Importers of HS 9102.21 (with strap, band or bracelet of textile material or of base ) from Japan actually paid 21.83% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 20.99% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is 75¢ each + 6% on the case + 14% on the strap, band or bracelet. Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 3.44% → 21.83%, with the largest single step +17.6pp in 2025-04. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 21.83% against an HTS base of 75¢ each + 6% on the case + 14% on the strap, band or bracelet. Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "9102.21", origin: "Japan") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs
HS 9102.21. The schedule base rate is 75¢ each + 6% on the case + 14% on the strap, band or bracelet; importers from Japan actually paid 21.83% on the dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.
Over the window the collected rate moved 3.44% (2023-07) → 21.83% (2026-06), largest single step +17.6pp in 2025-04.
Japan's lower duty (20.99% vs 23.87%) lets it price up to 2.4% above China at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, Japan actually lands cheaper — $101.1/kg vs $139.81/kg (duty in, freight out).
12 Chapter-99 measures name Japan; 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.
All goods from Japan · the whole tariff ledger · 1 CBP ruling cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "9102.21", origin: "Japan") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.