Importers of HS 6109.10 (of cotton) from Indonesia actually paid 26.49% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 26.48% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 16.5%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 16.5% → 26.49%, with the largest single step -10.1pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 16.5% — importers actually paid 26.49%, so the trade-war overlay added 10 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "6109.10", origin: "Indonesia") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 6109.10. The schedule base rate is 16.5%; importers from Indonesia actually paid 26.49% 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 16.5% (2023-07) → 26.49% (2026-06), largest single step -10.1pp in 2026-03.
Indonesia's lower duty (26.48% vs 33.67%) lets it price up to 5.7% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $5.8/kg vs $20.09/kg (duty in, freight out).
All goods from Indonesia · the whole tariff ledger · 9 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "6109.10", origin: "Indonesia") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.