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What South Korea actually pays on having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higher

Importers of HS 3907.61 (having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higher) from Korea, South actually paid 10.12% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 10.12% 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% → 10.12%, with the largest single step +12.2pp in 2025-08. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 6.5% — importers actually paid 10.12%, so the trade-war overlay added 3.6 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "3907.61", origin: "Korea, South") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

South Korea paid 10.12% on HS 3907.61 — the schedule says 6.5% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 10.12% HTS base 6.5% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 3907.61. The schedule base rate is 6.5%; importers from South Korea actually paid 10.12% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 3.6 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 6.5% (2023-07) → 10.12% (2026-06), largest single step +12.2pp in 2025-08.

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All goods from South Korea · the whole tariff ledger · 2 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "3907.61", origin: "South Korea") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What South Korea actually pays on having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higher (HS 3907.61)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/390761/south-korea