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What South Korea actually pays on testing under 25 degrees a.p.i.

Importers of HS 2710.19 (testing under 25 degrees a.p.i.) from Korea, South actually paid 0.41% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 0.14% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 5.25¢/bbl. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 0.42% → 0.41%, with the largest single step +18.6pp in 2025-09. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 0.41% against an HTS base of 5.25¢/bbl. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2710.19", origin: "Korea, South") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

South Korea paid 0.41% on HS 2710.19 Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 0.41% 2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 2710.19. The schedule base rate is 5.25¢/bbl; importers from South Korea actually paid 0.41% on the dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 0.42% (2023-07) → 0.41% (2026-06), largest single step +18.6pp in 2025-09.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Korea, South's lower duty (0.14% vs 30.73%) lets it price up to 30.5% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Korea, South actually lands cheaper — $1.74/kg vs $4.84/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from South Korea · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "2710.19", origin: "South Korea") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What South Korea actually pays on testing under 25 degrees a.p.i. (HS 2710.19)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/271019/south-korea