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What Vietnam actually pays on HS 6210.30

Importers of HS 6210.30 (other) from Vietnam actually paid 16.56% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 16.55% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 7.1%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 7.07% → 16.56%, with the largest single step -9.1pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 7.1% — importers actually paid 16.56%, so the trade-war overlay added 9.5 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "6210.30", origin: "Vietnam") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Vietnam paid 16.56% on HS 6210.30 — the schedule says 7.1% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 16.56% HTS base 7.1% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 6210.30. The schedule base rate is 7.1%; importers from Vietnam actually paid 16.56% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 9.5 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 7.07% (2023-07) → 16.56% (2026-06), largest single step -9.1pp in 2026-03.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Vietnam's lower duty (16.55% vs 19.59%) lets it price up to 2.6% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $22.42/kg vs $33.3/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Vietnam · the whole tariff ledger · 10 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "6210.30", origin: "Vietnam") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Vietnam actually pays on HS 6210.30 (HS 6210.30)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/621030/vietnam