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What Vietnam actually pays on HS 4418.99

Importers of HS 4418.99 (other) from Vietnam actually paid 13.19% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 13.19% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 3.2%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 3.2% → 13.19%, with the largest single step -7.5pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 3.2% — importers actually paid 13.19%, so the trade-war overlay added 10 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "4418.99", origin: "Vietnam") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Vietnam paid 13.19% on HS 4418.99 — the schedule says 3.2% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 13.19% HTS base 3.2% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 4418.99. The schedule base rate is 3.2%; importers from Vietnam actually paid 13.19% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 10 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 3.2% (2023-07) → 13.19% (2026-06), largest single step -7.5pp in 2026-03.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Vietnam's lower duty (13.19% vs 38.18%) lets it price up to 22.1% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $1.35/kg vs $1.79/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Vietnam · the whole tariff ledger · 28 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "4418.99", origin: "Vietnam") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Vietnam actually pays on HS 4418.99 (HS 4418.99)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/441899/vietnam