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What Indonesia actually pays on fatty substances of animal or vegetable origin and mixtures

Importers of HS 3824.99 (fatty substances of animal or vegetable origin and mixtures ) from Indonesia actually paid 10.73% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 10.73% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 4.6%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 4.76% → 10.73%, with the largest single step -8.3pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 4.6% — importers actually paid 10.73%, so the trade-war overlay added 6.1 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "3824.99", origin: "Indonesia") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Indonesia paid 10.73% on HS 3824.99 — the schedule says 4.6% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 10.73% HTS base 4.6% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 3824.99. The schedule base rate is 4.6%; importers from Indonesia actually paid 10.73% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 6.1 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 4.76% (2023-07) → 10.73% (2026-06), largest single step -8.3pp in 2026-03.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Indonesia's lower duty (10.73% vs 35.34%) lets it price up to 22.2% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $5.86/kg vs $10.48/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Indonesia · the whole tariff ledger · 38 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "3824.99", origin: "Indonesia") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Indonesia actually pays on fatty substances of animal or vegetable origin and mixtures (HS 3824.99)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/382499/indonesia