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customs records and policy events, measured and tested.
What Germany actually pays on suitable for physical incorporation into automatic data proc
Importers of HS 8504.40 (suitable for physical incorporation into automatic data proc) from Germany actually paid 9.74% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 8.63% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is Free. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved null% → 9.74%, with the largest single step +9.8pp in 2025-04. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is Free — importers actually paid 9.74%, so the trade-war overlay added 9.7 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8504.40", origin: "Germany") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8504.40. The schedule base rate is
Free; importers from Germany actually paid 9.74% on the
dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 9.7 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 9.74% (2026-06), largest single step +9.8pp in 2025-04.
Landed cost vs the benchmark
Germany's lower duty (8.63% vs 33.49%) lets it price up to 22.9% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Germany actually lands cheaper — $12.5/kg vs $29.14/kg (duty in, freight out).
The trade-war measures that name Germany or this sector
15 Chapter-99 measures name Germany; 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.
Notice of Implementation of Additional Duties on Products of India Pursuant to the President's Executive Order measure 9903.01.84 · Federal Register citation+25%
9903.79.01 measure 9903.79.01+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.10 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.13 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.16 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.19 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.22 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc measure 9903.89.25 · Federal Register citation+25%
In print: “What Germany actually pays on suitable for physical incorporation into automatic data proc (HS 8504.40)” —
Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/850440/germany