Importers of HS 6302.32 (containing any embroidery, lace, braid, edging, trimming, pi) from India actually paid 20.71% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 10.46% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 14.9%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 12.39% → 20.71%, with the largest single step +21.8pp in 2025-09. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 14.9% — importers actually paid 20.71%, so the trade-war overlay added 5.8 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "6302.32", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 6302.32. The schedule base rate is 14.9%; importers from India actually paid 20.71% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 5.8 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 12.39% (2023-07) → 20.71% (2026-06), largest single step +21.8pp in 2025-09.
India's lower duty (10.46% vs 16.48%) lets it price up to 5.4% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $4.11/kg vs $5.85/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 · 3 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "6302.32", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.