Importers of HS 6105.10 (of cotton) from Vietnam actually paid 29.54% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 29.53% 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% → 29.54%, with the largest single step -7.3pp 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 29.54%, so the trade-war overlay added 9.8 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "6105.10", origin: "Vietnam") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 6105.10. The schedule base rate is 19.7%; importers from Vietnam actually paid 29.54% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 9.8 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 19.7% (2023-07) → 29.54% (2026-06), largest single step -7.3pp in 2026-03.
Vietnam's lower duty (29.53% vs 37.12%) lets it price up to 5.9% 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 $21.96/kg (duty in, freight out).
All goods from Vietnam · the whole tariff ledger · 2 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "6105.10", origin: "Vietnam") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.