Cards incorporating a magnetic stripe
Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, "smart cards" and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of Chapter 37: > Magnetic media: > Cards incorporating a magnetic stripe
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 8523.21.00.00
Magnetic Stripe Laundry Card
Apartment laundry room cards with magnetic stripes tracking machine usage and payments. Under HTS 8523.21.00.00 as cards incorporating magnetic stripes for utility usage recording. Heavy-duty construction.
Copy Machine Magnetic Card
Departmental copy quota cards using magnetic stripes for print/scan accounting. HTS 8523.21.00.00 for magnetic media recording copy usage data. Office-grade durability.
Vending Machine Magnetic Value Card
Reusable vending cards storing magnetic-encoded purchase credit for snack machines. Classified HTS 8523.21.00.00 as magnetic media for transaction value recording.
Gate Access Magnetic Card
Community gate/residential access cards with magnetic stripes for vehicle/pedestrian entry. HTS 8523.21.00.00 for access control data recording.
Fuel Card Magnetic Stripe
Commercial fleet fuel purchase cards encoding driver/account data on magnetic stripe. HTS 8523.21.00.00 for transaction recording.
Magnetic Stripe Luggage Tag
Airline baggage tags with magnetic stripes for automated sorting systems. HTS 8523.21.00.00 as temporary-use magnetic media cards.
Credit Card Magnetic Stripe Blank
Blank PVC cards with high-coercivity magnetic stripes for financial institution encoding of account data. Classified under HTS 8523.21.00.00 as magnetic media cards for recording financial phenomena. Supplied unrecorded for bank personalization.
Library Magnetic Book Card
Durable cards with magnetic stripes used in library circulation systems for check-out recording. Falls under HTS 8523.21.00.00 as magnetic media cards incorporating stripes for bibliographic data. Often laminated for repeated use.
Parking Garage Magnetic Ticket
Entry/exit tickets for automated parking systems using magnetic stripe for time/vehicle data. Classified HTS 8523.21.00.00 as magnetic media cards for parking validation recording. Thermal printed for date/time.
Casino Player Tracking Card
Player loyalty cards with magnetic stripes linking bets, wins and comps in casino systems. HTS 8523.21.00.00 for magnetic stripe cards recording gambling phenomena data. High-durability laminated construction.
Metro Transit Magnetic Fare Card
Public transit fare cards with magnetic stripes encoding ride credits and validation data. Falls under HTS 8523.21.00.00 as magnetic media for transport fare recording. Durable for daily commuter use.
Blank Magnetic Stripe Phone Card
Prepaid telephone cards with blank magnetic stripes for value encoding by distributors. HTS 8523.21.00.00 classifies these as magnetic media cards for telecommunication value recording. PVC with holographic security.
Magnetic Stripe Hotel Key Card
A plastic card incorporating a magnetic stripe for encoding room access data, used in hotel door locks. It falls under HTS 8523.21.00.00 as a card specifically incorporating a magnetic stripe for data recording and reproduction. These are unrecorded or recorded for temporary guest use.
Time Clock Magnetic Badge
Employee identification badges with magnetic stripes for time attendance systems encoding worker ID. HTS 8523.21.00.00 applies to these cards as magnetic media for recording attendance data. Typically PVC construction for durability.
Gym Membership Magnetic Card
Plastic membership cards with magnetic stripes for gym turnstile and point-of-sale access control. HTS 8523.21.00.00 covers these as cards incorporating magnetic stripes for member data recording. Custom printed with member photos.