Kraft Bleached Punchcard Machine Cards from Mexico
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.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• ,Provide mill test certificates confirming Mullen burst strength and fiber composition; common pitfall is insufficient documentation leading to delays
• Declare as 'not punched' explicitly; punched cards shift to heading 4823 as Jacquard/perforated items