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What Italy actually pays on motor fuel
Importers of HS 2710.12 (motor fuel) from Italy actually paid 0.11% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 0.11% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 52.5¢/bbl. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 0.24% → 0.11%, with the largest single step +10.2pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 0.11% against an HTS base of 52.5¢/bbl. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2710.12", origin: "Italy") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 2710.12. The schedule base rate is
52.5¢/bbl; importers from Italy actually paid 0.11% on the
dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 0.24% (2023-07) → 0.11% (2026-06), largest single step +10.2pp in 2026-03.
The trade-war measures that name Italy or this sector
15 Chapter-99 measures name Italy; 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.
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.10 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.13 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.16 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.19 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.22 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.25 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.28 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.31 · Federal Register citation+25%
In print: “What Italy actually pays on motor fuel (HS 2710.12)” —
Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/271012/italy