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What France actually pays on cold-formed

Importers of HS 7505.22 (cold-formed) from France actually paid 12.73% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 12.73% 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 2.68% → 12.73%, with the largest single step +4.4pp in 2025-05. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 3% — importers actually paid 12.73%, so the trade-war overlay added 9.7 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "7505.22", origin: "France") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

France paid 12.73% on HS 7505.22 — the schedule says 3% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 12.73% HTS base 3% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 7505.22. The schedule base rate is 3%; importers from France actually paid 12.73% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 9.7 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 2.68% (2023-07) → 12.73% (2026-06), largest single step +4.4pp in 2025-05.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

France's lower duty (12.73% vs 37.66%) lets it price up to 22.1% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $28.55/kg vs $31.61/kg (duty in, freight out).

The trade-war measures that name France or this sector

15 Chapter-99 measures name France; 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.

Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc
measure 9903.89.10 · Federal Register citation +25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc
measure 9903.89.13 · Federal Register citation +25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc
measure 9903.89.16 · Federal Register citation +25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc
measure 9903.89.19 · Federal Register citation +25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc
measure 9903.89.22 · Federal Register citation +25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc
measure 9903.89.25 · Federal Register citation +25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc
measure 9903.89.28 · Federal Register citation +25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc
measure 9903.89.31 · Federal Register citation +25%

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All goods from France · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "7505.22", origin: "France") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What France actually pays on cold-formed (HS 7505.22)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/750522/france