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What Italy actually pays on in an aggregate quantity not to exceed 730 metric tons enter
Importers of HS 2005.70 (in an aggregate quantity not to exceed 730 metric tons enter) from Italy actually paid 11.01% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 11% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 5.4¢/kg on drained weight. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 1.47% → 11.01%, with the largest single step +6.1pp in 2025-05. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 11.01% against an HTS base of 5.4¢/kg on drained weight. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2005.70", origin: "Italy") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 2005.70. The schedule base rate is
5.4¢/kg on drained weight; importers from Italy actually paid 11.01% on the
dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 1.47% (2023-07) → 11.01% (2026-06), largest single step +6.1pp in 2025-05.
Landed cost vs the benchmark
Italy's lower duty (11% vs 49.42%) lets it price up to 34.6% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $0.82/kg vs $4.17/kg (duty in, freight out).
The trade-war measures that name Italy or this sector
15 Chapter-99 measures name Italy; 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.
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.10 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.13 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.16 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.19 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.22 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.25 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.28 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.31 · Federal Register citation+25%
In print: “What Italy actually pays on in an aggregate quantity not to exceed 730 metric tons enter (HS 2005.70)” —
Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/200570/italy