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What South Korea actually pays on parts

Importers of HS 8417.90 (parts) from Korea, South actually paid 15% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 15% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 3.9%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 3.9% → 15%, with the largest single step +53pp in 2025-12. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 3.9% — importers actually paid 15%, so the trade-war overlay added 11.1 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8417.90", origin: "Korea, South") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

South Korea paid 15% on HS 8417.90 — the schedule says 3.9% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 15% HTS base 3.9% — the rulebook floor2023-072025-052026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 8417.90. The schedule base rate is 3.9%; importers from South Korea actually paid 15% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 11.1 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 3.9% (2023-07) → 15% (2026-06), largest single step +53pp in 2025-12.

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All goods from South Korea · the whole tariff ledger · 1 CBP ruling cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8417.90", origin: "South Korea") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What South Korea actually pays on parts (HS 8417.90)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/841790/south-korea