Importers of HS 2920.90 (other) from Korea, South actually paid 9.99% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 4.14% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 3.7%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 3.7% → 9.99%, with the largest single step +7.6pp in 2025-04. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 3.7% — importers actually paid 9.99%, so the trade-war overlay added 6.3 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2920.90", origin: "Korea, South") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 2920.90. The schedule base rate is 3.7%; importers from South Korea actually paid 9.99% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 6.3 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 3.7% (2023-07) → 9.99% (2026-06), largest single step +7.6pp in 2025-04.
Korea, South's lower duty (4.14% vs 11.37%) lets it price up to 6.9% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $1.61/kg vs $2.27/kg (duty in, freight out).
All goods from South Korea · the whole tariff ledger · 1 CBP ruling cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "2920.90", origin: "South Korea") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.