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What Taiwan actually pays on of copper alloys

Importers of HS 7412.20 (of copper alloys) from Taiwan actually paid 52.05% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 52.05% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 3%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 3% → 52.05%, with the largest single step +31.2pp in 2025-08. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 3% — importers actually paid 52.05%, so the trade-war overlay added 49 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "7412.20", origin: "Taiwan") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Taiwan paid 52.05% on HS 7412.20 — the schedule says 3% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 52.05% HTS base 3% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 7412.20. The schedule base rate is 3%; importers from Taiwan actually paid 52.05% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 49 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 3% (2023-07) → 52.05% (2026-06), largest single step +31.2pp in 2025-08.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Taiwan's lower duty (52.05% vs 77.1%) lets it price up to 16.5% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $26.44/kg vs $28.11/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Taiwan · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "7412.20", origin: "Taiwan") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Taiwan actually pays on of copper alloys (HS 7412.20)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/741220/taiwan