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What United Kingdom actually pays on HS 8704.10

Importers of HS 8704.10 (other) from United Kingdom actually paid 25% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 21.71% 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% → 25%, with the largest single step +12.5pp in 2025-11. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is Free — importers actually paid 25%, so the trade-war overlay added 25 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8704.10", origin: "United Kingdom") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

United Kingdom paid 25% on HS 8704.10 — the schedule says Free Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 25% HTS base Free — the rulebook floor2025-042025-112026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 8704.10. The schedule base rate is Free; importers from United Kingdom actually paid 25% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 25 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 25% (2026-06), largest single step +12.5pp in 2025-11.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

United Kingdom's lower duty (21.71% vs 35%) lets it price up to 10.9% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $2/kg vs $10.09/kg (duty in, freight out).

The trade-war measures that name United Kingdom or this sector

15 Chapter-99 measures name United Kingdom; 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%
Procedures for Submissions by Certain Steel and Aluminum Producers Committing to New U.S. Steel or Aluminum…
measure 9903.82.04 · Federal Register citation
+25%
Notice of Determination and Action Pursuant to Section 301: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Airc
measure 9903.89.10 · Federal Register citation
+25%

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All goods from United Kingdom · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8704.10", origin: "United Kingdom") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What United Kingdom actually pays on HS 8704.10 (HS 8704.10)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/870410/united-kingdom