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What Germany actually pays on HS 7108.12
Importers of HS 7108.12 (other) from Germany actually paid 4.1% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 0.05% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 4.1%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 4.1% → 4.1%, with the largest single step -15pp in 2025-09. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 4.1% — importers actually paid 4.1%, so the trade-war overlay added 0 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "7108.12", origin: "Germany") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 7108.12. The schedule base rate is
4.1%; importers from Germany actually paid 4.1% on the
dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 0 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 4.1% (2023-07) → 4.1% (2026-06), largest single step -15pp in 2025-09.
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 7108.12 (HS 7108.12)” —
Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/710812/germany