Importers of HS 8501.40 (of an output exceeding 37.5 w but not exceeding 74.6 w) from India actually paid 14.01% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 14.01% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 3.3%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 4% → 14.01%, with the largest single step -19.1pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 3.3% — importers actually paid 14.01%, so the trade-war overlay added 10.7 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8501.40", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8501.40. The schedule base rate is 3.3%; importers from India actually paid 14.01% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 10.7 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 4% (2023-07) → 14.01% (2026-06), largest single step -19.1pp in 2026-03.
India's lower duty (14.01% vs 30.9%) lets it price up to 14.8% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, India actually lands cheaper — $5.68/kg vs $8/kg (duty in, freight out).
8 Chapter-99 measures name India; 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 India · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8501.40", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.