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What Vietnam actually pays on of synthetic fibers

Importers of HS 6112.41 (of synthetic fibers) from Vietnam actually paid 34.59% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 34.58% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 24.9%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 24.9% → 34.59%, with the largest single step -7.1pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 24.9% — importers actually paid 34.59%, so the trade-war overlay added 9.7 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "6112.41", origin: "Vietnam") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Vietnam paid 34.59% on HS 6112.41 — the schedule says 24.9% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 34.59% HTS base 24.9% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 6112.41. The schedule base rate is 24.9%; importers from Vietnam actually paid 34.59% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 9.7 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 24.9% (2023-07) → 34.59% (2026-06), largest single step -7.1pp in 2026-03.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Vietnam's lower duty (34.58% vs 42.35%) 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 — $22.9/kg vs $29.3/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Vietnam · the whole tariff ledger · 6 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "6112.41", origin: "Vietnam") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Vietnam actually pays on of synthetic fibers (HS 6112.41)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/611241/vietnam