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What South Korea actually pays on of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1,000 cc but not exceeding
Importers of HS 8703.22 (of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1,000 cc but not exceeding ) from Korea, South actually paid 15% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 15% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 2.5%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 2.5% → 15%, with the largest single step -25pp in 2025-11. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 2.5% — importers actually paid 15%, so the trade-war overlay added 12.5 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8703.22", origin: "Korea, South") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8703.22. The schedule base rate is
2.5%; importers from South Korea actually paid 15% on the
dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 12.5 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 2.5% (2023-07) → 15% (2026-06), largest single step -25pp in 2025-11.
The trade-war measures that name South Korea or this sector
15 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%
9903.40.05 measure 9903.40.05+25%
9903.40.10 measure 9903.40.10+25%
Amending the Procedures To Administer Import Adjustment Offset Amounts for Certain Imports of Automobile Parts measure 9903.74.08 · Federal Register citation+25%
Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of the U.S.-Korea Strategic Trade and Investment Deal measure 9903.76.02 · Federal Register citation+25%
Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of the U.S.-Korea Strategic Trade and Investment Deal measure 9903.76.03 · Federal Register citation+25%
Notice of Implementation of Addressing Certain Tariffs on Imported Articles Pursuant to the President's Execut measure 9903.94.01 · Federal Register citation+25%
Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of the U.S.-EU Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and measure 9903.02.02 · Federal Register citation+15%
In print: “What South Korea actually pays on of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1,000 cc but not exceeding (HS 8703.22)” —
Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/870322/south-korea