Zebra 104523-170 Recycled PVC Card Stock, 30 Mil, 500 Cards
Overview
The Zebra 104523-170 is a 500-card box of 30-mil recycled PVC card stock designed for use with Zebra card printers in access control, employee badging, visitor management, and ID issuance programs. At 30 mil thickness, these cards match the ISO CR80 standard used across virtually every enterprise card printer on the market — the same physical profile as a standard credit card — so they feed reliably without jams or misprints in high-volume batch runs. The recycled PVC construction makes 104523-170 (often searched as 104523 170) a straightforward choice for organizations looking to reduce virgin plastic consumption without changing their card printer setup or supplies chain.
Key Features
- 30 Mil ISO CR80 Thickness: Matches the physical standard every major card printer is built around. A card that is too thin flexes in the feeder and causes double-feeds; too thick and it jams at the encoding station. At 30 mil, these cards run through Zebra ZXP Series, ZC Series, and comparable platforms without requiring feed tension adjustments.
- Recycled PVC Material: PVC card stock sourced from recycled content rather than virgin resin. For enterprise buyers under ESG reporting obligations or procurement policies that score on recycled content, this gives you a verifiable materials claim without switching to a different card format or thickness.
- 500 Cards Per Box: A full box covers a mid-size organization's badge issuance needs for a meaningful run — enough to support a new-hire onboarding cycle, a visitor management refresh, or a full access-control card replacement project without splitting an order across multiple partial boxes.
- US Country of Origin: Manufactured domestically, which satisfies TAA compliance requirements for government and federal contractor procurement programs. If your purchasing policy requires US-made supplies, this spec matters at the requisition stage.
- Zebra Card Media Product Family: Sourced from Zebra's dedicated card media division, meaning dimensional tolerances and surface coating are validated against Zebra printer mechanisms — not a third-party generic card that may print inconsistently or void a service agreement.
- UNSPSC Code 55121802: Pre-classified under the correct commodity code for plastic identification cards, which streamlines catalog entry and PO approval in procurement systems that require UNSPSC coding (Ariba, Coupa, SAP SRM).
Integration and Compatibility
The 104523-170 is part of the Zebra Cards product family and is sized to the CR80/ISO 7810 ID-1 standard (3.375 × 2.125 inches), which is the universal format accepted by Zebra ZXP Series 1, 3, 7, and 8 printers as well as the ZC100, ZC300, and ZC350 desktop card printers. The 30-mil gauge is the default card thickness these platforms are calibrated for out of the box. Before ordering at volume, confirm your printer model's media guide does not call for a non-standard thickness — most enterprise Zebra card printers specify 30 mil as the primary supported gauge, but some dual-sided lamination configurations may accommodate thicker stock. Pair with Zebra ribbon and overlay film from the same media family to keep coating chemistry consistent and avoid adhesion issues on printed surfaces. For a full look at compatible consumables and card printer options, browse the Zebra catalog or explore card printers and card printer supplies to spec the complete issuance stack.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What card printer models is the 104523-170 compatible with?
A: The 104523-170 is a standard CR80, 30-mil card — the default gauge for Zebra ZXP Series (1, 3, 7, 8) and ZC Series (ZC100, ZC300, ZC350) desktop card printers. Verify your specific printer's media guide to confirm 30-mil support before bulk ordering.
Q: How many cards come in a box of 104523-170?
A: Each box contains 500 cards.
Q: Is the 104523-170 TAA compliant?
A: The 104523-170 is manufactured in the United States (Country of Origin: US), which satisfies the domestic manufacture requirement for TAA compliance under most federal procurement programs. Confirm with your contracting officer for your specific contract vehicle.
Q: What is the card thickness of the 104523-170?
A: 30 mil, which matches the ISO CR80 standard used across the majority of enterprise card printers.
Q: Can the 104523-170 be used for access control badge programs?
A: Yes. These are blank PVC card blanks suitable for printing employee badges, visitor cards, and access credential cards using a compatible Zebra card printer. They do not come pre-encoded with any chip or magnetic stripe — encoding happens at the printer.
Q: What is the UNSPSC code for the 104523-170?
A: 55121802, classified under plastic identification cards. This is useful for procurement systems (Ariba, Coupa, SAP SRM) that require UNSPSC coding at the line-item level.
The 104523-170 is the card stock I recommend when a site needs a steady, reorderable supply of blank credentials and wants the recycled PVC materials claim to hold up under procurement scrutiny. The 30-mil gauge is the spec that matters most for day-to-day operations — it is the thickness Zebra card printer feed mechanisms are tuned for from the factory, which means you are not dialing in feed tension or dealing with mis-picks the way you sometimes do with off-brand card stock.
Technical Highlights:
- 30 Mil Thickness: Matches ISO CR80, the universal standard. Printers calibrated for this gauge — essentially every Zebra card platform — will run these without feed adjustments, reducing downtime during high-volume issuance runs.
- 500 Cards Per Box: At 500 cards, one box covers a meaningful issuance cycle. For a 200-employee site running annual re-badging plus visitors, a single order gets you through a full cycle with buffer stock.
- US Country of Origin: Manufactured domestically. This is the spec line that unlocks TAA-compliant purchasing on GSA schedules and federal contractor vehicles — worth noting at the PO stage before procurement flags it.
Deployment Considerations:
- These cards ship as blank stock — no pre-encoding, no magnetic stripe, no chip. If your access control system requires HID or MIFARE encoding, that encoding happens at the printer or a separate encoder; confirm your printer model supports the encoding technology your credential platform requires before ordering in bulk.
- The recycled PVC label is a materials sourcing claim, not a biodegradability claim — do not represent these as compostable or environmentally degradable in your procurement documentation.
For a corporate headquarters running Zebra ZC300 or ZXP Series 3 printers with a centralized badging station, the 104523-170 is a clean, reorderable SKU that satisfies both the recycled-content procurement checkbox and the dimensional requirements of the installed printer fleet without introducing any media compatibility risk.
