Importers of HS 1602.50 (in airtight containers) from Brazil actually paid 1.56% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 1.33% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 1.4%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 1.4% → 1.56%, with the largest single step +34.1pp in 2025-09. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 1.4% — importers actually paid 1.56%, so the trade-war overlay added 0.2 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "1602.50", origin: "Brazil") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 1602.50. The schedule base rate is 1.4%; importers from Brazil actually paid 1.56% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 0.2 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 1.4% (2023-07) → 1.56% (2026-06), largest single step +34.1pp in 2025-09.
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 · 1 CBP ruling cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "1602.50", origin: "Brazil") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.