Importers of HS 8504.23 (having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000 kva) from Brazil actually paid 11.13% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 11.13% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 1.6%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 1.6% → 11.13%, with the largest single step -35.3pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 1.6% — importers actually paid 11.13%, so the trade-war overlay added 9.5 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8504.23", origin: "Brazil") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8504.23. The schedule base rate is 1.6%; importers from Brazil actually paid 11.13% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 9.5 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 1.6% (2023-07) → 11.13% (2026-06), largest single step -35.3pp in 2026-03.
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 · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8504.23", origin: "Brazil") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.