Blank Magnetic Stripe Phone Card from Japan
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.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Specify remaining talk time encoding capacity in technical description
• Security holograms don't affect primary magnetic media classification
• Pre-encoded versions still classify here, not as money