Importers of HS 8712.00 (bicycles having both wheels not exceeding 63.5 cm in diamete) from Vietnam actually paid 20.59% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 20.59% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 11%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 10.46% → 20.59%, with the largest single step -8.4pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 11% — importers actually paid 20.59%, so the trade-war overlay added 9.6 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8712.00", origin: "Vietnam") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8712.00. The schedule base rate is 11%; importers from Vietnam actually paid 20.59% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 9.6 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 10.46% (2023-07) → 20.59% (2026-06), largest single step -8.4pp in 2026-03.
Vietnam's lower duty (20.59% vs 44.52%) lets it price up to 19.8% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $3.63/kg vs $12.47/kg (duty in, freight out).
15 Chapter-99 measures name Vietnam; 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 Vietnam · the whole tariff ledger · 1 CBP ruling cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8712.00", origin: "Vietnam") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.