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What South Korea actually pays on motor fuel

Importers of HS 2710.12 (motor fuel) from Korea, South actually paid 0.34% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 0.31% 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 0.4% → 0.34%. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 0.34% against an HTS base of 52.5¢/bbl. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2710.12", origin: "Korea, South") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

South Korea paid 0.34% on HS 2710.12 Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 0.34% 2023-072024-102026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 2710.12. The schedule base rate is 52.5¢/bbl; importers from South Korea actually paid 0.34% on the dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 0.4% (2023-07) → 0.34% (2026-06), largest single step +0.4pp in 2026-02.

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All goods from South Korea · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "2710.12", origin: "South Korea") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What South Korea 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/south-korea