Importers of HS 8711.50 (with internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacit) from Germany actually paid 12.4% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 10.79% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 2.4%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 2.4% → 12.4%, with the largest single step +29.2pp in 2025-09. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 2.4% — importers actually paid 12.4%, so the trade-war overlay added 10 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8711.50", origin: "Germany") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8711.50. The schedule base rate is 2.4%; importers from Germany actually paid 12.4% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 10 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 2.4% (2023-07) → 12.4% (2026-06), largest single step +29.2pp in 2025-09.
Germany's lower duty (10.79% vs 37.4%) lets it price up to 24% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $26.82/kg vs $48.4/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 · 1 CBP ruling cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8711.50", origin: "Germany") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.