Importers of HS 7616.99 (other) from China actually paid 73.82% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 69.35% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 2.5%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 28.05% → 73.82%, with the largest single step +23pp in 2025-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 2.5% — importers actually paid 73.82%, so the trade-war overlay added 71.3 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "7616.99", origin: "China") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 7616.99. The schedule base rate is 2.5%; importers from China actually paid 73.82% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 71.3 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 28.05% (2023-07) → 73.82% (2026-06), largest single step +23pp in 2025-03.
Vietnam's lower duty (40.7% vs 69.35%) lets it price up to 20.4% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Vietnam actually lands cheaper — $7.13/kg vs $9.92/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 · 50 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "7616.99", origin: "China") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.