Cards, not punched, for punchcard machines, whether or not in strips
Paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin (China clay) or other inorganic substances, with or without a binder, and with no other coating, whether or not surface-colored, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size: > Kraft paper and paperboard, other than that of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes: > Bleached uniformly throughout the mass and of which more than 95 percent by weight of the total fiber content consists of wood fibers obtained by a chemical process and weighing more than 150 g/m²: > Other: > Cards, not punched, for punchcard machines, whether or not in strips
Duty Rate (from China)
Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Products classified under HTS 4810.32.30.00
IBM 5081 Punch Card Stock in Strips
Coated bleached kraft paperboard cards in continuous strips, compatible with IBM 5081 punchcard systems for mainframe data entry. Uniformly bleached with >95% chemical pulp, >150 g/m², kaolin-coated for durability and printability before punching. Not pre-punched, intended for punchcard machine processing.
Kraft Bleached Punchcard Machine Cards
These are rectangular cards made from bleached kraft paperboard, coated with kaolin on one or both sides, weighing over 150 g/m² with over 95% chemical wood fibers. Designed specifically as blank, unpunched cards for punchcard machines used in data processing. They may be supplied in strips for easy loading into legacy computing systems.
Unpunched 80-Column Punchcard Blanks
Standard 80-column rectangular cards from kaolin-coated bleached kraft paperboard (>150 g/m², >95% chemical wood fibers), for punchcard tabulating machines. Blank surface allows custom printing; supplied flat or in fan-fold strips. Meets legacy data processing requirements without pre-perforation.
Fan-Fold Punchcard Strip Stock
Continuous fan-fold strips of bleached, kaolin-coated kraft cards (>150 g/m², chemical pulp dominant), detachable into individual unpunched cards for punchcard machines. Designed for high-volume data processing in vintage computing environments. Surface-coated for ink receptivity without other binders.
Legacy Fortran Punch Card Paperboard
Heavyweight bleached kraft paperboard sheets, kaolin-coated, cut into cards or strips for Fortran programming punchcard input to old mainframes. Over 150 g/m² with chemical process fibers >95%, unpunched for custom encoding. Ideal for archival computing restoration projects.