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What Indonesia actually pays on trousers, breeches and shorts

Importers of HS 6103.42 (trousers, breeches and shorts) from Indonesia actually paid 26.09% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 26.09% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 16.1%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 16.1% → 26.09%, with the largest single step +6.8pp in 2025-06. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 16.1% — importers actually paid 26.09%, so the trade-war overlay added 10 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "6103.42", origin: "Indonesia") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Indonesia paid 26.09% on HS 6103.42 — the schedule says 16.1% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 26.09% HTS base 16.1% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 6103.42. The schedule base rate is 16.1%; importers from Indonesia actually paid 26.09% 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 16.1% (2023-07) → 26.09% (2026-06), largest single step +6.8pp in 2025-06.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Indonesia's lower duty (26.09% vs 33.43%) lets it price up to 5.8% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $5.96/kg vs $18.18/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Indonesia · the whole tariff ledger · 5 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "6103.42", origin: "Indonesia") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Indonesia actually pays on trousers, breeches and shorts (HS 6103.42)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/610342/indonesia