# HS heading 37.07: Chemical preparations for photographic uses (other than varnishes, glues, adhesives and similar preparations); unmixed products for photographic uses, put up in measured portions or put up for retail sale in a form ready for use

> HS heading 37.07 covers chemical preparations for photographic uses (other than varnishes, glues, adhesives and similar preparations); unmixed products for photographic uses, put up in measured portions or put up for retail sale in a form ready for use. It is in chapter 37 (photographic or cinematographic goods). It is split into 2 subheadings: 3707.10 (sensitising emulsions) and 3707.90 (other).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/3707
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- Heading: 37.07
- Description: Chemical preparations for photographic uses (other than varnishes, glues, adhesives and similar preparations); unmixed products for photographic uses, put up in measured portions or put up for retail sale in a form ready for use
- Chapter: 37: Photographic or cinematographic goods
- Subheadings: 2
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 37.07 covers chemical preparations for photographic uses (other than varnishes, glues, adhesives and similar preparations); unmixed products for photographic uses, put up in measured portions or put up for retail sale in a form ready for use.

It is split into 2 subheadings: 3707.10 (sensitising emulsions) and 3707.90 (other).

- [3707.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/370710) Sensitising emulsions
- [3707.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/370790) Other

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 37 are classified in its other 6 headings, listed below.

- [37.01](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/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
- [37.02](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/3702) Photographic film in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in rolls, sensitised, unexposed
- [37.03](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/3703) Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles, sensitised, unexposed
- [37.04](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/3704) Photographic plates, film, paper, paperboard and textiles, exposed but not developed
- [37.05](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/3705) Photographic plates and film, exposed and developed, other than cinematographic film
- [37.06](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/3706) Cinematographic film, exposed and developed, whether or not incorporating sound track or consisting only of sound track

## How it is structured

Heading 37.07 is one of 7 headings in chapter 37. Its first two digits, 37, are the chapter; the next two, 07, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (3707.10, 3707.90).

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under heading 37.07 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System use its subheadings at six digits and add their own digits after them.

- Previous heading: [37.06](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/3706) Cinematographic film, exposed and developed, whether or not incorporating sound track or consisting only of sound track
- Next heading: [38.01](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/3801) Artificial graphite; colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite; preparations based on graphite or other carbon in the form of pastes, blocks, plates or other semi-manufactures

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 37.07 cover?

HS heading 37.07 covers chemical preparations for photographic uses (other than varnishes, glues, adhesives and similar preparations); unmixed products for photographic uses, put up in measured portions or put up for retail sale in a form ready for use.

### Which chapter is HS heading 37.07 in?

HS heading 37.07 is in chapter 37 (photographic or cinematographic goods).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 37.07 have?

HS heading 37.07 has 2 subheadings: 3707.10 (sensitising emulsions) and 3707.90 (other).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

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