Importers of HS 2101.11 (instant coffee, not flavored) from Brazil actually paid 9.95% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 8.66% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is Free. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved null% → 9.95%, with the largest single step -39.7pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is Free — importers actually paid 9.95%, so the trade-war overlay added 9.9 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2101.11", origin: "Brazil") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 2101.11. The schedule base rate is Free; importers from Brazil actually paid 9.95% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 9.9 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 9.95% (2026-06), largest single step -39.7pp in 2026-03.
Brazil's lower duty (8.66% vs 13.92%) lets it price up to 4.8% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $1.75/kg vs $6.36/kg (duty in, freight out).
8 Chapter-99 measures name Brazil; 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 Brazil · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "2101.11", origin: "Brazil") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.