Importers of HS 8716.80 (other) from Vietnam actually paid 27.98% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 27.98% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 3.2%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 3.2% → 27.98%, with the largest single step +7.5pp in 2025-09. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 3.2% — importers actually paid 27.98%, so the trade-war overlay added 24.8 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8716.80", origin: "Vietnam") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 8716.80. The schedule base rate is 3.2%; importers from Vietnam actually paid 27.98% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 24.8 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 3.2% (2023-07) → 27.98% (2026-06), largest single step +7.5pp in 2025-09.
Vietnam's lower duty (27.98% vs 48.69%) lets it price up to 16.2% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $2.48/kg vs $2.91/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 · 5 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8716.80", origin: "Vietnam") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.