2010/2011 Cotton Card Strips TRQ Opened September 20
CBP has issued a memorandum announcing the September 20, 2010 opening of the tariff rate quota for cotton card strips provided for in HTS Chapter 52, Additional U.S. Note 9 for the period September 20, 2010 through September 19, 2011.
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The TRQ level is 3,335,427 kg, with the below-listed countries having the following minimum access levels:
| Belgium | 5,830 kg |
| Canada | 108,721 kg |
| China | 7,857 kg |
| Cuba | 2,968 kg |
| Egypt | 3,689 kg |
| France | 34,385 kg |
| Germany | 11,540 kg |
| Italy | 3,215 kg |
| India & Pakistan (aggregate) | 31,582 kg |
| Japan | 154,917 kg |
| Netherlands | 10,317 kg |
| Switzerland | 6,711 kg |
| United Kingdom | 653,695 kg |
Quota class merchandise imported from countries with minimum access levels will be charged against the minimum access level granted for that country. Once the minimum access is reached, subsequent imports will be charged against the "Any Country/Area" level.
CBP's notice lists the related HTS Chapters 52 and 99 tariff numbers.
Other than the above-listed countries with minimum access levels, articles the product of countries or areas who are not members of the World Trade Organization shall not be permitted or included in the TRQ. Entries from Canada, Mexico, Jordan, Singapore, Chile, Australia, Morocco, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Bahrain, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Peru, and Oman are not subject to additional agricultural safeguard duties under HTS heading 9904, and should be presented as a type 02 entry using the high rate (over-quota) tariff number provided for in HTS Chapter 52 without the HTS Chapter 99 tariff number. Such entries must be reported through the quota module of ACS.
(QBT-10-562, dated 09/16/10)