Importers of HS 8209.00 (plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of c) from Korea, South actually paid 10.38% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 9.8% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 4.6%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 4.6% → 10.38%, with the largest single step +8.2pp in 2025-04. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 4.6% — importers actually paid 10.38%, so the trade-war overlay added 5.8 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8209.00", origin: "Korea, South") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8209.00. The schedule base rate is 4.6%; importers from South Korea actually paid 10.38% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 5.8 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 4.6% (2023-07) → 10.38% (2026-06), largest single step +8.2pp in 2025-04.
Korea, South's lower duty (9.8% vs 39.6%) lets it price up to 27.1% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Korea, South actually lands cheaper — $104.75/kg vs $197.09/kg (duty in, freight out).
All goods from South Korea · the whole tariff ledger · 1 CBP ruling cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8209.00", origin: "South Korea") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.