Microfiche Library Catalog Cards
Microfiche sheets containing miniaturized library catalog records for research institutions and academic libraries. These qualify under HTS 9817.00.42.00 as visual materials in microfiche format for information access.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If containing printed index cards at normal size
Standard printed catalog cards are paper articles, not micro-reduced visual materials.
If digitized optical media rather than analog microfiche
Digital disc-based catalogs classify as optical media under Chapter 85.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Specify fiche format (e.g
• 105x148mm standard) and number of pages reduced per fiche
• Provide library/institution end-user letters confirming educational/research use
• Avoid bundling with digital media; declare separately as visual materials
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