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2012 TRQ on Peanut Butter and Paste Opens Jan 3

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a memorandum announcing that the 2012 tariff rate quota on peanut butter and paste provided for in HTS Chapter 20, Additional U.S. Note 5 will open on January 3, 2012 with the below-listed countries or areas having the following duty-free quantities:

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Argentina3,650,000 kg
Canada14,500,000 kg
HTS Chapter 20 AUSN 6 Countries or Territories1,600,000 kg
Other Countries or Areas (except Mexico)250,000 kg

(See CBP's notice for special instructions on (i) exclusions for Mexico; and (ii) 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-11-566, dated 11/18/11)