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What Italy actually pays on of reptile leather
Importers of HS 4202.21 (of reptile leather) from Italy actually paid 18.83% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 18.65% 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 8.89% → 18.83%, with the largest single step +7.5pp in 2025-04. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 5.3% — importers actually paid 18.83%, so the trade-war overlay added 13.5 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "4202.21", origin: "Italy") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 4202.21. The schedule base rate is
5.3%; importers from Italy actually paid 18.83% on the
dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 13.5 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 8.89% (2023-07) → 18.83% (2026-06), largest single step +7.5pp in 2025-04.
Landed cost vs the benchmark
Italy's lower duty (18.65% vs 42.55%) lets it price up to 20.1% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $26.96/kg vs $49/kg (duty in, freight out).
The trade-war measures that name Italy or this sector
15 Chapter-99 measures name Italy; 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.
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.10 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.13 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.16 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.19 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.22 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.25 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.28 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.31 · Federal Register citation+25%
In print: “What Italy actually pays on of reptile leather (HS 4202.21)” —
Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/420221/italy