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What Vietnam actually pays on electrical

Importers of HS 9015.10 (electrical) from Vietnam actually paid 12.94% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 12.81% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is Free. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved null% → 12.94%, with the largest single step +10pp in 2025-04. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is Free — importers actually paid 12.94%, so the trade-war overlay added 12.9 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "9015.10", origin: "Vietnam") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Vietnam paid 12.94% on HS 9015.10 — the schedule says Free Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 12.94% HTS base Free — the rulebook floor2025-042025-112026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 9015.10. The schedule base rate is Free; importers from Vietnam actually paid 12.94% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 12.9 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 12.94% (2026-06), largest single step +10pp in 2025-04.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Vietnam's lower duty (12.81% vs 37.41%) lets it price up to 21.8% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Vietnam actually lands cheaper — $159.08/kg vs $209.17/kg (duty in, freight out).

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All goods from Vietnam · the whole tariff ledger · 2 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "9015.10", origin: "Vietnam") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Vietnam actually pays on electrical (HS 9015.10)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/901510/vietnam