Importers of HS 8501.52 (exceeding 750 w but not exceeding 14.92 kw) from Brazil actually paid 11.85% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 11.84% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 3.7%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 3.7% → 11.85%, with the largest single step -36pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 3.7% — importers actually paid 11.85%, so the trade-war overlay added 8.1 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8501.52", origin: "Brazil") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8501.52. The schedule base rate is 3.7%; importers from Brazil actually paid 11.85% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 8.1 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 3.7% (2023-07) → 11.85% (2026-06), largest single step -36pp in 2026-03.
Brazil's lower duty (11.84% vs 37.06%) lets it price up to 22.6% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Brazil actually lands cheaper — $6.12/kg vs $6.66/kg (duty in, freight out).
10 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 · 1 CBP ruling cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8501.52", origin: "Brazil") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.