Kodak Professional Dry Plate E-160 from China

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.

Duty Rate — China → United States

35%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)

Import Tips

Verify the plate's material composition (e.g

glass base) and sensitization status via manufacturer specs to confirm HTS classification; ensure temperature-controlled shipping to prevent premature exposure

Obtain certificates of origin for potential duty reductions and label packages clearly as 'sensitized unexposed photographic dry plates' to avoid inspection delays