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The US Trade Ledger — every US container gateway, every partner country, every month — and what each one actually paid at the border.

The tariff on miscellaneous chemicals

HS chapter 38, all origins, from official duty receipts. Burden 2.1% in 2017-06 → peak 12.9% in 2025-10 → 8.8% in 2026-06, on $170M of duty in the latest month.

Duty collected as % of all miscellaneous chemicals import value, monthly, all origins. Peak 12.9% (2025-10).

Duty dollars collected on the chapter, monthly. Excludes AD/CVD and fees; assessed at entry.

Who pays it — top origins, 2026-06

China 29.5% paid $32M duty Germany 8.8% paid $20M duty Japan 7.7% paid $19M duty Indonesia 11.1% paid $15M duty Korea, South 8.4% paid $10M duty France 11.8% paid $10M duty United Kingdom 9.1% paid $7M duty

Singapore 8.7% paid $6M duty

Sweden 10.1% paid $5M duty

Italy 12.8% paid $5M duty

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the whole tariff story · any origin: tariff_burden(origin: "Vietnam", commodity: "38") · any code: tariff_lookup(hs, origin) via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “The tariff on miscellaneous chemicals” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff-on-miscellaneous-chemicals