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What Indonesia actually pays on products containing fish meat; prepared meals

Importers of HS 1605.21 (products containing fish meat; prepared meals) from Indonesia actually paid 9.95% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 9.95% 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% → 9.95%, with the largest single step +10pp in 2025-04. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 5% — importers actually paid 9.95%, so the trade-war overlay added 4.9 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "1605.21", origin: "Indonesia") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Indonesia paid 9.95% on HS 1605.21 — the schedule says 5% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 9.95% HTS base 5% — the rulebook floor2024-112025-102026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 1605.21. The schedule base rate is 5%; importers from Indonesia actually paid 9.95% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 4.9 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 9.95% (2026-06), largest single step +10pp in 2025-04.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Indonesia's lower duty (9.95% vs 35%) lets it price up to 22.8% 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 $7.52/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Indonesia · the whole tariff ledger · 1 CBP ruling cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "1605.21", origin: "Indonesia") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Indonesia actually pays on products containing fish meat; prepared meals (HS 1605.21)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/160521/indonesia