Importers of HS 7607.11 (of a thickness exceeding 0.01 mm) from India actually paid 48.28% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 48.17% 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 9.04% → 48.28%, with the largest single step +27.9pp in 2025-10. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 5.3% — importers actually paid 48.28%, so the trade-war overlay added 43 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "7607.11", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 7607.11. The schedule base rate is 5.3%; importers from India actually paid 48.28% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 43 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 9.04% (2023-07) → 48.28% (2026-06), largest single step +27.9pp in 2025-10.
India's lower duty (48.17% vs 73.83%) lets it price up to 17.3% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, India actually lands cheaper — $6.3/kg vs $8.29/kg (duty in, freight out).
15 Chapter-99 measures name India; 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 India · the whole tariff ledger · 6 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "7607.11", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.