Importers of HS 2008.19 (pignolia and pistachios) from Vietnam actually paid 7.82% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 7.79% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 1¢/kg. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 2.39% → 7.82%, with the largest single step -8.3pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 7.82% against an HTS base of 1¢/kg. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2008.19", origin: "Vietnam") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 2008.19. The schedule base rate is 1¢/kg; importers from Vietnam actually paid 7.82% on the dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 2.39% (2023-07) → 7.82% (2026-06), largest single step -8.3pp in 2026-03.
Vietnam's lower duty (7.79% vs 51.58%) lets it price up to 40.6% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $4.99/kg vs $8.66/kg (duty in, freight out).
All goods from Vietnam · the whole tariff ledger · 1 CBP ruling cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "2008.19", origin: "Vietnam") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.