Importers of HS 8302.30 (of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc) from India actually paid 22.16% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 21.99% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 2%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 2.03% → 22.16%, with the largest single step +9.1pp in 2025-05. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 2% — importers actually paid 22.16%, so the trade-war overlay added 20.2 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8302.30", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8302.30. The schedule base rate is 2%; importers from India actually paid 22.16% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 20.2 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 2.03% (2023-07) → 22.16% (2026-06), largest single step +9.1pp in 2025-05.
India's lower duty (21.99% vs 41.49%) lets it price up to 16% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, India actually lands cheaper — $5.57/kg vs $7.02/kg (duty in, freight out).
7 Chapter-99 measures name India; 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 India · the whole tariff ledger · 21 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8302.30", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.