Importers of HS 2009.89 (cherry juice) from Thailand actually paid 3.1% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 0.33% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 0.5¢/liter. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 0.36% → 3.1%, with the largest single step +16.3pp in 2026-01. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 3.1% against an HTS base of 0.5¢/liter. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2009.89", origin: "Thailand") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 2009.89. The schedule base rate is 0.5¢/liter; importers from Thailand actually paid 3.1% on the dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 0.36% (2023-07) → 3.1% (2026-06), largest single step +16.3pp in 2026-01.
Thailand's lower duty (0.33% vs 35.11%) lets it price up to 34.7% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Thailand actually lands cheaper — $1.27/kg vs $1.45/kg (duty in, freight out).
All goods from Thailand · the whole tariff ledger · 2 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "2009.89", origin: "Thailand") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.