Subheading · Chapter 37 · Heading 3702
3702.31: For colour photography (polychrome)
Subheading 3702.31 belongs to heading 3702 (photographic film in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, of any material other than…) in chapter 37.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3702 31 00 00 For colour photography (polychrome)
- 3702 31 91 00 Colour negative film: - of a width of 75 mm or more but not exceeding 105 mm and - of a length of 100 m or more for the manufacture of instant-picture film-packs Freem
- 3702 31 97 00 Other Freem
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
Import requirements 1
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code " EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £784k | 94.9% | +16.8% |
 Japan | £31k | 3.7% | +433.8% |
 Italy | £6k | 0.8% | +144.4% |
 Germany | £2k | 0.2% | -85.3% |
 China | £2k | 0.2% | -34.5% |
 Netherlands | £1k | 0.1% | — |
 Ireland | £91 | 0% | — |
| United Kingdom | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Türkiye Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.3% USA 3.7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 6.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$11kUS$11k+US$110k+US$630k+> US$3m
Exports: 65
- United States: US$8m
- China: US$3m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Germany: US$2m
- Australia: US$630k
- South Korea: US$528k
- Japan: US$511k
- Netherlands: US$347k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$322k
- Italy: US$207k
- Croatia: US$192k
- United Kingdom: US$170k
- Spain: US$128k
- Brazil: US$110k
- Taiwan: US$108k
- Malaysia: US$89k
- France: US$78k
- Mexico: US$76k
- Austria: US$65k
- Czechia: US$44k
- Lithuania: US$44k
- Malta: US$37k
- Russia: US$26k
- Belgium: US$20k
- United Arab Emirates: US$18k
- Finland: US$16k
- Türkiye: US$16k
- Poland: US$15k
- Portugal: US$11k
- Estonia: US$8k
- Greece: US$8k
- Canada: US$5k
- South Africa: US$5k
- Egypt: US$5k
- Norway: US$5k
- India: US$5k
- Bulgaria: US$3k
- Armenia: US$2k
- Indonesia: US$1k
- Switzerland: US$1k
- Luxembourg: US$1k
- Denmark: US$1k
- Israel: US$1k
- Vietnam: US$800
- Slovenia: US$700
- Thailand: US$500
- Guatemala: US$400
- Hungary: US$400
- Mauritius: US$400
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$400
- Dominican Republic: US$300
- Sri Lanka: US$300
- Slovakia: US$300
- Guinea-Bissau: US$200
- Philippines: US$200
- Romania: US$200
- Colombia: US$100
- Costa Rica: US$100
- Ukraine: US$100
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$18kUS$18k+US$95k+US$528k+> US$879k
Imports: 140
- Germany: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Norway: US$1m
- Poland: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$879k
- Singapore: US$846k
- United Kingdom: US$799k
- France: US$742k
- Japan: US$683k
- China: US$679k
- Czechia: US$633k
- Spain: US$621k
- Mexico: US$614k
- Denmark: US$528k
- United States: US$491k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$478k
- Brazil: US$356k
- Canada: US$336k
- Finland: US$335k
- United Arab Emirates: US$277k
- Italy: US$236k
- South Korea: US$217k
- Croatia: US$217k
- Australia: US$215k
- Philippines: US$205k
- Netherlands: US$201k
- Thailand: US$194k
- India: US$166k
- Switzerland: US$164k
- Türkiye: US$117k
- Austria: US$116k
- Slovakia: US$108k
- Panama: US$98k
- Belgium: US$97k
- Sweden: US$95k
- Yemen: US$95k
- Estonia: US$92k
- Bulgaria: US$74k
- Taiwan: US$73k
- Slovenia: US$68k
- Russia: US$66k
- Malaysia: US$64k
- Morocco: US$62k
- Greece: US$61k
- Ghana: US$61k
- Colombia: US$59k
- Maldives: US$55k
- South Africa: US$54k
- Iran: US$54k
- Romania: US$50k
- Pakistan: US$49k
- Portugal: US$48k
- Saudi Arabia: US$48k
- Nigeria: US$40k
- Cameroon: US$37k
- Uganda: US$35k
- Brunei: US$34k
- Vietnam: US$33k
- Kenya: US$33k
- New Zealand: US$31k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$8m | 38.4% |
| 2 | China | US$3m | 13.2% |
| 3 |  Sweden | US$2m | 10.3% |
| 4 |  Singapore | US$2m | 10.3% |
| 5 | Germany | US$2m | 9.5% |
| 6 |  Australia | US$630k | 3% |
| 7 |  South Korea | US$528k | 2.5% |
| 8 | Japan | US$511k | 2.4% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$347k | 1.7% |
| 10 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$322k | 1.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$3m | 16.6% |
| 2 |  Indonesia | US$2m | 7.4% |
| 3 | Norway | US$1m | 5.9% |
| 4 |  Poland | US$1m | 5.1% |
| 5 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$879k | 4.2% |
| 6 | Singapore | US$846k | 4% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$799k | 3.8% |
| 8 |  France | US$742k | 3.5% |
| 9 | Japan | US$683k | 3.3% |
| 10 | China | US$679k | 3.2% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 10%median duty
- 26number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 40%highest: Kiribati, Sudan, Cameroon
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 25% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 20% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 5% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 9% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 14% | 8% – 20% | 2023 |
 Ecuador | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 10% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 3.3% | 0% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 10% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 10% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 40% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0.5%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 25% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 6.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 12% | 2.5% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 10% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 6.5% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 5% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
| Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 25% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 20% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0.2%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 3.3% | 0% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 30% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 6.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 3.7% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 5% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 8823 Photographic film in rolls, sensitized, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard/textiles; instant print film in rolls, sensitized, unexposed.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 611220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 48341 Photographic plates and film and instant print film, sensitized, unexposed
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2029 Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3702.31 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 3702.31 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 3702.31 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 3702.20, 3702.31 | changed |
| 1996 | 3702.20, 3702.31 | changed |
| 1992 | 3702.20, 3702.31 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 3702.31 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 3702.31 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 6.5%. 1 of them is duty-free.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £825.6k between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 16% on the year before); United States supplied 95%, followed by Japan.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$21m (+14.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was the United States (US$8m), followed by China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for for colour photography (polychrome)?
For colour photography (polychrome) fall under HS subheading 3702.31, part of heading 3702, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on for colour photography (polychrome) in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3702.31 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on for colour photography (polychrome) in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3702.31 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 6.5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most for colour photography (polychrome)?
The United States, with US$8m in 2024 (38.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (95%), Japan (4%) and Italy (1%), out of total imports of £825.6k.