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What Thailand 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 Thailand actually paid 12.51% on the taxed portion of the value in 2026-06 — 12.34% 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% → 12.51%, with the largest single step -9.4pp in 2025-09. Measured from official US duty receipts · as-of 2026-06 · confidence: measured, not modelled. Collected 12.51% 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: "Thailand") · see it at trimtabist.com/tariffs

Thailand paid 12.51% on HS 9802.00 Collected rate on the taxed value — measured from US duty receipts, not the rulebook 12.51% 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 Thailand actually paid 12.51% on the dutiable value in 2026-06. Measured, not modelled.

Over the window the collected rate moved 0% (2023-07) → 12.51% (2026-06), largest single step -9.4pp in 2025-09.

Landed cost vs the benchmark

China's lower duty (4.54% vs 12.34%) lets it price up to 7.5% above Thailand 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 $3.77/kg (duty in, freight out).

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

In print: “What Thailand 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/thailand