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The tariff classification of a magnetic media card from New Zealand.
Issued August 21, 1998 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Tariff classification
HTS codes: 8523.30.0000
Headings: 8523
Product description
The magnetic strip is imported blank without any information on it. The consumer will record entry codes on the magnetic strip. The cards will be used as entry cards.
CBP rationale
The applicable subheading for the magnetic media entry card will be 8523.30.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for prepared unrecorded media.
Full text
NY D81535 August 21, 1998 CLA-2-85:RR:NC:1:108 D81535 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 8523.30.0000 Mr. Ernst Rothe Rotexco Export 1158 Fifth Ave., Suite 4D New York, NY 10029-6917 RE: The tariff classification of a magnetic media card from New Zealand. Dear Mr. Rothe: In your letter dated August 12, 1998 you requested a tariff classification ruling. The sample submitted, a magnetic media entry card, is a plastic card with a magnetic strip on the back. The magnetic strip is imported blank without any information on it. The consumer will record entry codes on the magnetic strip. The cards will be used as entry cards. The applicable subheading for the magnetic media entry card will be 8523.30.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides for prepared unrecorded media...cards incorporating a magnetic stripe. The duty rate will be 0.8 percent ad valorem. This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177). A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact National Import Specialist Michael Contino at 212-466-5672. Sincerely, Robert B. Swierupski Director, National Commodity Specialist Division
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