Importers of HS 6206.40 (containing 36 percent or more by weight of wool or fine anim) from India actually paid 36.68% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 36.66% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 56.3¢/kg + 14.3%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 26.89% → 36.68%, with the largest single step +24.2pp in 2025-09. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 36.68% against an HTS base of 56.3¢/kg + 14.3%. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "6206.40", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 6206.40. The schedule base rate is 56.3¢/kg + 14.3%; importers from India actually paid 36.68% on the dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 26.89% (2023-07) → 36.68% (2026-06), largest single step +24.2pp in 2025-09.
India's lower duty (36.66% vs 43.9%) lets it price up to 5.3% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $9.7/kg vs $32.42/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 · 16 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "6206.40", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.