Importers of HS 8215.20 (other sets of assorted articles) from China actually paid 4.92% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 4.92% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is The rate of duty applicable to that article in the set subject to the highest rate of duty. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 21.15% → 4.92%, with the largest single step -11.9pp in 2025-02. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 4.92% against an HTS base of The rate of duty applicable to that article in the set subject to the highest rate of duty. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8215.20", origin: "China") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8215.20. The schedule base rate is The rate of duty applicable to that article in the set subject to the highest rate of duty; importers from China actually paid 4.92% on the dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 21.15% (2023-07) → 4.92% (2026-06), largest single step -11.9pp in 2025-02.
Vietnam's lower duty (4.24% vs 4.92%) lets it price up to 0.7% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Vietnam actually lands cheaper — $3.1/kg vs $4.1/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 · 7 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8215.20", origin: "China") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.