Importers of HS 0904.22 (paprika) from Mexico actually paid 0.83% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 0% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 3¢/kg. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved null% → 0.83%, with the largest single step -26pp in 2025-09. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 0.83% against an HTS base of 3¢/kg. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "0904.22", origin: "Mexico") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 0904.22. The schedule base rate is 3¢/kg; importers from Mexico actually paid 0.83% on the dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 0.83% (2026-06), largest single step -26pp in 2025-09.
Mexico's lower duty (0% vs 9.69%) lets it price up to 9.7% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $2.61/kg vs $6.5/kg (duty in, freight out).
5 Chapter-99 measures name Mexico; 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 Mexico · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "0904.22", origin: "Mexico") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.