EMV Chip Credit Card from Canada
A plastic smart card embedded with an EMV-compliant integrated circuit chip for secure payment transactions. It falls under HTS 8523.52.00 as a 'smart card' per chapter note (b), containing one or more electronic integrated circuits like a microprocessor in chip form for contact-based authentication.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Verify the card contains embedded IC chips (microprocessor/RAM/ROM) per chapter note (b); non-smart plastic cards go elsewhere
• Provide detailed technical specs and chip certification to avoid misclassification as printed matter (Chapter 49)