HS code for trading cards
Trading card game cards
- HTS code CBP assigned
- 9504.40.00
- General duty rate
- Free
- Section 301 (applies to products of China)
- not covered
Duty rate as of 2026-10-02 (2026 HTS Revision 20). Section 301 status as of 2026-10-02 (2026 HTS Revision 20). Product-specific Section 301 exclusions are not checked. Verify the duty rate and Section 301 status with a licensed customs broker.
Pokémon trading cards printed on standard card stock, about 63mm x 88mm, each with unique artwork and game information. CBP found the cards are “game pieces for the competitive strategic Pokémon Trading Card Game”, even though the importer called them collector’s items.
CBP classified Pokémon trading cards under HTS 9504.40.0000, free of general duty.
“we are of the opinion that the 3 Pokémon trading cards are game pieces classifiable in subheading 9504.”
Not this case if your goods are:
- sports cards and other cards not used to play a game
These fall on a different line with a different duty rate or Section 301 status. Ask us →