Importers of HS 8501.61 (of an output not exceeding 75 kva) from Brazil actually paid 12.5% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 0.02% 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 null% → 12.5%, with the largest single step -40pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 2.5% — importers actually paid 12.5%, so the trade-war overlay added 10 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8501.61", origin: "Brazil") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8501.61. The schedule base rate is 2.5%; importers from Brazil actually paid 12.5% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 10 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 12.5% (2026-06), largest single step -40pp in 2026-03.
Brazil's lower duty (0.02% vs 32.44%) lets it price up to 32.4% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Brazil actually lands cheaper — $4.66/kg vs $7.22/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: "8501.61", origin: "Brazil") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.