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What Indonesia actually pays on pineapples

Importers of HS 2008.20 (pineapples) from Indonesia actually paid 0.49% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 0.49% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 0.35¢/kg. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 0.33% → 0.49%, with the largest single step -18.7pp in 2026-02. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 0.49% against an HTS base of 0.35¢/kg. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2008.20", origin: "Indonesia") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Indonesia paid 0.49% on HS 2008.20 Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 0.49% 2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 2008.20. The schedule base rate is 0.35¢/kg; importers from Indonesia actually paid 0.49% on the dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 0.33% (2023-07) → 0.49% (2026-06), largest single step -18.7pp in 2026-02.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Indonesia's lower duty (0.49% vs 26.93%) lets it price up to 26.3% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $0.5/kg vs $1.23/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Indonesia · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "2008.20", origin: "Indonesia") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Indonesia actually pays on pineapples (HS 2008.20)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/200820/indonesia