Importers of HS 7607.20 (covered or decorated with a character, design, fancy effect ) from China actually paid 59.15% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 59.08% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 3.7%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 11.22% → 59.15%, with the largest single step +18.7pp in 2025-04. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 3.7% — importers actually paid 59.15%, so the trade-war overlay added 55.4 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "7607.20", origin: "China") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 7607.20. The schedule base rate is 3.7%; importers from China actually paid 59.15% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 55.4 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 11.22% (2023-07) → 59.15% (2026-06), largest single step +18.7pp in 2025-04.
Vietnam's lower duty (50% vs 59.08%) lets it price up to 6.1% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Vietnam actually lands cheaper — $2.27/kg vs $3.17/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 · 10 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "7607.20", origin: "China") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.