Importers of HS 8427.20 (other) from Korea, South actually paid 18.42% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 17.63% 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% → 18.42%, with the largest single step -12.7pp in 2025-12. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is Free — importers actually paid 18.42%, so the trade-war overlay added 18.4 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8427.20", origin: "Korea, South") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8427.20. The schedule base rate is Free; importers from South Korea actually paid 18.42% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 18.4 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 18.42% (2026-06), largest single step -12.7pp in 2025-12.
Korea, South's lower duty (17.63% vs 47.25%) lets it price up to 25.2% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $5.07/kg vs $6.74/kg (duty in, freight out).
All goods from South Korea · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8427.20", origin: "South Korea") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.