Importers of HS 8479.50 (industrial robots, not elsewhere specified or included) from Korea, South actually paid 11.93% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 11.93% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 2.5%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 2.5% → 11.93%, with the largest single step +6.3pp in 2025-10. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 2.5% — importers actually paid 11.93%, so the trade-war overlay added 9.4 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8479.50", origin: "Korea, South") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8479.50. The schedule base rate is 2.5%; importers from South Korea actually paid 11.93% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 9.4 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 2.5% (2023-07) → 11.93% (2026-06), largest single step +6.3pp in 2025-10.
Korea, South's lower duty (11.93% vs 34.62%) lets it price up to 20.3% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Korea, South actually lands cheaper — $29.77/kg vs $34.88/kg (duty in, freight out).
All goods from South Korea · the whole tariff ledger · 1 CBP ruling cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8479.50", origin: "South Korea") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.