Importers of HS 6201.30 (other) from India actually paid 19.33% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 19.23% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 9.4%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 9.27% → 19.33%, with the largest single step -23pp in 2026-02. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 9.4% — importers actually paid 19.33%, so the trade-war overlay added 9.9 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "6201.30", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 6201.30. The schedule base rate is 9.4%; importers from India actually paid 19.33% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 9.9 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 9.27% (2023-07) → 19.33% (2026-06), largest single step -23pp in 2026-02.
India's lower duty (19.23% vs 26.63%) lets it price up to 6.2% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $10.85/kg vs $20.54/kg (duty in, freight out).
7 Chapter-99 measures name India; scope mapping is partial (several annexes are PDFs) — absence never means exemption. They do not sum, and some are product-specific — the collected rate above is the composed truth.
All goods from India · the whole tariff ledger · 2 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "6201.30", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.