographic plate not made of paper, paperboard, or textiles, specifically designed for contact printing and wet-plate process alternatives in modern analog photography.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If made on a polyester or similar plastic base
Dry plates on plastic supports are classified under the specific subheading for plastic-based plates rather than the residual 'other' dry plates category.
If imported pre-exposed or developed
Exposed or developed photographic plates move out of Chapter 37 heading 3701 to Chapter 37 heading 3703 for processed plates and film.
If sold as undeveloped waste or scrap trimmings
Chapter notes explicitly exclude waste or scrap from Chapter 37 coverage, directing it to heading 3707 for undeveloped photographic products.
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