2012 TRQ on Swiss and Emmentaler Cheese (w/ Eye Formation) Opens Jan 3
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a memorandum announcing that the 2012 tariff rate quota on Swiss and Emmentaler cheese, with eye formation, provided for in Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note 25 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule will open on January 3, 2012.
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The below-listed countries or areas have the following low-duty access amounts:
| Argentina | 80,000 kg |
| Australia | 500,000 kg |
| Canada | 70,000 kg |
| EC 25 | 22,900,000 kg |
| Iceland | 300,000 kg |
| Israel | 27,000 kg |
| Norway | 6,883,000 kg |
| Switzerland | 3,630,000 kg |
| Other countries or areas | 85,276 kg |
Products described in HTS Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note 25 are subject to agriculture licensing and therefore shall be reported via the quota module of ACS.
(See CBP notice for applicable HTS numbers as well as special instructions on (i) when no license is used or presented, (ii) exclusions for Mexico; and (iii) high-duty reporting instructions for Canada, Jordan, Singapore, Chile, Australia, Morocco, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Bahrain, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Peru, and Oman.)
(QBT-11-553, dated 11/04/11)