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What Taiwan actually pays on HS 8716.90

Importers of HS 8716.90 (other) from Taiwan actually paid 22.33% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 22.27% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 3.1%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 3.26% → 22.33%, with the largest single step -10.1pp in 2026-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 3.1% — importers actually paid 22.33%, so the trade-war overlay added 19.2 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "8716.90", origin: "Taiwan") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Taiwan paid 22.33% on HS 8716.90 — the schedule says 3.1% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 22.33% HTS base 3.1% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 8716.90. The schedule base rate is 3.1%; importers from Taiwan actually paid 22.33% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 19.2 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 3.26% (2023-07) → 22.33% (2026-06), largest single step -10.1pp in 2026-03.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Taiwan's lower duty (22.27% vs 46.51%) 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, Taiwan actually lands cheaper — $2.59/kg vs $2.64/kg (duty in, freight out).

The trade-war measures that name Taiwan or this sector

15 Chapter-99 measures name Taiwan; 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.

Notice of Implementation of Additional Duties on Products of India Pursuant to the President's Executive Order
measure 9903.01.84 · Federal Register citation
+25%
9903.40.05
measure 9903.40.05
+25%
9903.40.10
measure 9903.40.10
+25%
Amending the Procedures To Administer Import Adjustment Offset Amounts for Certain Imports of Automobile Parts
measure 9903.74.08 · Federal Register citation
+25%
Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of the U.S.-Korea Strategic Trade and Investment Deal
measure 9903.76.02 · Federal Register citation
+25%
Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of the U.S.-Korea Strategic Trade and Investment Deal
measure 9903.76.03 · Federal Register citation
+25%
Notice of Implementation of Addressing Certain Tariffs on Imported Articles Pursuant to the President's Execut
measure 9903.94.01 · Federal Register citation
+25%
Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of the U.S.-EU Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and
measure 9903.02.02 · Federal Register citation
+15%

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All goods from Taiwan · the whole tariff ledger · 7 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "8716.90", origin: "Taiwan") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Taiwan actually pays on HS 8716.90 (HS 8716.90)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/871690/taiwan