Importers of HS 6305.32 (flexible intermediate bulk containers) from India actually paid 18.4% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 18.4% 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% → 18.4%, with the largest single step +23.5pp in 2025-10. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 8.4% — importers actually paid 18.4%, so the trade-war overlay added 10 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "6305.32", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 6305.32. The schedule base rate is 8.4%; importers from India actually paid 18.4% 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) → 18.4% (2026-06), largest single step +23.5pp in 2025-10.
India's lower duty (18.4% vs 25.9%) 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, India actually lands cheaper — $2.47/kg vs $3.01/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: "6305.32", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.