Importers of HS 2933.19 (photographic chemicals) from India actually paid 15.29% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 15.25% 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 6.5% → 15.29%, with the largest single step -43.1pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 6.5% — importers actually paid 15.29%, so the trade-war overlay added 8.8 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "2933.19", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 2933.19. The schedule base rate is 6.5%; importers from India actually paid 15.29% 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 6.5% (2023-07) → 15.29% (2026-06), largest single step -43.1pp in 2026-03.
India's lower duty (15.25% vs 34.86%) lets it price up to 17% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, India actually lands cheaper — $26.51/kg vs $29.71/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 · 1 CBP ruling cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "2933.19", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.