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What Indonesia actually pays on HS 6204.42

Importers of HS 6204.42 (other) from Indonesia actually paid 18.37% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 18.37% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 8.4%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 8.4% → 18.37%, with the largest single step -7.3pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 8.4% — importers actually paid 18.37%, so the trade-war overlay added 10 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "6204.42", origin: "Indonesia") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Indonesia paid 18.37% on HS 6204.42 — the schedule says 8.4% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 18.37% HTS base 8.4% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 6204.42. The schedule base rate is 8.4%; importers from Indonesia actually paid 18.37% 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 8.4% (2023-07) → 18.37% (2026-06), largest single step -7.3pp in 2026-03.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Indonesia's lower duty (18.37% vs 25.82%) lets it price up to 6.3% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $6.56/kg vs $29.58/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Indonesia · the whole tariff ledger · 2 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "6204.42", origin: "Indonesia") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Indonesia actually pays on HS 6204.42 (HS 6204.42)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/620442/indonesia