Importers of HS 8706.00 (other) from India actually paid 18.65% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 18.65% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 4%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved null% → 18.65%, with the largest single step +37.4pp in 2025-09. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 4% — importers actually paid 18.65%, so the trade-war overlay added 14.6 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8706.00", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8706.00. The schedule base rate is 4%; importers from India actually paid 18.65% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 14.6 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 18.65% (2026-06), largest single step +37.4pp in 2025-09.
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 · 3 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8706.00", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.