Importers of HS 7606.12 (not clad) from United Kingdom actually paid 29.14% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 29.14% 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 7.84% → 29.14%, with the largest single step +13.6pp in 2025-09. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 3% — importers actually paid 29.14%, so the trade-war overlay added 26.1 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "7606.12", origin: "United Kingdom") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 7606.12. The schedule base rate is 3%; importers from United Kingdom actually paid 29.14% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 26.1 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 7.84% (2023-07) → 29.14% (2026-06), largest single step +13.6pp in 2025-09.
United Kingdom's lower duty (29.14% vs 74.31%) lets it price up to 35% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, United Kingdom actually lands cheaper — $5.58/kg vs $8.02/kg (duty in, freight out).
15 Chapter-99 measures name United Kingdom; 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 United Kingdom · the whole tariff ledger · 22 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "7606.12", origin: "United Kingdom") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.