Legacy Fortran Punch Card Paperboard
This product consists of heavyweight bleached kraft paperboard sheets, kaolin-coated, cut into cards or strips for use in Fortran programming punchcard input for old mainframes. The paperboard weighs over 150 g/m² and is made from more than 95% chemical wood fibres, uniformly bleached. The sheets are unpunched and unprinted, allowing custom encoding, so they fall under tariff item 4810.32.00.
Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin
| Origin Country | MFN Tariff | Surtaxes | Total Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳China | Free | — | Free |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Free | — | Free |
| 🇺🇸United States | Free | +50.0% | 50% |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Free | — | Free |
| 🇯🇵Japan | Free | — | Free |
More Specific Codes
This product may fall under a more specific subheading:
Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If the cards are punched or perforated for machine use
Perforated paper or paperboard cards for machines are classified in heading 48.23.
If the paperboard is not uniformly bleached throughout
This covers other coated multi-ply paper and paperboard with different bleaching or fibre characteristics.
If the product is printed with non-subsidiary text or graphics
Printed matter with primary informational content falls in Chapter 49.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Ensure the sheets are not converted beyond cutting to size; any punching or perforation would change classification
• The product must meet the weight and fibre thresholds; maintain supplier specifications for CBSA verification
• If the sheets are printed with programming instructions, they may fall in Chapter 49
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