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What Indonesia actually pays on of cotton

Importers of HS 6105.10 (of cotton) from Indonesia actually paid 29.57% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 29.57% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 19.7%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 19.7% → 29.57%, with the largest single step -8.7pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 19.7% — importers actually paid 29.57%, so the trade-war overlay added 9.9 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "6105.10", origin: "Indonesia") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Indonesia paid 29.57% on HS 6105.10 — the schedule says 19.7% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 29.57% HTS base 19.7% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 6105.10. The schedule base rate is 19.7%; importers from Indonesia actually paid 29.57% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 9.9 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 19.7% (2023-07) → 29.57% (2026-06), largest single step -8.7pp in 2026-03.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Indonesia's lower duty (29.57% vs 37.12%) 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 — $10.81/kg vs $23.23/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Indonesia · the whole tariff ledger · 2 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "6105.10", origin: "Indonesia") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Indonesia actually pays on of cotton (HS 6105.10)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/610510/indonesia