Importers of HS 8429.20 (graders and levelers) from Brazil actually paid 25% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 23.4% 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%, with the largest single step +35pp in 2025-09. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is Free — importers actually paid 25%, so the trade-war overlay added 25 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8429.20", origin: "Brazil") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8429.20. The schedule base rate is Free; importers from Brazil actually paid 25% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 25 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 25% (2026-06), largest single step +35pp in 2025-09.
8 Chapter-99 measures name Brazil; 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 Brazil · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8429.20", origin: "Brazil") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.