Importers of HS 7312.10 (other) from Vietnam actually paid 29.98% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 29.98% 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% → 29.98%, with the largest single step -28.9pp in 2025-08. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is Free — importers actually paid 29.98%, so the trade-war overlay added 30 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "7312.10", origin: "Vietnam") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 7312.10. The schedule base rate is Free; importers from Vietnam actually paid 29.98% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 30 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 29.98% (2026-06), largest single step -28.9pp in 2025-08.
Vietnam's lower duty (29.98% vs 73.6%) lets it price up to 33.6% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Vietnam actually lands cheaper — $1.57/kg vs $2.86/kg (duty in, freight out).
15 Chapter-99 measures name Vietnam; 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 Vietnam · the whole tariff ledger · 1 CBP ruling cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "7312.10", origin: "Vietnam") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.