Federal Register #2026-17952

Adjustment of Dairy Import Quota Licenses for 2027

This opportunity relates to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) management of dairy import licenses under tariff-rate quotas for the 2027 quota year. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, Multilateral Affairs Division, Trade Policy and Geographic Affairs - Products/Quotas Requested: - Butter import quotas for EU27 (1,839,910 units) and United Kingdom (12,321 units) - Dried skim milk import quotas for Australia (618,395 units) and Canada (8,374 units) - Cheese import quotas for EU27 (excluding Portugal, 1,969,129 units) - Cheddar cheese (6,956 units) - Edam and Gouda cheese (280,004 units) - Italian-type cheeses (44,470 units) - Swiss or Emmenthaler cheese (2,279 units) - American-type cheese (quantity not specified) - OEMs and Vendors: - No individual OEMs or vendors are specified; quotas are for importers of dairy products from designated countries - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Adjustment of quota allocations between historical and lottery license categories - Licenses specify product type and country of origin, administered under trade agreements and tariff schedules - Licenses are issued annually and monitored by FAS and U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Regulatory Reference: - Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import Licensing Regulation (7 CFR 6.206.36) - Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) of the United States - No specific part numbers or service line items; focus is on quota management for dairy imports

Description

This notice announces the transfer of amounts for certain dairy articles from the historical license category (Appendix 1) to the lottery (nonhistorical) license category (Appendix 2) pursuant to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import Licensing regulations for the 2027 quota year. The Foreign Agricultural Service administers the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulation, which issues licenses to import certain dairy articles under tariff-rate quotas as set forth in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. Licenses are issued on a calendar year basis and authorize the import of specified quantities and types of dairy articles from specified countries. The notice includes detailed tables of license quantities and categories for various dairy products.

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