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What Italy actually pays on HS 4202.92
Importers of HS 4202.92 (other) from Italy actually paid 20.17% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 19.94% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 7%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 13.08% → 20.17%, with the largest single step -8.3pp in 2025-09. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 7% — importers actually paid 20.17%, so the trade-war overlay added 13.2 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "4202.92", origin: "Italy") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 4202.92. The schedule base rate is
7%; importers from Italy actually paid 20.17% on the
dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 13.2 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 13.08% (2023-07) → 20.17% (2026-06), largest single step -8.3pp in 2025-09.
Landed cost vs the benchmark
Italy's lower duty (19.94% vs 44.49%) 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 — $6.29/kg vs $41.66/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 HS 4202.92 (HS 4202.92)” —
Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/420292/italy