Importers of HS 3004.90 (other) from Germany actually paid 10% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 0.04% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is Free. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved null% → 10%, with the largest single step +10pp in 2025-04. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is Free — importers actually paid 10%, so the trade-war overlay added 10 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "3004.90", origin: "Germany") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 3004.90. The schedule base rate is Free; importers from Germany actually paid 10% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 10 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 10% (2026-06), largest single step +10pp in 2025-04.
China's lower duty (0.03% vs 0.04%) lets it price up to 0% above Germany at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Germany actually lands cheaper — $12.06/kg vs $21.27/kg (duty in, freight out).
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.
All goods from Germany · the whole tariff ledger · 6 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "3004.90", origin: "Germany") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.