Importers of HS 4421.99 (spring-type) from Brazil actually paid 11.61% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 11.61% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 6.5¢/gross. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 3.3% → 11.61%, with the largest single step -37.3pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 11.61% against an HTS base of 6.5¢/gross. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "4421.99", origin: "Brazil") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 4421.99. The schedule base rate is 6.5¢/gross; importers from Brazil actually paid 11.61% on the dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 3.3% (2023-07) → 11.61% (2026-06), largest single step -37.3pp in 2026-03.
Brazil's lower duty (11.61% vs 31.96%) lets it price up to 18.2% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Brazil actually lands cheaper — $0.93/kg vs $1.48/kg (duty in, freight out).
8 Chapter-99 measures name Brazil; 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.
All goods from Brazil · the whole tariff ledger · 48 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "4421.99", origin: "Brazil") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.