4810.31.30.00/Bleached Kraft Punchcard Machine Cards/Japan

Bleached Kraft Punchcard Machine Cards from Japan

Rectangular cards made from bleached kraft paperboard, coated with kaolin on both sides, weighing 150 g/m² or less, with over 95% chemical wood fibers. These not-punched cards are designed for use in punchcard machines for data processing and are supplied in strips or sheets. They fall under HTS 4810.31.30.00 due to their specific coating, fiber content, weight, and intended use as punchcard blanks.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

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Import Tips

• Verify coating is solely kaolin or inorganic substances with no other coatings via lab testing to confirm classification

• Provide mill test certificates proving >95% chemical wood fiber content and uniform bleaching throughout the mass

• Avoid misclassification as printed cards by ensuring no motifs or graphics that are primary to use, per Chapter 49 note