Kodak Professional Dry Plate E-160 from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
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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