Importers of HS 2206.00 (cider, whether still or sparkling) from Japan actually paid 10.32% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 10.32% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 0.4¢/liter. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 0.29% → 10.32%, with the largest single step +7.8pp in 2025-05. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 10.32% against an HTS base of 0.4¢/liter. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2206.00", origin: "Japan") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 2206.00. The schedule base rate is 0.4¢/liter; importers from Japan actually paid 10.32% on the dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 0.29% (2023-07) → 10.32% (2026-06), largest single step +7.8pp in 2025-05.
Japan's lower duty (10.32% vs 37.11%) lets it price up to 24.3% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $1.15/kg vs $5.12/kg (duty in, freight out).
12 Chapter-99 measures name Japan; 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 Japan · the whole tariff ledger · 2 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "2206.00", origin: "Japan") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.