Importers of HS 8708.93 (clutches) from Canada actually paid 5.5% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 0.44% 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% → 5.5%, with the largest single step +22.6pp in 2025-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 2.5% — importers actually paid 5.5%, so the trade-war overlay added 3 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8708.93", origin: "Canada") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8708.93. The schedule base rate is 2.5%; importers from Canada actually paid 5.5% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 3 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 2.5% (2023-07) → 5.5% (2026-06), largest single step +22.6pp in 2025-03.
Canada's lower duty (0.44% vs 44.88%) lets it price up to 44.2% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $8.04/kg vs $9.1/kg (duty in, freight out).
15 Chapter-99 measures name Canada; 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 Canada · the whole tariff ledger · 6 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8708.93", origin: "Canada") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.