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What Vietnam actually pays on HS 6212.10

Importers of HS 6212.10 (other) from Vietnam actually paid 26.4% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 26.34% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 16.9%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 16.86% → 26.4%, with the largest single step -10pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 16.9% — importers actually paid 26.4%, so the trade-war overlay added 9.5 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "6212.10", origin: "Vietnam") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Vietnam paid 26.4% on HS 6212.10 — the schedule says 16.9% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 26.4% HTS base 16.9% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 6212.10. The schedule base rate is 16.9%; importers from Vietnam actually paid 26.4% 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 16.86% (2023-07) → 26.4% (2026-06), largest single step -10pp in 2026-03.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Vietnam's lower duty (26.34% vs 33.9%) lets it price up to 6% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $15.04/kg vs $53.26/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Vietnam · the whole tariff ledger · 15 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "6212.10", origin: "Vietnam") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Vietnam actually pays on HS 6212.10 (HS 6212.10)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/621210/vietnam