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What Germany actually pays on with cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of c
Importers of HS 8207.19 (with cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of c) from Germany actually paid 13.74% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 13.73% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 5%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 4% → 13.74%, with the largest single step +4.9pp in 2025-05. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 5% — importers actually paid 13.74%, so the trade-war overlay added 8.7 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8207.19", origin: "Germany") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8207.19. The schedule base rate is
5%; importers from Germany actually paid 13.74% on the
dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 8.7 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 4% (2023-07) → 13.74% (2026-06), largest single step +4.9pp in 2025-05.
Landed cost vs the benchmark
Germany's lower duty (13.73% vs 38.67%) lets it price up to 21.9% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $7.65/kg vs $17.66/kg (duty in, freight out).
The trade-war measures that name Germany or this sector
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.
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.10 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.13 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.16 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.19 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.22 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.25 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.28 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.31 · Federal Register citation+25%
In print: “What Germany actually pays on with cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of c (HS 8207.19)” —
Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/820719/germany