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What Indonesia actually pays on seamless

Importers of HS 4015.19 (seamless) from Indonesia actually paid 12.36% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 12.36% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 3%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 4.08% → 12.36%, with the largest single step +6.9pp in 2025-06. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 3% — importers actually paid 12.36%, so the trade-war overlay added 9.4 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "4015.19", origin: "Indonesia") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Indonesia paid 12.36% on HS 4015.19 — the schedule says 3% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 12.36% HTS base 3% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 4015.19. The schedule base rate is 3%; importers from Indonesia actually paid 12.36% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 9.4 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 4.08% (2023-07) → 12.36% (2026-06), largest single step +6.9pp in 2025-06.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Indonesia's lower duty (12.36% vs 38.04%) lets it price up to 22.9% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Indonesia actually lands cheaper — $3.43/kg vs $3.53/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Indonesia · the whole tariff ledger · 2 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "4015.19", origin: "Indonesia") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Indonesia actually pays on seamless (HS 4015.19)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/401519/indonesia