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What Vietnam actually pays on containing 36 percent or more by weight of flax fibers

Importers of HS 6110.20 (containing 36 percent or more by weight of flax fibers) from Vietnam actually paid 26.41% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 26.41% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 5%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 16.5% → 26.41%, with the largest single step -6.8pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 5% — importers actually paid 26.41%, so the trade-war overlay added 21.4 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "6110.20", origin: "Vietnam") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Vietnam paid 26.41% on HS 6110.20 — the schedule says 5% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 26.41% HTS base 5% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 6110.20. The schedule base rate is 5%; importers from Vietnam actually paid 26.41% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 21.4 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 16.5% (2023-07) → 26.41% (2026-06), largest single step -6.8pp in 2026-03.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Vietnam's lower duty (26.41% vs 33.28%) lets it price up to 5.4% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $6.21/kg vs $18.57/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Vietnam · the whole tariff ledger · 42 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "6110.20", origin: "Vietnam") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Vietnam actually pays on containing 36 percent or more by weight of flax fibers (HS 6110.20)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/611020/vietnam