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What India actually pays on products described in additional u.s. note 3 to section vi

Importers of HS 2932.99 (products described in additional u.s. note 3 to section vi) from India actually paid 12.73% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 9.88% 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 5.19% → 12.73%, with the largest single step -47pp in 2026-02. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 6.5% — importers actually paid 12.73%, so the trade-war overlay added 6.2 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2932.99", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

India paid 12.73% on HS 2932.99 — the schedule says 6.5% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 12.73% HTS base 6.5% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 2932.99. The schedule base rate is 6.5%; importers from India actually paid 12.73% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 6.2 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 5.19% (2023-07) → 12.73% (2026-06), largest single step -47pp in 2026-02.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

China's lower duty (4.79% vs 9.88%) lets it price up to 4.9% above India at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $5.97/kg vs $12.98/kg (duty in, freight out).

The trade-war measures that name India or this sector

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.

9903.01.56
measure 9903.01.56
+27%
9903.01.55
measure 9903.01.55
+26%
Notice of Implementation of Additional Duties on Products of India Pursuant to the President's Executive Order
measure 9903.01.84 · Federal Register citation
+25%
9903.02.26
measure 9903.02.26
+25%
9903.02.27
measure 9903.02.27
+19%
9903.05.44
measure 9903.05.44
+10%
9903.05.45
measure 9903.05.45
+10%

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All goods from India · the whole tariff ledger · 1 CBP ruling cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "2932.99", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What India actually pays on products described in additional u.s. note 3 to section vi (HS 2932.99)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/293299/india