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What Vietnam actually pays on HS 4411.14

Importers of HS 4411.14 (other) from Vietnam actually paid 12.47% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 12.43% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 3.9%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 2.79% → 12.47%, with the largest single step -7.2pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 3.9% — importers actually paid 12.47%, so the trade-war overlay added 8.6 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "4411.14", origin: "Vietnam") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Vietnam paid 12.47% on HS 4411.14 — the schedule says 3.9% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 12.47% HTS base 3.9% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 4411.14. The schedule base rate is 3.9%; importers from Vietnam actually paid 12.47% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 8.6 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 2.79% (2023-07) → 12.47% (2026-06), largest single step -7.2pp in 2026-03.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Vietnam's lower duty (12.43% vs 38.47%) lets it price up to 23.2% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $0.75/kg vs $1.12/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Vietnam · the whole tariff ledger · 6 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "4411.14", origin: "Vietnam") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Vietnam actually pays on HS 4411.14 (HS 4411.14)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/441114/vietnam