Subheading · Chapter 37 · Heading 3703
3703.90: Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles, sensitised: other
Official description Other
Subheading 3703.90 belongs to heading 3703 (photographic paper, paperboard and textiles, sensitised, unexposed) in chapter 37.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3703 90 00 00 Other Free
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
- 2023 No. 1203
- Documents
- 9062
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japan | £143k | 32.4% | -23.7% |
 United States | £129k | 29.2% | -58.5% |
 China | £121k | 27.4% | +945.4% |
| United Kingdom | £20k | 4.5% | +797.3% |
 Italy | £9k | 2% | +376.5% |
 Netherlands | £7k | 1.6% | -42.5% |
 Czechia | £7k | 1.6% | +7.2% |
 Switzerland | £4k | 0.9% | +190.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$44kUS$44k+US$278.7k+US$1.3m+> US$5.3m
Exports: 95
- China: US$10.7m
- United Kingdom: US$10m
- United States: US$5.3m
- Netherlands: US$4.3m
- Japan: US$4.2m
- Czechia: US$2.1m
- South Korea: US$1.5m
- Germany: US$1.4m
- France: US$1.3m
- Malaysia: US$1.3m
- Romania: US$1m
- Italy: US$1m
- Sweden: US$712.8k
- Austria: US$664.1k
- Belgium: US$639k
- United Arab Emirates: US$591.1k
- Slovakia: US$538.9k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$523.5k
- Singapore: US$393.7k
- Spain: US$375.9k
- Portugal: US$278.7k
- Finland: US$271.7k
- Greece: US$211.5k
- Taiwan: US$166.1k
- Hungary: US$151.2k
- Bulgaria: US$130.2k
- Israel: US$110.2k
- Guatemala: US$107.1k
- South Africa: US$102.2k
- Lithuania: US$83.3k
- Türkiye: US$83.2k
- India: US$81.4k
- Thailand: US$77.5k
- Indonesia: US$75.1k
- Switzerland: US$65.4k
- Mexico: US$64.9k
- Poland: US$60.8k
- Croatia: US$51.3k
- Australia: US$50.3k
- Fiji: US$44.8k
- Slovenia: US$44k
- Brazil: US$29.8k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$19.6k
- Sri Lanka: US$16.7k
- Denmark: US$15.7k
- Vietnam: US$13.5k
- Latvia: US$13.1k
- Philippines: US$11.3k
- Estonia: US$10.1k
- Russia: US$8.9k
- Canada: US$8.6k
- Luxembourg: US$8.1k
- Chile: US$5.7k
- Kenya: US$5.3k
- Norway: US$5.3k
- Saudi Arabia: US$5k
- El Salvador: US$4k
- Dominican Republic: US$3.2k
- Egypt: US$2.9k
- Ukraine: US$2.7k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$58.7kUS$58.7k+US$283.6k+US$662.7k+> US$1.8m
Imports: 167
- United States: US$8.3m
- China: US$3.4m
- Indonesia: US$3.1m
- France: US$2.3m
- Taiwan: US$1.8m
- Spain: US$1.8m
- Vietnam: US$1.7m
- Germany: US$1.7m
- Chile: US$1.4m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$1.3m
- Thailand: US$1.3m
- Philippines: US$996.3k
- Dominican Republic: US$995.3k
- Greece: US$924.9k
- Iraq: US$863.2k
- Israel: US$734.3k
- Sweden: US$662.7k
- Nigeria: US$659k
- Belgium: US$633.2k
- Netherlands: US$633.2k
- Singapore: US$575.1k
- United Kingdom: US$564.6k
- Romania: US$524.4k
- Mexico: US$509.6k
- Slovakia: US$496.2k
- Italy: US$491.8k
- Japan: US$487.6k
- Canada: US$481.5k
- Morocco: US$446k
- Colombia: US$444.8k
- Czechia: US$426.7k
- Hungary: US$419.4k
- Poland: US$386.1k
- Ghana: US$337.6k
- Algeria: US$329k
- Brazil: US$323.9k
- South Korea: US$320.7k
- Estonia: US$302.5k
- Malaysia: US$301.7k
- Pakistan: US$297.4k
- Switzerland: US$286.2k
- Peru: US$283.6k
- Argentina: US$281.5k
- Guatemala: US$248.2k
- Ecuador: US$239.5k
- Kazakhstan: US$238.3k
- Uruguay: US$221k
- Yemen: US$215.5k
- Australia: US$204.8k
- Bolivia: US$201.5k
- Nicaragua: US$200k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$197.7k
- Mongolia: US$194.1k
- Tanzania: US$189.3k
- Cuba: US$181.7k
- Costa Rica: US$174.6k
- South Africa: US$164.1k
- Bangladesh: US$162.2k
- Honduras: US$127.6k
- Kenya: US$127.5k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$10.7m | 20.9% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | US$10m | 19.6% |
| 3 | United States | US$5.3m | 10.4% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$4.3m | 8.3% |
| 5 | Japan | US$4.2m | 8.2% |
| 6 | Czechia | US$2.1m | 4.2% |
| 7 |  South Korea | US$1.5m | 2.9% |
| 8 |  Germany | US$1.4m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  France | US$1.3m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Malaysia | US$1.3m | 2.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$8.3m | 16.3% |
| 2 | China | US$3.4m | 6.6% |
| 3 |  Indonesia | US$3.1m | 6% |
| 4 | France | US$2.3m | 4.5% |
| 5 |  Taiwan | US$1.8m | 3.6% |
| 6 |  Spain | US$1.8m | 3.6% |
| 7 |  Vietnam | US$1.7m | 3.4% |
| 8 | Germany | US$1.7m | 3.3% |
| 9 |  Chile | US$1.4m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Myanmar (Burma) | US$1.3m | 2.6% |
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 has one tariff line for subheading 3703.90; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 3703.90 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 6.5%.
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 £441.6k between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 28% on the year before); Japan supplied 32%, followed by United States.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$51.2m (+5.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$10.7m), followed by the United Kingdom.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for photographic paper, paperboard and textiles, sensitised: other?
Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles, sensitised: other fall under HS subheading 3703.90, part of heading 3703, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on photographic paper, paperboard and textiles… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3703.90 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 photographic paper, paperboard and textiles… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3703.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most photographic paper, paperboard and textiles…?
China, with US$10.7m in 2024 (20.9% 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 Japan (32%), United States (29%) and China (27%), out of total imports of £441.6k.