Code 3707 90 90 · Subheading 3707 90

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Other ready-to-use photographic chemicals and unblended photographic products

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This code covers chemical preparations for photographic use and unblended photographic products that are dosed or packed for retail sale and ready to use. It excludes varnishes, glues and similar preparations, surface-sensitising emulsions, developers, fixing salts, and noble-metal salts or other noble-metal products.

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Preparation of chemicals for photographic uses, incl. unmixed products put up in measured portions or put up for retail sale in a form ready for use (excl. varnishes, glues, adhesives and similar preparations, sensitising emulsions, developers and fixers and salts and precious-metal compounds etc. of heading 2843 to 2846)

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Step 1 · Section VI Products of the chemical or allied industries
Is it an inorganic or organic chemical; a pharmaceutical product; a fertilizer; a tanning or dye extract, pigment, paint, varnish, filler or printing ink; an essential oil, perfume, cosmetic or toilet product; soap, a surface-active, washing, cleaning, polishing or wax product; a protein, modified starch, glue or enzyme; an explosive, pyrotechnic article, match or other specified combustible material; a photographic or cinematographic product; or another chemical product?
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Step 2 · Chapter 37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 10 of 11 chapters in section VI
Is it an unexposed photographic plate or sheet, an unexposed photographic roll, unexposed photographic paper, card or textile material, an exposed but undeveloped photographic item, an exposed and developed photographic plate or film, an exposed and developed cinematographic film, or a ready-to-use chemical preparation for photographic use?
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Step 3 · Heading 3707 Chemical preparations for photographic uses (excl. … 7 of 7 headings under chapter 37
Is it an emulsion for sensitising surfaces for photographic use, or another ready-to-use photographic chemical preparation or unmixed photographic product in a measured dose or retail package?
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Step 4 · Subheading 3707 90 Preparation of chemicals for photographic uses, inc… 2 of 2 subheadings under heading 3707
Is it a developer or fixer salt in the form of a chemical preparation for photographic use, including an unmixed product in measured form or retail packaging and ready for use?
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Step 5 · Full code 3707 90 90 Preparation of chemicals for photographic uses, inc… 2 of 2 codes under subheading 3707 90

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3707 90 90

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another option 3707 90 20 Developers and fixers in the form of chemical preparations for photographic use, incl. unmixed products, in measured doses or put up for retail sale ready for use (excl. salts and compounds of heading 2843 to 2846) No rate on file
you are here 3707 90 90 Preparation of chemicals for photographic uses, incl. unmixed products put up in measured portions or put up for retail sale in a form ready for use (excl. varnishes, glues, adhesives and similar preparations, sensitising emulsions, developers and fixers and salts and precious-metal compounds etc. of heading 2843 to 2846) No rate on file

Trade measures to be aware of

Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.

Lower duty for goods from some countries

Preferential rates exist for goods originating in Andorra; San Marino; Türkiye; European Union; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; 49 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
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Restrictions and paperwork

Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in Ukraine.

Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
- Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
- Movement certificate EUR.1
- Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
- Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
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EU tariff measure data version 2026-08-03-tullverket.

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

37.07.9000

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

3707 90 90 00

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Worth comparing

Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.

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Mentioned by the legal text

2843 Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals

Often confused with

3701 91 00 Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles, for colour photography "polychrome" (excl. instant print film) 6.5%
That code covers unexposed photographic plates and sheet film for colour photography, whereas this code covers photographic chemical preparations and unblended photographic products.
3707 90 20 Developers and fixers in the form of chemical preparations for photographic use, incl. unmixed products, in measured doses or put up for retail sale ready for use (excl. salts and compounds of heading 2843 to 2846) No rate on file
That code specifically names photographic developers and fixing salts; this code excludes them.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.

Other ready-to-use photographic chemicals and unblended photographic products