HS Chapter 37

Photographic or cinematographic goods

7 headings · 32 HS codes. Choose a 4-digit heading to see its tariff lines.

Heading 3701 Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, whether or not in packs 5 codes Heading 3702 Photographic film in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in rolls, sensitised, unexposed 16 codes Heading 3703 Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles; sensitised, unexposed 3 codes Heading 3704 Photographic plates, film, paper, paperboard and textiles, exposed but not developed 1 codes Heading 3705 Photographic plates and film; exposed and developed, other than cinematographic film 1 codes Heading 3706 Cinematographic film; exposed and developed, whether or not incorporating sound track or consisting only of sound track 4 codes Heading 3707 Chemical preparations for photographic uses (other than varnishes, glues, adhesives and similar preparations); unmixed products for photographic uses, put up in measured portions or for retail sale 2 codes

Recorded imports

Between December 2025 and May 2026, NBR recorded commercial imports worth BDT 2,804,420,915 (3,361,039 kg) under this chapter, across 17 of its 32 tariff lines. The remaining 15 recorded no commercial import in that window.

Month	Lines with imports	Net weight	Assessable value
December 2025	11	230,251 kg	BDT 260,857,821
January 2026	11	327,652 kg	BDT 421,275,043
February 2026	13	813,467 kg	BDT 510,067,318
March 2026	10	632,102 kg	BDT 701,242,584
April 2026	13	618,485 kg	BDT 541,503,847
May 2026	10	739,082 kg	BDT 369,474,302

The largest lines by assessable value in May 2026:

37011000 — Photographic Plates... For X-Ray, In The Flat, Unexposed — BDT 210,193,760
37013000 — Other plates and film, with any side exceeding 255 mm — BDT 133,761,412
37079000 — OTH.CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC USES..,EXCL.SENSITISING EMULSIONS — BDT 20,863,719
37029800 — Other Photographic film Of a width exceeding 35 mm — BDT 2,769,822
37071000 — Sensitising emulsions — BDT 785,256

Bonded imports. A further BDT 182,605,761 (138,292 kg) entered under the bonded-warehouse regime over the same months — duty-free inputs imported against an undertaking to re-export them. That is 6.1% of the total value imported under this chapter.

Import figures: NBR Import Statements (IM-4 commercial, IM-7 bonded), December 2025 – May 2026. Assessable value is the customs value on which duty is charged, not the retail or invoice price.

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