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What India actually pays on HS 7216.99

Importers of HS 7216.99 (other) from India actually paid 0% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 0% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is Free. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 0% → 0%, with the largest single step +13pp in 2023-08. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is Free — importers actually paid 0%, so the trade-war overlay added 0 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "7216.99", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

India paid 0% on HS 7216.99 — the schedule says Free Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 0% HTS base Free — the rulebook floor2023-072025-012026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 7216.99. The schedule base rate is Free; importers from India actually paid 0% 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 0% (2023-07) → 0% (2026-06), largest single step +13pp in 2023-08.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

India's lower duty (0% vs 16.12%) lets it price up to 16.1% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, India actually lands cheaper — $1.01/kg vs $1.08/kg (duty in, freight out).

The trade-war measures that name India or this sector

15 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.

Implementation of Duties on Aluminum Pursuant to Proclamation 10895 Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the Uni
measure 9903.85.67 · Federal Register citation
+200%
Procedures for Submissions by Certain Steel and Aluminum Producers Committing to New U.S. Steel or Aluminum…
measure 9903.82.02 · Federal Register citation
+50%
9903.82.14
measure 9903.82.14
+50%
9903.01.56
measure 9903.01.56
+27%
9903.01.55
measure 9903.01.55
+26%
Notice of Implementation of Additional Duties on Products of India Pursuant to the President's Executive Order
measure 9903.01.84 · Federal Register citation
+25%
9903.02.26
measure 9903.02.26
+25%
Procedures for Submissions by Certain Steel and Aluminum Producers Committing to New U.S. Steel or Aluminum…
measure 9903.82.04 · Federal Register citation
+25%

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All goods from India · the whole tariff ledger · 4 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "7216.99", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What India actually pays on HS 7216.99 (HS 7216.99)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/721699/india