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What South Korea actually pays on HS 8543.70

Importers of HS 8543.70 (other) from Korea, South actually paid 9.93% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 9.81% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 2.6%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 2.6% → 9.93%, with the largest single step +5.5pp in 2025-05. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 2.6% — importers actually paid 9.93%, so the trade-war overlay added 7.3 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8543.70", origin: "Korea, South") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

South Korea paid 9.93% on HS 8543.70 — the schedule says 2.6% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 9.93% HTS base 2.6% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 8543.70. The schedule base rate is 2.6%; importers from South Korea actually paid 9.93% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 7.3 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 2.6% (2023-07) → 9.93% (2026-06), largest single step +5.5pp in 2025-05.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Korea, South's lower duty (9.81% vs 27.03%) lets it price up to 15.7% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Korea, South actually lands cheaper — $24.56/kg vs $37.51/kg (duty in, freight out).

The trade-war measures that name South Korea or this sector

2 Chapter-99 measures name Korea, South; 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%

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All goods from South Korea · the whole tariff ledger · 61 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8543.70", origin: "South Korea") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What South Korea actually pays on HS 8543.70 (HS 8543.70)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/854370/south-korea