Fanfold Unpunched Punch Card Strips from China
Coated paper cards connected in continuous fanfold strips, not punched, for loading into punch card machines such as Univac or IBM systems. The kaolin coating ensures smooth feeding and printing. Classified under HTS 4810.99.30.00 as explicitly allowed 'whether or not in strips' for punch card applications.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%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
9903.88.0325%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)
Import Tips
• Document strip perforation strength and fold specifications to prove they remain intact for machine processing, preventing downgrade to loose sheets
• Include end-user certifications from punch card machine operators to affirm specific use under this HTS subheading
• Avoid common errors by ensuring no printing exceeds subsidiary motifs, or it may shift to Chapter 49 per chapter notes