Darkroom Enlarging Paper Base Glossy from China
Uncoated glossy-finish paper base in sheets for darkroom enlarging, to be sensitized for black-and-white photographic prints. HTS 4802.20.2000 applies as it's basic paper prepared exclusively for photographic emulsion application. Provides excellent tonal range post-processing.
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
• Label shipments clearly as 'unsensitized photo base' with ISO certifications for purity
• Prepare for CBP inspection of emulsion absence via spot tests
• Common issue: confusion with inkjet base paper leading to wrong chapter