Importers of HS 7307.29 (other) from Taiwan actually paid 54.82% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 54.82% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 5%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 5% → 54.82%, with the largest single step +15.1pp in 2025-06. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 5% — importers actually paid 54.82%, so the trade-war overlay added 49.8 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "7307.29", origin: "Taiwan") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 7307.29. The schedule base rate is 5%; importers from Taiwan actually paid 54.82% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 49.8 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 5% (2023-07) → 54.82% (2026-06), largest single step +15.1pp in 2025-06.
Taiwan's lower duty (54.82% vs 78.72%) lets it price up to 15.4% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Taiwan actually lands cheaper — $20.89/kg vs $21.86/kg (duty in, freight out).
15 Chapter-99 measures name Taiwan; 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 Taiwan · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "7307.29", origin: "Taiwan") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.