Importers of HS 2918.99 (other) from India actually paid 15.33% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 14.2% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 6.5%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 6.47% → 15.33%, with the largest single step +27.4pp in 2025-10. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 6.5% — importers actually paid 15.33%, so the trade-war overlay added 8.8 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2918.99", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 2918.99. The schedule base rate is 6.5%; importers from India actually paid 15.33% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 8.8 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 6.47% (2023-07) → 15.33% (2026-06), largest single step +27.4pp in 2025-10.
China's lower duty (11.01% vs 14.2%) lets it price up to 2.9% above India at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $2.49/kg vs $6.46/kg (duty in, freight out).
7 Chapter-99 measures name India; 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 India · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "2918.99", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.