Importers of HS 2009.89 (cherry juice) from Vietnam actually paid 9.58% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 1.39% 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 0.41% → 9.58%, with the largest single step +13.7pp in 2026-01. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 9.58% against an HTS base of 0.5¢/liter. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2009.89", origin: "Vietnam") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 2009.89. The schedule base rate is 0.5¢/liter; importers from Vietnam actually paid 9.58% on the dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 0.41% (2023-07) → 9.58% (2026-06), largest single step +13.7pp in 2026-01.
Vietnam's lower duty (1.39% vs 35.11%) lets it price up to 33.3% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Vietnam actually lands cheaper — $0.99/kg vs $1.45/kg (duty in, freight out).
All goods from Vietnam · the whole tariff ledger · 2 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "2009.89", origin: "Vietnam") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.