Importers of HS 1605.21 (products containing fish meat; prepared meals) from India actually paid 10% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 10% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 5%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved null% → 10%, with the largest single step -22.7pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 5% — importers actually paid 10%, so the trade-war overlay added 5 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "1605.21", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 1605.21. The schedule base rate is 5%; importers from India actually paid 10% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 5 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 10% (2026-06), largest single step -22.7pp in 2026-03.
India's lower duty (10% vs 35%) lets it price up to 22.7% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $7.03/kg vs $7.96/kg (duty in, freight out).
7 Chapter-99 measures name India; 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 India · the whole tariff ledger · 1 CBP ruling cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "1605.21", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.