3701.30.00.00 - Other plates and film, with any side exceeding 255 mm

This HTS category, 3701.30.00.00, encompasses photographic plates and film in flat sheets, which have been sensitized but are unexposed. Crucially, the material of these goods must not be paper, paperboard, or textiles. The defining characteristic for inclusion in this specific subdivision is that at least one side of the plate or film must exceed 255 millimeters (approximately 10 inches).

This category serves as a residual classification for flat, sensitized, unexposed photographic material that does not fall into more specific sibling categories within heading 3701. Specifically, it excludes film designated for X-ray applications (3701.10.00) and instant print film, regardless of whether it is presented in packs (3701.20.00). Therefore, if a plate or film meets the general criteria of heading 3701 but is not for X-ray use and is not instant print film, and has a dimension exceeding 255 mm on any side, it will be classified here.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS structure, there are no further subdivisions. Classification under 3701.30.00.00 is final for eligible goods. Practical classification will rely on confirming the material (non-paper, non-paperboard, non-textile), its sensitization and unexposed state, its flat sheet form, and the measurement of its dimensions to ensure at least one side surpasses the 255 mm threshold, while simultaneously excluding it from the X-ray and instant print film subheadings.