Importers of HS 2106.90 (of gelatin) from India actually paid 16.39% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 16.3% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 4.8%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 6.4% → 16.39%, with the largest single step -26.9pp in 2026-02. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 4.8% — importers actually paid 16.39%, so the trade-war overlay added 11.6 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2106.90", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 2106.90. The schedule base rate is 4.8%; importers from India actually paid 16.39% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 11.6 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 6.4% (2023-07) → 16.39% (2026-06), largest single step -26.9pp in 2026-02.
India's lower duty (16.3% vs 24.34%) lets it price up to 6.9% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $4.69/kg vs $5.65/kg (duty in, freight out).
7 Chapter-99 measures name India; 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 India · the whole tariff ledger · 45 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "2106.90", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.