Importers of HS 3918.10 (vinyl tile) from Korea, South actually paid 10.26% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 10.26% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 5.3%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 5.12% → 10.26%, with the largest single step -4.6pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 5.3% — importers actually paid 10.26%, so the trade-war overlay added 5 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "3918.10", origin: "Korea, South") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 3918.10. The schedule base rate is 5.3%; importers from South Korea actually paid 10.26% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 5 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 5.12% (2023-07) → 10.26% (2026-06), largest single step -4.6pp in 2026-03.
Korea, South's lower duty (10.26% vs 39.79%) lets it price up to 26.8% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $5.06/kg vs $9.8/kg (duty in, freight out).
All goods from South Korea · the whole tariff ledger · 7 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "3918.10", origin: "South Korea") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.