Importers of HS 7311.00 (containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel) from India actually paid 49.41% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 49.41% 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 null% → 49.41%, with the largest single step +23.3pp in 2025-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is Free — importers actually paid 49.41%, so the trade-war overlay added 49.4 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "7311.00", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 7311.00. The schedule base rate is Free; importers from India actually paid 49.41% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 49.4 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 49.41% (2026-06), largest single step +23.3pp in 2025-03.
India's lower duty (49.41% vs 73.93%) lets it price up to 16.4% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, India actually lands cheaper — $4.05/kg vs $4.31/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 · 1 CBP ruling cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "7311.00", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.