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8523.52.00.90/EMV Chip Contact Smart Card/Japan

EMV Chip Contact Smart Card from Japan

A plastic card embedded with a microprocessor chip and gold contacts for secure financial transactions like debit and credit cards. It falls under HTS 8523.52.00.90 as a 'smart card' per Chapter 85 note (b), containing an embedded electronic integrated circuit (microprocessor) but no other active/passive elements. Used for EMV-compliant payment processing.

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%
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Import Tips

• Verify the card has an embedded IC chip (microprocessor/RAM/ROM) per Chapter 85 note (b); plain magnetic stripe cards go to 8523.51

• Provide technical specs confirming no additional active/passive circuits beyond the IC chip to qualify as 'smart card'

EMV Chip Contact Smart Card from Japan — Import Duty Rate | HTS 8523.52.00.90