Importers of HS 7607.11 (of a thickness exceeding 0.01 mm) from Germany actually paid 55.56% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 55.56% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 5.3%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 5.57% → 55.56%, with the largest single step +13.1pp in 2025-11. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 5.3% — importers actually paid 55.56%, so the trade-war overlay added 50.3 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "7607.11", origin: "Germany") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 7607.11. The schedule base rate is 5.3%; importers from Germany actually paid 55.56% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 50.3 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 5.57% (2023-07) → 55.56% (2026-06), largest single step +13.1pp in 2025-11.
Germany's lower duty (55.56% vs 73.83%) lets it price up to 11.7% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Germany actually lands cheaper — $7.76/kg vs $8.29/kg (duty in, freight out).
15 Chapter-99 measures name Germany; 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 Germany · the whole tariff ledger · 6 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "7607.11", origin: "Germany") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.