Importers of HS 4011.20 (radial) from India actually paid 29.29% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 29.29% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 4%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 3.95% → 29.29%, with the largest single step +19.7pp in 2025-10. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 4% — importers actually paid 29.29%, so the trade-war overlay added 25.3 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "4011.20", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 4011.20. The schedule base rate is 4%; importers from India actually paid 29.29% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 25.3 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 3.95% (2023-07) → 29.29% (2026-06), largest single step +19.7pp in 2025-10.
India's lower duty (29.29% vs 53.7%) lets it price up to 18.9% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, India actually lands cheaper — $3.05/kg vs $4.5/kg (duty in, freight out).
7 Chapter-99 measures name India; scope mapping is partial (several annexes are PDFs) — absence never means exemption. They do not sum, and some are product-specific — the collected rate above is the composed truth.
All goods from India · the whole tariff ledger · 2 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "4011.20", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.