Importers of HS 8544.60 (fitted with connectors) from India actually paid 21.2% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 21.2% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 3.7%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 3.22% → 21.2%, with the largest single step -21.8pp in 2026-01. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 3.7% — importers actually paid 21.2%, so the trade-war overlay added 17.5 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8544.60", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8544.60. The schedule base rate is 3.7%; importers from India actually paid 21.2% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 17.5 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 3.22% (2023-07) → 21.2% (2026-06), largest single step -21.8pp in 2026-01.
India's lower duty (21.2% vs 45.63%) lets it price up to 20.2% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $5.01/kg vs $5.87/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 · 4 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8544.60", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.