Importers of HS 2402.20 (containing clove) from Mexico actually paid 17.5% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 17.19% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 41.7¢/kg + 0.9%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved null% → 17.5%, with the largest single step +22.9pp in 2025-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 17.5% against an HTS base of 41.7¢/kg + 0.9%. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2402.20", origin: "Mexico") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 2402.20. The schedule base rate is 41.7¢/kg + 0.9%; 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 +22.9pp in 2025-03.
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 · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "2402.20", origin: "Mexico") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.