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What Mexico actually pays on orthopedic or fracture appliances, and parts and accessories

Importers of HS 9021.10 (orthopedic or fracture appliances, and parts and accessories) from Mexico actually paid 10.01% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 0.57% 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% → 10.01%, with the largest single step +24.6pp in 2025-03. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is Free — importers actually paid 10.01%, so the trade-war overlay added 10 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "9021.10", origin: "Mexico") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Mexico paid 10.01% on HS 9021.10 — the schedule says Free Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 10.01% HTS base Free — the rulebook floor2025-032025-102026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 9021.10. The schedule base rate is Free; importers from Mexico actually paid 10.01% on the dutiable value in 2026-06 — the trade-war overlay added 10 points, measured at the border. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved % (2023-07) → 10.01% (2026-06), largest single step +24.6pp in 2025-03.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

Mexico's lower duty (0.57% vs 5.84%) lets it price up to 5.2% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $5.24/kg vs $113.04/kg (duty in, freight out).

The trade-war measures that name Mexico or this sector

5 Chapter-99 measures name Mexico; 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 Canada Pursuant to the President's Executive Orde
measure 9903.01.10 · Federal Register citation
+35%
Notice of Implementation of Additional Duties on Products of Mexico Pursuant to the President's Executive Orde
measure 9903.01.01 · Federal Register citation
+25%
9903.05.56
measure 9903.05.56
+12.5%
Amendment to Notice of Implementation of Additional Duties on Products of Mexico Pursuant to the President's…
measure 9903.01.05 · Federal Register citation
+10%
9903.05.55
measure 9903.05.55
+10%

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All goods from Mexico · the whole tariff ledger · 8 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "9021.10", origin: "Mexico") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Mexico actually pays on orthopedic or fracture appliances, and parts and accessories (HS 9021.10)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/902110/mexico