Credit Card Magnetic Stripe Blank from China
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.
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
• Specify coercivity level (LoCo/HiCo) and track standards (ISO 7811) in documentation to confirm tariff classification
• Ensure no embedded chips; chip+magstripe cards require separate smart card declaration
• Avoid classifying as 'finished payment cards' - blanks for encoding stay in 8523.21