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What India actually pays on repairs or alterations made pursuant to a warranty

Importers of HS 9802.00 (repairs or alterations made pursuant to a warranty) from India actually paid 10.92% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 10.89% across everything shipped, taxed or not. Measured from official duty receipts, not the rulebook: the statutory MFN base rate on this code is A duty upon the value of the repairs or alterations (see U.S. note 3 of this subchapter). Over the window the rate on the taxed portion moved 0% → 10.92%, with the largest single step +5.7pp in 2025-04. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 10.92% against an HTS base of A duty upon the value of the repairs or alterations (see U.S. note 3 of this subchapter). Reproduce exactly: tariff_story(hs: "9802.00", origin: "India") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

India paid 10.92% on HS 9802.00 Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 10.92% 2023-072024-122026-06 Measured · as-of 2026-06 · Trimtab US Tariffs & Trade Ledger · trimtabist.com

HS 9802.00. The schedule base rate is A duty upon the value of the repairs or alterations (see U.S. note 3 of this subchapter); importers from India actually paid 10.92% on the dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 0% (2023-07) → 10.92% (2026-06), largest single step +5.7pp in 2025-04.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

China's lower duty (4.54% vs 10.89%) lets it price up to 6.1% above India at the factory and still match on duty-inclusive customs cost. But on the LATEST measured prices, China actually lands cheaper — $1.16/kg vs $1.75/kg (duty in, freight out).

The trade-war measures that name India or this sector

7 Chapter-99 measures name India; 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.

9903.01.56
measure 9903.01.56
+27%
9903.01.55
measure 9903.01.55
+26%
Notice of Implementation of Additional Duties on Products of India Pursuant to the President's Executive Order
measure 9903.01.84 · Federal Register citation
+25%
9903.02.26
measure 9903.02.26
+25%
9903.02.27
measure 9903.02.27
+19%
9903.05.44
measure 9903.05.44
+10%
9903.05.45
measure 9903.05.45
+10%

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All goods from India · the whole tariff ledger · 7 CBP rulings cite this code · reproduce: tariff_story(hs: "9802.00", origin: "India") via /connect. Not customs or legal advice.

In print: “What India actually pays on repairs or alterations made pursuant to a warranty (HS 9802.00)” — Trimtab US Trade Ledger (TT-010 Duty receipts), US Census imports-for-consumption records — trimtabist.com/tariff/980200/india