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What South Korea actually pays on of the household type

Importers of HS 8422.11 (of the household type) from Korea, South actually paid 25% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 25% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 2.4%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved null% → 25%, with the largest single step +9.6pp in 2026-06. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 2.4% — importers actually paid 25%, so the trade-war overlay added 22.6 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8422.11", origin: "Korea, South") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

South Korea paid 25% on HS 8422.11 — the schedule says 2.4% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 25% HTS base 2.4% — the rulebook floor2023-102025-092026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 8422.11. The schedule base rate is 2.4%; importers from South Korea actually paid 25% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 22.6 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 25% (2026-06), largest single step +9.6pp in 2026-06.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Korea, South's lower duty (25% vs 34.2%) lets it price up to 7.4% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $5.23/kg vs $7.48/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from South Korea · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8422.11", origin: "South Korea") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What South Korea actually pays on of the household type (HS 8422.11)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/842211/south-korea