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What France actually pays on HS 1512.19
Importers of HS 1512.19 (other) from France actually paid 14.03% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 14.03% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 1.7¢/kg + 3.4%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 4.15% → 14.03%, with the largest single step +10.3pp in 2025-05. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 14.03% against an HTS base of 1.7¢/kg + 3.4%. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "1512.19", origin: "France") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 1512.19. The schedule base rate is
1.7¢/kg + 3.4%; importers from France actually paid 14.03% on the
dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 4.15% (2023-07) → 14.03% (2026-06), largest single step +10.3pp in 2025-05.
Landed cost vs the benchmark
France's lower duty (14.03% vs 21.54%) lets it price up to 6.6% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, France actually lands cheaper — $2.16/kg vs $2.98/kg (duty in, freight out).
The trade-war measures that name France or this sector
15 Chapter-99 measures name France; 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.
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.10 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.13 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.16 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.19 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.22 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.25 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.28 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.31 · Federal Register citation+25%
In print: “What France actually pays on HS 1512.19 (HS 1512.19)” —
Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/151219/france