Importers of HS 2905.32 (propylene glycol (propane-1,2-diol)) from Korea, South actually paid 10.05% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 8.51% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 5.5%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 5.5% → 10.05%, with the largest single step +5.5pp in 2025-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 5.5% — importers actually paid 10.05%, so the trade-war overlay added 4.6 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2905.32", origin: "Korea, South") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 2905.32. The schedule base rate is 5.5%; importers from South Korea actually paid 10.05% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 4.6 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 5.5% (2023-07) → 10.05% (2026-06), largest single step +5.5pp in 2025-03.
Korea, South's lower duty (8.51% vs 40.32%) lets it price up to 29.3% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $1.5/kg vs $3.05/kg (duty in, freight out).
All goods from South Korea · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "2905.32", origin: "South Korea") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.