Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-06207
2026 Tariff-Rate Quota Limits for Australian Goods under US-Australia Free Trade Agreement
Buyer
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Posted
March 31, 2026
Identifier
2026-06207
This notice from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announces the 2026 tariff-rate quota (TRQ) quantitative limits for certain Australian goods under the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement: - Government Buyer: - Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) - Products/Commodities Covered: - Aggregate quotas for goods originating in Australia, defined by Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) subheadings - Main product: Beef (HTSUS 9822.04.05), with a quota of 25,497,000 kg and an additional 71,695 kg under a price-based safeguard - Other agricultural commodities under subheadings 9822.04.10, 9822.04.15, 9822.04.20, 9822.04.25, 9822.04.30, 9822.04.35, 9822.04.40, 9822.04.45, 9822.04.50, and 9822.04.65, with specified quantitative limits for each - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific manufacturers or vendors are named; this is a regulatory quota notice, not a product solicitation - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Compliance with the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement, Presidential Proclamation 7857, and related US laws - Goods must meet the terms of general note 28 to the HTSUS and subchapter XXII of chapter 98 - Price-based safeguard provisions apply to beef imports - Period of Performance: - Quotas apply for the full calendar year 2026 - Place of Performance/Delivery: - Office of the United States Trade Representative (federal office) - No services are requested; only aggregate import quotas are established
Description
The Office of the United States Trade Representative provides notice of tariff-rate quota quantitative limits for certain tariff subheadings under the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement for the calendar year 2026. This notice specifies the aggregate quantities of originating goods from Australia allowed entry into the United States under various tariff subheadings. The limits are effective from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, and are established pursuant to the Free Trade Agreement and related U.S. laws and regulations.