Importers of HS 8482.20 (tapered roller bearings, including cone and tapered roller a) from Korea, South actually paid 13.66% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 9.81% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 5.8%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 5.8% → 13.66%, with the largest single step +14.5pp in 2025-05. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 5.8% — importers actually paid 13.66%, so the trade-war overlay added 7.9 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8482.20", origin: "Korea, South") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8482.20. The schedule base rate is 5.8%; importers from South Korea actually paid 13.66% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 7.9 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 5.8% (2023-07) → 13.66% (2026-06), largest single step +14.5pp in 2025-05.
Korea, South's lower duty (9.81% vs 46.53%) lets it price up to 33.4% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $5.49/kg vs $6.61/kg (duty in, freight out).
All goods from South Korea · the whole tariff ledger · 1 CBP ruling cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8482.20", origin: "South Korea") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.