Importers of HS 8504.33 (having a power handling capacity exceeding 16 kva but not ex) from India actually paid 26.08% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 26.08% 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% → 26.08%, with the largest single step +22.6pp in 2025-09. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 1.6% — importers actually paid 26.08%, so the trade-war overlay added 24.5 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8504.33", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8504.33. The schedule base rate is 1.6%; importers from India actually paid 26.08% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 24.5 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 1.6% (2023-07) → 26.08% (2026-06), largest single step +22.6pp in 2025-09.
India's lower duty (26.08% vs 27.67%) lets it price up to 1.3% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $2.11/kg vs $7.78/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: "8504.33", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.