Importers of HS 2905.45 (glycerol) from Indonesia actually paid 8.79% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 8.79% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 0.5¢/kg. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 0.58% → 8.79%, with the largest single step +8.1pp in 2025-10. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 8.79% against an HTS base of 0.5¢/kg. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2905.45", origin: "Indonesia") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 2905.45. The schedule base rate is 0.5¢/kg; importers from Indonesia actually paid 8.79% on the dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 0.58% (2023-07) → 8.79% (2026-06), largest single step +8.1pp in 2025-10.
Indonesia's lower duty (8.79% vs 11.98%) lets it price up to 2.9% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Indonesia actually lands cheaper — $1.2/kg vs $2.39/kg (duty in, freight out).
All goods from Indonesia · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "2905.45", origin: "Indonesia") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.