Importers of HS 2208.90 (other) from Mexico actually paid 8.55% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 0.01% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 21.1¢/pf.liter. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 6.01% → 8.55%, with the largest single step +25pp in 2025-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 8.55% against an HTS base of 21.1¢/pf.liter. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2208.90", origin: "Mexico") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 2208.90. The schedule base rate is 21.1¢/pf.liter; importers from Mexico actually paid 8.55% on the dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 6.01% (2023-07) → 8.55% (2026-06), largest single step +25pp in 2025-03.
Mexico's lower duty (0.01% vs 11.58%) lets it price up to 11.6% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $3.3/kg vs $5.97/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 · 4 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "2208.90", origin: "Mexico") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.