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What Germany actually pays on HS 7005.29
Importers of HS 7005.29 (other) from Germany actually paid 10.35% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 10.35% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 18.7¢/m2. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 0.21% → 10.35%, with the largest single step +6.3pp in 2025-05. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 10.35% against an HTS base of 18.7¢/m2. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "7005.29", origin: "Germany") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 7005.29. The schedule base rate is
18.7¢/m2; importers from Germany actually paid 10.35% on the
dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 0.21% (2023-07) → 10.35% (2026-06), largest single step +6.3pp in 2025-05.
Landed cost vs the benchmark
Germany's lower duty (10.35% vs 35.88%) lets it price up to 23.1% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $1.78/kg vs $6.99/kg (duty in, freight out).
The trade-war measures that name Germany or this sector
15 Chapter-99 measures name Germany; 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.
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.10 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.13 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.16 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.19 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.22 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.25 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.28 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.31 · Federal Register citation+25%
In print: “What Germany actually pays on HS 7005.29 (HS 7005.29)” —
Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/700529/germany