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What Thailand actually pays on HS 6116.10

Importers of HS 6116.10 (other) from Thailand actually paid 18.34% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 18.34% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 23.5%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 3.79% → 18.34%, with the largest single step -14.2pp in 2026-01. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 23.5% — importers actually paid 18.34%, so the trade-war overlay added -5.2 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "6116.10", origin: "Thailand") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Thailand paid 18.34% on HS 6116.10 — the schedule says 23.5% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 18.34% HTS base 23.5% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 6116.10. The schedule base rate is 23.5%; importers from Thailand actually paid 18.34% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added -5.2 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 3.79% (2023-07) → 18.34% (2026-06), largest single step -14.2pp in 2026-01.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Thailand's lower duty (18.34% vs 26.58%) lets it price up to 7% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $12.61/kg vs $38.2/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Thailand · the whole tariff ledger · 3 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "6116.10", origin: "Thailand") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Thailand actually pays on HS 6116.10 (HS 6116.10)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/611610/thailand