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What Thailand actually pays on HS 8471.49

Importers of HS 8471.49 (other, entered in the form of systems) from Thailand actually paid 12.71% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 0% 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% → 12.71%, with the largest single step +13.8pp 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 12.71%, so the trade-war overlay added 12.7 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8471.49", origin: "Thailand") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Thailand paid 12.71% on HS 8471.49 — the schedule says Free Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 12.71% HTS base Free — the rulebook floor2025-042025-112026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 8471.49. The schedule base rate is Free; importers from Thailand actually paid 12.71% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 12.7 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 12.71% (2026-06), largest single step +13.8pp in 2025-08.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Thailand's lower duty (0% vs 7.28%) lets it price up to 7.3% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Thailand actually lands cheaper — $29.8/kg vs $38.03/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Thailand · the whole tariff ledger · 1 CBP ruling cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8471.49", origin: "Thailand") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Thailand actually pays on HS 8471.49 (HS 8471.49)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/847149/thailand