Importers of HS 6403.19 (golf shoes) from Vietnam actually paid 15.39% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 15.39% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 8.5%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 5.41% → 15.39%, with the largest single step -7.7pp in 2026-02. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 8.5% — importers actually paid 15.39%, so the trade-war overlay added 6.9 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "6403.19", origin: "Vietnam") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 6403.19. The schedule base rate is 8.5%; importers from Vietnam actually paid 15.39% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 6.9 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 5.41% (2023-07) → 15.39% (2026-06), largest single step -7.7pp in 2026-02.
Vietnam's lower duty (15.39% vs 19.51%) lets it price up to 3.6% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $9.97/kg vs $17.22/kg (duty in, freight out).
All goods from Vietnam · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "6403.19", origin: "Vietnam") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.