Importers of HS 8481.80 (of copper) from Brazil actually paid 1.4% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 1.4% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 4%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 2.56% → 1.4%, with the largest single step +38.1pp in 2025-09. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 4% — importers actually paid 1.4%, so the trade-war overlay added -2.6 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8481.80", origin: "Brazil") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8481.80. The schedule base rate is 4%; importers from Brazil actually paid 1.4% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added -2.6 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 2.56% (2023-07) → 1.4% (2026-06), largest single step +38.1pp in 2025-09.
Brazil's lower duty (1.4% vs 38.66%) lets it price up to 36.7% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Brazil actually lands cheaper — $4.21/kg vs $9.64/kg (duty in, freight out).
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 · 15 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8481.80", origin: "Brazil") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.