I'm not an expert in commodity codes but I believe that's correct :) I had to learn about them a bit for Brexit at work and they're annoyingly confusing and detailed at times...then vague and confusing at others!

It's not per item. It's per commodity code. So 100 cotton t-shirts is €3 - even if they're all different brands and different colours. 1 cotton t-shirt and 1 polyester t-shirt is €6 even if they're the same brand and same colour.

Yeh it's really inefficient logistically for you to import 1 single book from Japan rather than someone to import loads and sell them locally though. And the later is better for the EU too. And the main aim is to stop cheap near slave trade created clothes and tat from being imported. It's great.

Sounds like someone is annoyed they drink breast milk and it's been pointed out to them...

You find that out at 4pm when the detail is released. This is just preliminary pricing. Peak is usually 4-7pm