Importers of HS 0511.99 (other) from Brazil actually paid 10.06% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 10.06% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 1.1%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 1.1% → 10.06%, with the largest single step -37.1pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 1.1% — importers actually paid 10.06%, so the trade-war overlay added 9 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "0511.99", origin: "Brazil") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 0511.99. The schedule base rate is 1.1%; importers from Brazil actually paid 10.06% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 9 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 1.1% (2023-07) → 10.06% (2026-06), largest single step -37.1pp in 2026-03.
Brazil's lower duty (10.06% vs 35.01%) lets it price up to 22.7% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $3.04/kg vs $10.88/kg (duty in, freight out).
8 Chapter-99 measures name Brazil; scope mapping is partial (several annexes are PDFs) — absence never means exemption. They do not sum, and some are product-specific — the collected rate above is the composed truth.
All goods from Brazil · the whole tariff ledger · 2 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "0511.99", origin: "Brazil") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.