Importers of HS 7606.12 (not clad) from China actually paid 74.31% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 74.31% 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 17.19% → 74.31%, with the largest single step -28.8pp in 2025-10. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 3% — importers actually paid 74.31%, so the trade-war overlay added 71.3 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "7606.12", origin: "China") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 7606.12. The schedule base rate is 3%; importers from China actually paid 74.31% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 71.3 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 17.19% (2023-07) → 74.31% (2026-06), largest single step -28.8pp in 2025-10.
Vietnam's lower duty (53% vs 74.31%) lets it price up to 13.9% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $8.02/kg vs $8.81/kg (duty in, freight out).
15 Chapter-99 measures name China; 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.
All goods from China · the whole tariff ledger · 22 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "7606.12", origin: "China") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.