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What Thailand actually pays on cherry juice

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

Thailand paid 3.1% on HS 2009.89 Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 3.1% 2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

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.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

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).

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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.

In print: “What Thailand actually pays on cherry juice (HS 2009.89)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/200989/thailand