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What Vietnam actually pays on hearing aids, excluding parts and accessories thereof

Importers of HS 9021.40 (hearing aids, excluding parts and accessories thereof) from Vietnam actually paid 10% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 0% 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%, with the largest single step -20pp in 2025-10. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. The HTS base rate is Free — importers actually paid 10%, so the trade-war overlay added 10 pts, measured at the border (not a summed rulebook estimate). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "9021.40", origin: "Vietnam") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Vietnam paid 10% on HS 9021.40 — the schedule says Free Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 10% HTS base Free — the rulebook floor2025-062025-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 9021.40. The schedule base rate is Free; importers from Vietnam actually paid 10% 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% (2026-06), largest single step -20pp in 2025-10.

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All goods from Vietnam · the whole tariff ledger · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "9021.40", origin: "Vietnam") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What Vietnam actually pays on hearing aids, excluding parts and accessories thereof (HS 9021.40)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/902140/vietnam