HS code 8523.52: Smart cards
HS code 8523.52 covers: Semiconductor media; smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37. It is a subheading of heading 8523, in chapter 85.
Where 8523.52 sits in the tariff
The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonized System. Countries and regions add their own digits after them.
Chapter
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles
Heading
8523Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of Chapter 37
Subheading
8523.52 Semiconductor media; smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37
Other subheadings under heading 8523
- 8523.21Magnetic media; cards incorporating a magnetic stripe, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37
- 8523.29Magnetic media; other than cards incorporating a magnetic stripe, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37
- 8523.41Optical media; unrecorded, excluding products of Chapter 37
- 8523.49Optical media; recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37
- 8523.51Semiconductor media; solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37
- 8523.52Semiconductor media; smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37This page
- 8523.59Semiconductor media; other than smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37
- 8523.80Media n.e.c. in heading 8523, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37
How tariffs divide 8523.52 further
National and regional tariffs add digits after the six shared ones, splitting this subheading into more specific lines. The tables list every line we hold for 8523.52 in this language, in each publisher's own wording.
| Tariff | Applies in | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| EU Combined Nomenclature (CN8) | European Union | 1 |
| US Harmonized Tariff Schedule | United States | 2 |
| UK Global Tariff commodity codes | United Kingdom | 1 |
| India ITC-HS (8-digit) | India | 3 |
| GCC integrated customs tariff (12-digit) | Gulf Cooperation Council, UAE schedule | 4 |
| EAC Common External Tariff | East African Community | 1 |
| Brazil NCM | Brazil and Mercosur | 2 |
| Turkey GTIP | Türkiye | 1 |
| Egypt customs tariff (10-digit) | Egypt | 1 |
| ECOWAS Common External Tariff | West Africa | 1 |
| Lines in total | 17 | |
EU Combined Nomenclature (CN8)
European Union — 1 line
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8523 52 00 | Semiconductor media – Smart cards |
US Harmonized Tariff Schedule
United States — 2 lines
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8523 52 00 10 | Semiconductor media – "Smart cards" – Unrecorded |
| 8523 52 00 90 | Semiconductor media – "Smart cards" – Other |
UK Global Tariff commodity codes
United Kingdom — 1 line
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8523 52 00 00 | Semiconductor media – 'Smart cards' |
India ITC-HS (8-digit)
India — 3 lines
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8523 52 10 | Solid-state non-volatile storage devices – Smart cards: – SIM cards |
| 8523 52 20 | Solid-state non-volatile storage devices – Smart cards: – Memory Cards |
| 8523 52 90 | Solid-state non-volatile storage devices – Smart cards: – Other |
GCC integrated customs tariff (12-digit)
Gulf Cooperation Council, UAE schedule — 4 lines
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8523 52 00 00 01 | Semiconductor media smart cards - ATM cards |
| 8523 52 00 00 02 | Semiconductor media smart cards - Mobile sim-cards |
| 8523 52 00 00 03 | Semiconductor media smart cards - Satellite TV Cards |
| 8523 52 00 99 99 | Semiconductor media smart cards - Other smart cards |
EAC Common External Tariff
East African Community — 1 line
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8523 52 00 | Semiconductor media – “Smart cards” |
Brazil NCM
Brazil and Mercosur — 2 lines
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8523 52 10 | Semiconductor media: – "Smart cards" – Proximity-activated cards and tags |
| 8523 52 90 | Semiconductor media: – "Smart cards" – Other |
Turkey GTIP
Türkiye — 1 line
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8523 52 00 00 00 | Semiconductor media: – Smart cards |
Egypt customs tariff (10-digit)
Egypt — 1 line
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8523 52 00 00 | Smart cards. |
ECOWAS Common External Tariff
West Africa — 1 line
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8523 52 00 00 | Semiconductor media – "Smart cards" |
Descriptions are shown for reference in the publishers' own wording. They are not the official legal text. See all data sources.
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