Silver Halide Sensitization Base Paper from China
Specialty uncoated paperboard roll at 150 g/m², containing >15% chemi-mechanical fibers, manufactured to exact tolerances for emulsion coating in silver halide photographic films and papers. Classified under HTS 4802.61.50.00 due to its primary purpose as unsensitized base for photographic applications, with properties like dimensional stability critical for darkroom 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
• Include technical data sheets proving intended photographic sensitization use; watch for misdeclaration as printing paper which could trigger 4802.54 duties; test for burst strength if weight exceeds typical photo base to prevent audit issues