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U.S. exports of recorded cards incorporating a magnetic stripe (HS 852321) totaled $5.2M in July 2026.
Importers of Recorded Cards Incorporating a Magnetic Stripe paid $157K in duties in July 2026 — an effective duty rate of 13% on $1.2M in dutiable value, based on actual customs collections rather than the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: July 2026 dataMagnetic-stripe cards — including credit, debit, loyalty, access-control, and transit fare cards — enter the US under a single tariff line, 8523210000, with Mexico and Canada as the leading suppliers, a supply pattern consistent with nearshore card personalization and manufacturing operations serving US financial and retail clients. Because these cards often carry encoded personal or financial data, importers must also navigate data-security and payment-network compliance requirements that sit outside the customs framework. Classification questions most often arise when a card combines a magnetic stripe with an embedded chip, which may shift the article toward the smart card heading (852352) depending on which feature provides the card's essential character.
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64 shipments/mo
CBP classifies combination cards based on the feature that imparts the card's essential character. Cards where the chip is the primary functional element — such as EMV payment cards — are generally classified as smart cards under heading 852352. Cards where the magnetic stripe remains the dominant functional feature would remain under 852321. The specific construction and intended use should be reviewed with a licensed customs broker before importation.
Standard customs documentation applies, but importers should also be prepared to provide technical specifications describing the card's construction and encoding to support classification. Cards destined for use in regulated payment networks may additionally require compliance documentation from the relevant payment scheme (e.g., PCI DSS certification records), though these are commercial rather than customs requirements.
Subheading 7 of 8 in heading 8523
Subheading 852321 · $1.8M of $7.2B
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HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
| Code | Description | Import Value | Effective Tariff % | Dutiable Share | Duty Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8523210000 | Cards, Recorded, Incorporating A Magnetic Stripe | $1.8M | 8.51% | 63.63% | $157K |
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
| Code | Description | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 8523210000 | Cards, Recorded, Incorporating A Magnetic Stripe | $5.2M |
Import lines come from the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule and export lines from Schedule B. The two are numbered by different agencies, so the same 10-digit code can appear in both tables describing a different product.
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$1.8MYoY · Pro
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$5.2MYoY · Pro
12-mo low · imports
YoY · ProThrough July 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Exports · July 2026
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Canada and Australia together take 57% of it.
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rate provision · imports
36.4% enters free of duty; the effective duty rate is 8.51%.