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
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.
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).
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.
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.