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What Germany actually pays on n'-(4-chloro-o-tolyl)-n,n- diemthylformamidine; bunamidine h
Importers of HS 2925.29 (n'-(4-chloro-o-tolyl)-n,n- diemthylformamidine; bunamidine h) from Germany actually paid 3.7% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 3.7% 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 3.7% → 3.7%, 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 6.5% — importers actually paid 3.7%, so the trade-war overlay added -2.8 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2925.29", origin: "Germany") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 2925.29. The schedule base rate is
6.5%; importers from Germany actually paid 3.7% on the
dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added -2.8 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 3.7% (2023-07) → 3.7% (2026-06), largest single step +15pp in 2026-01.
Landed cost vs the benchmark
Germany's lower duty (3.7% vs 26.81%) lets it price up to 22.3% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $3.36/kg vs $6.33/kg (duty in, freight out).
The trade-war measures that name Germany or this sector
15 Chapter-99 measures name Germany; 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.
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.10 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.13 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.16 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.19 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.22 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.25 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.28 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.31 · Federal Register citation+25%
In print: “What Germany actually pays on n'-(4-chloro-o-tolyl)-n,n- diemthylformamidine; bunamidine h (HS 2925.29)” —
Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/292529/germany