U.S. exports of Playing Cards (SITC 89437) totaled $75.5M in August 2026.
Importers of Playing Cards paid $5.4M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 10.79% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Playing Cards imports of $50.5M in August 2026 ran 13% above the year-to-date monthly average of $44.8M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataPlaying cards — whether standard poker decks, tarot sets, or specialty game cards — occupy a narrow, well-defined SITC heading that separates them from other printed paper goods and board game components. The classification is material-agnostic: cards made of paper, plastic-coated stock, or fully plastic construction all fall here provided their primary use is as playing cards. Duty treatment can vary by construction material and country of origin, so verifying the correct HTS correlation is advisable for mixed-material or novelty card sets.
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4.4K import shipments a month
Yes — the heading captures playing cards regardless of whether the substrate is paper, plastic-coated paperboard, or fully plastic, as long as the article's primary function is use as playing cards. However, the correlated HTS subheading at the 10-digit level may differ by material, affecting the applicable duty rate.
Trading card game sets designed primarily for gameplay may classify here, but collectible cards valued primarily as collector's items, or sets bundled with game boards and other components, could fall under a different heading. The intended use and commercial presentation are the determining factors.
Basic heading 47 of 419 in section 8
Basic heading 89437 · $75.5M of $18.4B
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Exports · August 2026
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Canada and Australia together take 46% of it.
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$50.5MYoY · free account
Exports
$75.5MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $532.5M of Playing Cards.
Through August 2026 · exports 11 of 12 months reported. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.