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What Vietnam actually pays on with a face ply of walnut (juglans spp.)

Importers of HS 4412.33 (with a face ply of walnut (juglans spp.)) from Vietnam actually paid 17.91% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 17.91% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 5.1%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 8% → 17.91%, with the largest single step +8.1pp in 2025-09. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 5.1% — importers actually paid 17.91%, so the trade-war overlay added 12.8 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "4412.33", origin: "Vietnam") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Vietnam paid 17.91% on HS 4412.33 — the schedule says 5.1% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 17.91% HTS base 5.1% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 4412.33. The schedule base rate is 5.1%; importers from Vietnam actually paid 17.91% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 12.8 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 8% (2023-07) → 17.91% (2026-06), largest single step +8.1pp in 2025-09.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Vietnam's lower duty (17.91% vs 42.83%) lets it price up to 21.1% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $1.87/kg vs $2.62/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Vietnam · the whole tariff ledger · 22 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "4412.33", origin: "Vietnam") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Vietnam actually pays on with a face ply of walnut (juglans spp.) (HS 4412.33)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/441233/vietnam