Notice2024-29070
2025 Tariff Rate Quota Quantity Limitations Under the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement
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Published
December 11, 2024
Issuing agencies
Trade Representative, Office of United States
Abstract
In accordance with the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement entered into by the United States and the Commonwealth of Australia, USTR is providing notice of tariff-rate quota quantity limitations of certain tariff subheadings for calendar year 2025.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 99959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29070]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
2025 Tariff Rate Quota Quantity Limitations Under the U.S.-
Australia Free Trade Agreement
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement
entered into by the United States and the Commonwealth of Australia,
USTR is providing notice of tariff-rate quota quantity limitations of
certain tariff subheadings for calendar year 2025.
DATES: The changes made by this notice are applicable on January 1,
2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Fasano, Office of Agricultural
Affairs, 202.395.6127 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eebd8f9c8f86c0abc0a88f9d8f8081ae9b9d9a9cc08b819ec0898198"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f0a391829198deb5deb69183919e9fb085838482de959f80de979f86">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 201 of the United
States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L. 108-
286; 118 Stat. 919) (19 U.S.C. 3805 note), Presidential Proclamation
No. 7857 of December 20, 2004, and subchapter XXII of chapter 98 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), the attached
Annex provides the quantitative limitations in calendar year 2025 of
originating goods of Australia entering the United States under certain
subheadings.
Annex
Effective with respect to originating goods of Australia, entered
under the terms of general note 28 to the HTSUS and under subchapter
XXII of chapter 98, on or after January 1, 2025, and through the close
of December 31, 2025:
1. For purposes of subdivision (a) of U.S. note 8 to subchapter
XXII of chapter 98 of the HTSUS and in accordance with paragraph 4(b)
of Section C of Annex 3-A to Chapter 3 of the United States-Australia
Free Trade Agreement (Price-Based Safeguard for Beef), the aggregate
quantity of originating goods of Australia is 71,268 metric tons for
calendar year 2025.
2. For purposes of U.S. note 9 to subchapter XXII of chapter 98 of
the HTSUS, the aggregate quantity of originating goods of Australia
entered under subheading 9822.04.05 shall not exceed 24,054,000 liters
for calendar year 2025.
3. For purposes of U.S. note 10 to subchapter XXII of chapter 98 of
the HTSUS, the aggregate quantity of originating goods of Australia
entered under subheading 9822.04.10 shall not exceed 2,709 metric tons
for calendar year 2025.
4. For purposes of U.S. note 11 to subchapter XXII of chapter 98 of
the HTSUS, the aggregate quantity of originating goods of Australia
entered under subheading 9822.04.15 shall not exceed 181 metric tons
for calendar year 2025.
5. For purposes of U.S. note 12 to subchapter XXII of chapter 98 of
the HTSUS, the aggregate quantity of originating goods of Australia
entered under subheading 9822.04.20 shall not exceed 8,764 metric tons
for calendar year 2025.
6. For purposes of U.S. note 13 to subchapter XXII of chapter 98 of
the HTSUS, the aggregate quantity of originating goods of Australia
entered under subheading 9822.04.25 shall not exceed 4,811 metric tons
for calendar year 2025.
7. For purposes of U.S. note 14 to subchapter XXII of chapter 98 of
the HTSUS, the aggregate quantity of originating goods of Australia
entered under subheading 9822.04.30 shall not exceed 9,621 metric tons
for calendar year 2025.
8. For purposes of U.S. note 15 to subchapter XXII of chapter 98 of
the HTSUS, the aggregate quantity of originating goods of Australia
entered under subheading 9822.04.35 shall not exceed 9,287 metric tons
for calendar year 2025.
9. For purposes of U.S. note 16 to subchapter XXII of chapter 98 of
the HTSUS, the aggregate quantity of originating goods of Australia
entered under subheading 9822.04.40 shall not exceed 5,307 metric tons
for calendar year 2025.
10. For purposes of U.S. note 17 to subchapter XXII of chapter 98
of the HTSUS, the aggregate quantity of originating goods of Australia
entered under subheading 9822.04.45 shall not exceed 1,355,423 metric
tons for calendar year 2025.
11. For purposes of U.S. note 18 to subchapter XXII of chapter 98
of the HTSUS, the aggregate quantity of originating goods of Australia
entered under subheading 9822.04.50 shall not exceed 903 metric tons
for calendar year 2025.
12. For purposes of U.S. note 19 to subchapter XXII of chapter 98
of the HTSUS, the aggregate quantity of originating goods of Australia
entered under subheading 9822.04.65 shall not exceed 1,327 metric tons
for calendar year 2025.
Douglas McKalip,
Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade
Representative.
[FR Doc. 2024-29070 Filed 12-10-24; 8:45 am]
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