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What Mexico actually pays on HS 7326.90

Importers of HS 7326.90 (other) from Mexico actually paid 25.97% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 21.83% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 2.9%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 2.9% → 25.97%, with the largest single step +24.3pp in 2025-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 2.9% — importers actually paid 25.97%, so the trade-war overlay added 23.1 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "7326.90", origin: "Mexico") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Mexico paid 25.97% on HS 7326.90 — the schedule says 2.9% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 25.97% HTS base 2.9% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 7326.90. The schedule base rate is 2.9%; importers from Mexico actually paid 25.97% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 23.1 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 2.9% (2023-07) → 25.97% (2026-06), largest single step +24.3pp in 2025-03.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Mexico's lower duty (21.83% vs 72.98%) lets it price up to 42% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $4.27/kg vs $27.61/kg (duty in, freight out).

The trade-war measures that name Mexico or this sector

15 Chapter-99 measures name Mexico; 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 Canada Pursuant to the President's Executive Orde
measure 9903.01.10 · Federal Register citation
+35%
Notice of Implementation of Additional Duties on Products of Mexico Pursuant to the President's Executive Orde
measure 9903.01.01 · Federal Register citation
+25%
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%

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All goods from Mexico · the whole tariff ledger · 77 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "7326.90", origin: "Mexico") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Mexico actually pays on HS 7326.90 (HS 7326.90)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/732690/mexico