Importers of HS 2804.69 (containing by weight less than 99.99 percent but not less th) from Brazil actually paid 14.49% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 13.93% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 5.3%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 5.33% → 14.49%, with the largest single step +4.9pp in 2025-05. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 5.3% — importers actually paid 14.49%, so the trade-war overlay added 9.2 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2804.69", origin: "Brazil") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 2804.69. The schedule base rate is 5.3%; importers from Brazil actually paid 14.49% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 9.2 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 5.33% (2023-07) → 14.49% (2026-06), largest single step +4.9pp in 2025-05.
China's lower duty (0% vs 13.93%) lets it price up to 13.9% above Brazil at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Brazil actually lands cheaper — $2.59/kg vs $8.38/kg (duty in, freight out).
8 Chapter-99 measures name Brazil; 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 Brazil · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "2804.69", origin: "Brazil") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.