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What Thailand actually pays on portable

Importers of HS 7321.11 (portable) from Thailand actually paid 25.32% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 23.11% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 5.7%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved null% → 25.32%, with the largest single step +19.4pp in 2025-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 5.7% — importers actually paid 25.32%, so the trade-war overlay added 19.6 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "7321.11", origin: "Thailand") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Thailand paid 25.32% on HS 7321.11 — the schedule says 5.7% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 25.32% HTS base 5.7% — the rulebook floor2024-052025-062026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 7321.11. The schedule base rate is 5.7%; importers from Thailand actually paid 25.32% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 19.6 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 25.32% (2026-06), largest single step +19.4pp in 2025-03.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Thailand's lower duty (23.11% vs 50.9%) lets it price up to 22.6% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Thailand actually lands cheaper — $4.01/kg vs $4.75/kg (duty in, freight out).

The trade-war measures that name Thailand or this sector

15 Chapter-99 measures name Thailand; 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.

Implementation of Duties on Aluminum Pursuant to Proclamation 10895 Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the Uni
measure 9903.85.67 · Federal Register citation
+200%
Procedures for Submissions by Certain Steel and Aluminum Producers Committing to New U.S. Steel or Aluminum…
measure 9903.82.02 · Federal Register citation
+50%
9903.82.14
measure 9903.82.14
+50%
Notice of Implementation of Additional Duties on Products of India Pursuant to the President's Executive Order
measure 9903.01.84 · Federal Register citation
+25%
Procedures for Submissions by Certain Steel and Aluminum Producers Committing to New U.S. Steel or Aluminum…
measure 9903.82.04 · Federal Register citation
+25%
9903.82.09
measure 9903.82.09
+25%
9903.82.12
measure 9903.82.12
+25%
Procedures for Submissions by Certain Steel and Aluminum Producers Committing to New U.S. Steel or Aluminum…
measure 9903.82.17 · Federal Register citation
+25%

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All goods from Thailand · the whole tariff ledger · 4 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "7321.11", origin: "Thailand") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Thailand actually pays on portable (HS 7321.11)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/732111/thailand