Importers of HS 8701.93 (suitable for agricultural use) from India actually paid 16.83% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 16.83% 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% → 16.83%, with the largest single step +19.3pp in 2025-09. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is Free — importers actually paid 16.83%, so the trade-war overlay added 16.8 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8701.93", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8701.93. The schedule base rate is Free; importers from India actually paid 16.83% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 16.8 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 16.83% (2026-06), largest single step +19.3pp in 2025-09.
India's lower duty (16.83% vs 45.32%) lets it price up to 24.4% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, India actually lands cheaper — $8.52/kg vs $9.84/kg (duty in, freight out).
15 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: "8701.93", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.