Importers of HS 7610.90 (other) from China actually paid 78.73% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 78.53% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 5.7%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 30.78% → 78.73%, with the largest single step +20.7pp in 2025-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 5.7% — importers actually paid 78.73%, so the trade-war overlay added 73 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "7610.90", origin: "China") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 7610.90. The schedule base rate is 5.7%; importers from China actually paid 78.73% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 73 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 30.78% (2023-07) → 78.73% (2026-06), largest single step +20.7pp in 2025-03.
Vietnam's lower duty (55.7% vs 78.53%) lets it price up to 14.7% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $5.18/kg vs $7.13/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 · 9 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "7610.90", origin: "China") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.