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.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If not bleached uniformly or <95% chemical fibers
Other coated kraft paperboard (non-bleached or mixed pulp) uses 4810.39.
If sold as Jacquard machine cards
Chapter note places perforated/Jacquard cards in 4823, even unpunched if intended.
If kraftliner specs met (>115 g/m², Mullen strength)
Coated kraftliner paper rolls/sheets meeting burst strength table classify under 4804.11.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Label dimensions (e.g
• 12.7x83.2 cm for 80-col) and 'for punchcard machines' to support classification
• Avoid printing motifs dominant over function; per chapter note, goes to chapter 49 if pictorial
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