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What Indonesia actually pays on combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate externa

Importers of HS 8418.10 (combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate externa) from Indonesia actually paid 25.05% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 25.05% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is Free. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved null% → 25.05%, with the largest single step +13.5pp in 2025-08. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is Free — importers actually paid 25.05%, so the trade-war overlay added 25.1 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8418.10", origin: "Indonesia") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Indonesia paid 25.05% on HS 8418.10 — the schedule says Free Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 25.05% HTS base Free — the rulebook floor2025-042025-112026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 8418.10. The schedule base rate is Free; importers from Indonesia actually paid 25.05% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 25.1 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 25.05% (2026-06), largest single step +13.5pp in 2025-08.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Indonesia's lower duty (25.05% vs 48.62%) lets it price up to 18.8% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Indonesia actually lands cheaper — $3.29/kg vs $4.58/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Indonesia · the whole tariff ledger · 2 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8418.10", origin: "Indonesia") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Indonesia actually pays on combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate externa (HS 8418.10)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/841810/indonesia