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What South Korea actually pays on cathodes and sections of cathodes

Importers of HS 7403.11 (cathodes and sections of cathodes) from Korea, South actually paid 1% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 0.06% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 1%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved null% → 1%. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 1% — importers actually paid 1%, so the trade-war overlay added 0 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "7403.11", origin: "Korea, South") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

South Korea paid 1% on HS 7403.11 — the schedule says 1% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 1% HTS base 1% — the rulebook floor2024-102025-052026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 7403.11. The schedule base rate is 1%; importers from South Korea actually paid 1% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 0 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 1% (2026-06), largest single step +1pp in 2024-10.

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All goods from South Korea · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "7403.11", origin: "South Korea") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What South Korea actually pays on cathodes and sections of cathodes (HS 7403.11)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/740311/south-korea