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What South Korea actually pays on benzene

Importers of HS 2902.20 (benzene) from Korea, South actually paid 6.73% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 6.73% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is Free. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved null% → 6.73%, with the largest single step +15pp in 2026-01. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is Free — importers actually paid 6.73%, so the trade-war overlay added 6.7 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2902.20", origin: "Korea, South") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

South Korea paid 6.73% on HS 2902.20 — the schedule says Free Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 6.73% HTS base Free — the rulebook floor2026-012026-032026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 2902.20. The schedule base rate is Free; importers from South Korea actually paid 6.73% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 6.7 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 6.73% (2026-06), largest single step +15pp in 2026-01.

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All goods from South Korea · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "2902.20", origin: "South Korea") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What South Korea actually pays on benzene (HS 2902.20)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/290220/south-korea