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What France actually pays on HS 4202.22
Importers of HS 4202.22 (other) from France actually paid 22.87% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 22.87% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 7.4%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 14.03% → 22.87%, with the largest single step +6.8pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 7.4% — importers actually paid 22.87%, so the trade-war overlay added 15.5 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "4202.22", origin: "France") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 4202.22. The schedule base rate is
7.4%; importers from France actually paid 22.87% on the
dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 15.5 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 14.03% (2023-07) → 22.87% (2026-06), largest single step +6.8pp in 2026-03.
Landed cost vs the benchmark
France's lower duty (22.87% vs 48.1%) lets it price up to 20.5% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $7.14/kg vs $118.27/kg (duty in, freight out).
The trade-war measures that name France or this sector
15 Chapter-99 measures name France; 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 France actually pays on HS 4202.22 (HS 4202.22)” —
Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/420222/france