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What Indonesia actually pays on of linseed or flaxseed oil

Importers of HS 1518.00 (of linseed or flaxseed oil) from Indonesia actually paid 0% 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 6.3¢/kg. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 8% → 0%, with the largest single step +27pp in 2025-10. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 0% against an HTS base of 6.3¢/kg. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "1518.00", origin: "Indonesia") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Indonesia paid 0% on HS 1518.00 Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 0% 2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 1518.00. The schedule base rate is 6.3¢/kg; importers from Indonesia actually paid 0% on the dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 8% (2023-07) → 0% (2026-06), largest single step +27pp in 2025-10.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Indonesia's lower duty (0% vs 20.06%) lets it price up to 20.1% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Indonesia actually lands cheaper — $1.98/kg vs $2.73/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Indonesia · the whole tariff ledger · 2 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "1518.00", origin: "Indonesia") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Indonesia actually pays on of linseed or flaxseed oil (HS 1518.00)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/151800/indonesia