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What Thailand actually pays on HS 3917.39

Importers of HS 3917.39 (other) from Thailand actually paid 13.1% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 13.1% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 3.1%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 3.1% → 13.1%, with the largest single step -6.4pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 3.1% — importers actually paid 13.1%, so the trade-war overlay added 10 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "3917.39", origin: "Thailand") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Thailand paid 13.1% on HS 3917.39 — the schedule says 3.1% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 13.1% HTS base 3.1% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 3917.39. The schedule base rate is 3.1%; importers from Thailand actually paid 13.1% 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 3.1% (2023-07) → 13.1% (2026-06), largest single step -6.4pp in 2026-03.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Thailand's lower duty (13.1% vs 37.9%) lets it price up to 21.9% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Thailand actually lands cheaper — $3.08/kg vs $4.94/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Thailand · the whole tariff ledger · 2 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "3917.39", origin: "Thailand") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Thailand actually pays on HS 3917.39 (HS 3917.39)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/391739/thailand