2012 TRQ for Chocolate Opens Jan 3
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a memorandum announcing that the 2012 tariff rate quota for chocolate provided for in Chapter 18, Additional U.S. Note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule will open on January 3, 2012. The aggregate low-duty quantity is 26,167,700 kg with the below-listed countries having the following minimum access amounts:
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| Ireland | 4,286,491 kg |
| United Kingdom | 3,379,297 kg |
| Netherlands | 45,359 kg |
| Australia | 2,000,000 kg |
| New Zealand | 1 kg |
(See CBP's notice for list of applicable HTS numbers as well as 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-11-537, dated 10/28/11)