Importers of HS 1905.90 (other) from India actually paid 11.78% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 11.73% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 4.5%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 4.5% → 11.78%, with the largest single step +23.4pp in 2025-10. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 4.5% — importers actually paid 11.78%, so the trade-war overlay added 7.3 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "1905.90", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 1905.90. The schedule base rate is 4.5%; importers from India actually paid 11.78% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 7.3 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 4.5% (2023-07) → 11.78% (2026-06), largest single step +23.4pp in 2025-10.
India's lower duty (11.73% vs 32.7%) lets it price up to 18.8% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $1.86/kg vs $2.26/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 · 4 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "1905.90", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.