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What Thailand actually pays on projection

Importers of HS 9002.11 (projection) from Thailand actually paid 12% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 11.99% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 2.45%. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 2.3% → 12%, with the largest single step +9.3pp in 2025-04. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is 2.45% — importers actually paid 12%, so the trade-war overlay added 9.6 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "9002.11", origin: "Thailand") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Thailand paid 12% on HS 9002.11 — the schedule says 2.45% Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 12% HTS base 2.45% — the rulebook floor2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 9002.11. The schedule base rate is 2.45%; importers from Thailand actually paid 12% 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 2.3% (2023-07) → 12% (2026-06), largest single step +9.3pp in 2025-04.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Thailand's lower duty (11.99% vs 36.59%) lets it price up to 22% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $229.01/kg vs $517.89/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Thailand · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "9002.11", origin: "Thailand") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Thailand actually pays on projection (HS 9002.11)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/900211/thailand