Importers of HS 3304.20 (eye make-up preparations) from Korea, South actually paid 9.89% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 9.86% 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% → 9.89%, with the largest single step +10.2pp 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 9.89%, so the trade-war overlay added 9.9 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "3304.20", origin: "Korea, South") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 3304.20. The schedule base rate is Free; importers from South Korea actually paid 9.89% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 9.9 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 9.89% (2026-06), largest single step +10.2pp in 2025-04.
Korea, South's lower duty (9.86% vs 29.06%) lets it price up to 17.5% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $11.9/kg vs $41.61/kg (duty in, freight out).
All goods from South Korea · the whole tariff ledger · 3 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "3304.20", origin: "South Korea") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.