Importers of HS 7606.12 (not clad) from Korea, South actually paid 50.02% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 50.02% 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 11.67% → 50.02%, with the largest single step +22.6pp in 2025-06. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 3% — importers actually paid 50.02%, so the trade-war overlay added 47 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "7606.12", origin: "Korea, South") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 7606.12. The schedule base rate is 3%; importers from South Korea actually paid 50.02% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 47 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 11.67% (2023-07) → 50.02% (2026-06), largest single step +22.6pp in 2025-06.
Korea, South's lower duty (50.02% vs 74.31%) lets it price up to 16.2% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Korea, South actually lands cheaper — $6.44/kg vs $8.02/kg (duty in, freight out).
15 Chapter-99 measures name Korea, South; 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 South Korea · the whole tariff ledger · 22 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "7606.12", origin: "South Korea") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.