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What Vietnam actually pays on HS 8215.20

Importers of HS 8215.20 (other sets of assorted articles) from Vietnam actually paid 4.24% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 4.24% 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 8.01% → 4.24%, with the largest single step -11.6pp in 2026-05. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 4.24% 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: "Vietnam") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Vietnam paid 4.24% on HS 8215.20 Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 4.24% 2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

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 Vietnam actually paid 4.24% on the dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 8.01% (2023-07) → 4.24% (2026-06), largest single step -11.6pp in 2026-05.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

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).

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All goods from Vietnam · the whole tariff ledger · 7 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8215.20", origin: "Vietnam") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Vietnam actually pays on HS 8215.20 (HS 8215.20)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/821520/vietnam