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What Taiwan actually pays on printed circuit assemblies

Importers of HS 8473.30 (printed circuit assemblies) from Taiwan actually paid 10.51% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 0.08% 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% → 10.51%, with the largest single step -35.7pp in 2026-02. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is Free — importers actually paid 10.51%, so the trade-war overlay added 10.5 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8473.30", origin: "Taiwan") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Taiwan paid 10.51% on HS 8473.30 — the schedule says Free Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 10.51% HTS base Free — the rulebook floor2025-032025-102026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 8473.30. The schedule base rate is Free; importers from Taiwan actually paid 10.51% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 10.5 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 10.51% (2026-06), largest single step -35.7pp in 2026-02.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Taiwan's lower duty (0.08% vs 7.16%) lets it price up to 7.1% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $17.19/kg vs $31.7/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Taiwan · the whole tariff ledger · 19 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8473.30", origin: "Taiwan") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Taiwan actually pays on printed circuit assemblies (HS 8473.30)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/847330/taiwan