Importers of HS 8538.10 (boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases fo) from India actually paid 18.27% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 13.91% 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% → 18.27%, with the largest single step -19.5pp in 2026-02. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is Free — importers actually paid 18.27%, so the trade-war overlay added 18.3 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8538.10", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8538.10. The schedule base rate is Free; importers from India actually paid 18.27% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 18.3 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 18.27% (2026-06), largest single step -19.5pp in 2026-02.
India's lower duty (13.91% vs 38.11%) lets it price up to 21.2% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $3.38/kg vs $7.56/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 · 3 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8538.10", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.