Importers of HS 7307.93 (of iron or nonalloy steel) from Korea, South actually paid 52.51% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 52.51% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 6.2%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 5.47% → 52.51%, with the largest single step +19.9pp in 2025-06. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 6.2% — importers actually paid 52.51%, so the trade-war overlay added 46.3 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "7307.93", origin: "Korea, South") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 7307.93. The schedule base rate is 6.2%; importers from South Korea actually paid 52.51% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 46.3 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 5.47% (2023-07) → 52.51% (2026-06), largest single step +19.9pp in 2025-06.
Korea, South's lower duty (52.51% vs 80.44%) lets it price up to 18.3% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Korea, South actually lands cheaper — $4.48/kg vs $11.26/kg (duty in, freight out).
15 Chapter-99 measures name Korea, South; 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 South Korea · the whole tariff ledger · 9 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "7307.93", origin: "South Korea") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.