Importers of HS 8709.19 (other) from Germany actually paid 2.85% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 2.85% 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% → 2.85%, with the largest single step -10.2pp in 2026-01. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is Free — importers actually paid 2.85%, so the trade-war overlay added 2.9 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8709.19", origin: "Germany") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8709.19. The schedule base rate is Free; importers from Germany actually paid 2.85% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 2.9 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 2.85% (2026-06), largest single step -10.2pp in 2026-01.
Germany's lower duty (2.85% vs 16.44%) lets it price up to 13.2% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $12.13/kg vs $19.56/kg (duty in, freight out).
15 Chapter-99 measures name Germany; 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 Germany · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8709.19", origin: "Germany") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.