Importers of HS 7307.21 (not machined, not tooled and not otherwise processed after f) from India actually paid 55.51% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 55.37% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 3.3%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 5.57% → 55.51%, with the largest single step +14.5pp in 2025-06. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 3.3% — importers actually paid 55.51%, so the trade-war overlay added 52.2 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "7307.21", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 7307.21. The schedule base rate is 3.3%; importers from India actually paid 55.51% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 52.2 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 5.57% (2023-07) → 55.51% (2026-06), largest single step +14.5pp in 2025-06.
India's lower duty (55.37% vs 80%) lets it price up to 15.9% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, India actually lands cheaper — $7.08/kg vs $13.41/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 · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "7307.21", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.