Importers of HS 2105.00 (described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and ente) from Korea, South actually paid 17.87% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 17.87% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 20%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 21.75% → 17.87%, with the largest single step -10.3pp in 2025-12. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 20% — importers actually paid 17.87%, so the trade-war overlay added -2.1 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2105.00", origin: "Korea, South") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 2105.00. The schedule base rate is 20%; importers from South Korea actually paid 17.87% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added -2.1 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 21.75% (2023-07) → 17.87% (2026-06), largest single step -10.3pp in 2025-12.
Korea, South's lower duty (17.87% vs 26.28%) lets it price up to 7.1% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $2.42/kg vs $3.51/kg (duty in, freight out).
All goods from South Korea · the whole tariff ledger · 2 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "2105.00", origin: "South Korea") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.