CBP Lists 2012 KFTA Dairy TRQs
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced the 300,000 kilogram tariff rate quota and subsequent higher duty TRQs for certain dairy goods of Korea under the terms of General Note 33, as described in HTS Chapter 99, Subchapter XX, U.S. Note 1. The 2012 quota period is March 15, 2012 - December 31, 2012.
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One low duty TRQ. CBP's notice lists the 25 Chapter 4, 15, 17, 18,19, 21 and 22 tariff numbers that are eligible for the low duty KFTA dairy TRQ of 300,000 kg provided by HTS 9920.04.11.
25 higher duty TRQs follow. The notice also lists the 25 higher duty dairy TRQs that each of the 25 Chapter 4-22 tariff numbers referenced above receive after the low duty TRQ fills, provided by HTS 9920.04.12 - 9920.04.30. *
(U.S. Note 1 states that for purposes of Subchapter XX, notwithstanding any other provisions of the tariff schedule, the term “goods of Korea, under the terms of general note 33 to the tariff schedule” means goods of Korea that satisfy the requirements of general note 33 to the tariff schedule, except that operations performed in, or material obtained from, the United States shall be considered as if the operations were performed in, and the material was obtained from, a country that is not a party to the Agreement as defined in general note 33 to the tariff schedule.
Such goods of Korea entered into the United States under the provisions of subheadings 9920.04.10 through 9920.85.02 are not subject to any of the provisions, duties or limitations of HTS Chapter 99, Subchapter IV.
Unless otherwise provided, the provisions of this subchapter are effective as to such goods of Korea, under general note 33 to the tariff schedule, entered through the close of December 31, 2026 and shall be deleted from the tariff schedule at the close of such date.)
List of staged duty rates available here.
* Note that CBP appears to have omitted 9920.04.30 from its list of 25 Chapter 99 higher duty TRQs.
(QBT-12-506, dated 03/15/12)