Importers of HS 2202.99 (other) from Mexico actually paid 17.5% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 0.03% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 0.2¢/liter. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved null% → 17.5%, with the largest single step +16.2pp in 2024-12. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 17.5% against an HTS base of 0.2¢/liter. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2202.99", origin: "Mexico") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 2202.99. The schedule base rate is 0.2¢/liter; importers from Mexico actually paid 17.5% on the dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 17.5% (2026-06), largest single step +16.2pp in 2024-12.
Mexico's lower duty (0.03% vs 36.03%) lets it price up to 36% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $0.67/kg vs $2.54/kg (duty in, freight out).
5 Chapter-99 measures name Mexico; 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 Mexico · the whole tariff ledger · 32 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "2202.99", origin: "Mexico") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.