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What Indonesia actually pays on oleyl

Importers of HS 3823.70 (oleyl) from Indonesia actually paid 12.03% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 12.03% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 5.1%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 2.26% → 12.03%, with the largest single step +8.8pp in 2025-10. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 5.1% — importers actually paid 12.03%, so the trade-war overlay added 6.9 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "3823.70", origin: "Indonesia") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Indonesia paid 12.03% on HS 3823.70 — the schedule says 5.1% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 12.03% HTS base 5.1% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 3823.70. The schedule base rate is 5.1%; importers from Indonesia actually paid 12.03% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 6.9 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 2.26% (2023-07) → 12.03% (2026-06), largest single step +8.8pp in 2025-10.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Indonesia's lower duty (12.03% vs 19.82%) lets it price up to 7% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $2.25/kg vs $2.27/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Indonesia · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "3823.70", origin: "Indonesia") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Indonesia actually pays on oleyl (HS 3823.70)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/382370/indonesia