CHAPTER 37 · LEGAL NOTES
Chapter 37
The 49 legal notes below govern classification under Chapter 37. They are part of the official Harmonized Tariff Schedule and are cited verbatim in CBP rulings.
As of June 9, 2026
Chapter notes
Note 1
Chapter Note 1: This chapter does not cover waste or scrap.
Note 2
Chapter Note 2: In this chapter the word “photographic” relates to the process by which visible images are formed, directly or indirectly, by the action of light or other forms of radiation on photosensitive, including thermosensitive, surfaces. Unit Rates of Duty of Quantity Article Description Stat. Suffix Heading/ Subheading 1 2 General Special Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitized, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in the flat, sensitized, unexposed, whether or not in packs: 3701
Note 3
Chapter Note 3: 7%1/ m 2 Other film, without perforations, of a width exceeding 105 mm: Of a width exceeding 610 mm and of a length exceeding 200 m, for color photography
Note 3
Chapter Note 3: 7%1/ 2 2 1 Unit Rates of Duty of Quantity Article Description Stat. Suffix Heading/ Subheading 1 2 General Special Photographic film in rolls, sensitized, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in rolls, sensitized, unexposed: 3702 Other film, for color photography (polychrome):
Note 3
Chapter Note 3: 7%1/ m 2 1 Unit Rates of Duty of Quantity Article Description Stat. Suffix Heading/ Subheading 1 2 General Special Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles, sensitized, unexposed: 3703
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