Importers of HS 2008.99 (avocados) from Mexico actually paid 10.39% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 0.07% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 10.6¢/kg. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved null% → 10.39%, with the largest single step -25.1pp in 2025-10. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 10.39% against an HTS base of 10.6¢/kg. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2008.99", origin: "Mexico") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 2008.99. The schedule base rate is 10.6¢/kg; importers from Mexico actually paid 10.39% on the dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 10.39% (2026-06), largest single step -25.1pp in 2025-10.
Mexico's lower duty (0.07% vs 34.9%) lets it price up to 34.8% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Mexico actually lands cheaper — $0.93/kg vs $1.71/kg (duty in, freight out).
5 Chapter-99 measures name Mexico; 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 Mexico · the whole tariff ledger · 6 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "2008.99", origin: "Mexico") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.