Unrecorded Java Smart Card from China
An unrecorded smart card with embedded Java Card technology featuring a microprocessor, RAM, and ROM for secure applications like banking and ID verification. It falls under HTS 8523.52.0010 as an unrecorded semiconductor media smart card per Chapter 85 note (b), containing one or more electronic integrated circuits in chip form without any recorded data.
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
• Verify the card contains embedded IC chips (microprocessor/RAM/ROM) but no recorded data to qualify under 8523.52.0010; pre-recorded cards shift to other subheadings
• Include technical specs confirming 'smart card' definition from Chapter notes and ensure no active/passive elements beyond specified