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What Vietnam actually pays on HS 1504.20

Importers of HS 1504.20 (other) from Vietnam actually paid 16.43% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 16.43% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 1.5¢/kg + 5%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved null% → 16.43%, with the largest single step +16.4pp in 2026-05. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 16.43% against an HTS base of 1.5¢/kg + 5%. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "1504.20", origin: "Vietnam") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Vietnam paid 16.43% on HS 1504.20 Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 16.43% 2023-082024-082026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 1504.20. The schedule base rate is 1.5¢/kg + 5%; importers from Vietnam actually paid 16.43% on the dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 16.43% (2026-06), largest single step +16.4pp in 2026-05.

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All goods from Vietnam · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "1504.20", origin: "Vietnam") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Vietnam actually pays on HS 1504.20 (HS 1504.20)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/150420/vietnam