Importers of HS 8207.30 (suitable for cutting metal, and parts thereof) from Korea, South actually paid 10.34% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 10.34% 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 4.17% → 10.34%, with the largest single step +7pp in 2025-09. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 5.7% — importers actually paid 10.34%, so the trade-war overlay added 4.6 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8207.30", origin: "Korea, South") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8207.30. The schedule base rate is 5.7%; importers from South Korea actually paid 10.34% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 4.6 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 4.17% (2023-07) → 10.34% (2026-06), largest single step +7pp in 2025-09.
Korea, South's lower duty (10.34% vs 39.34%) lets it price up to 26.3% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $6.66/kg vs $20.35/kg (duty in, freight out).
All goods from South Korea · the whole tariff ledger · 1 CBP ruling cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8207.30", origin: "South Korea") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.