AGENCY:
Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Trade Representative is modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) to divide certain U.S. tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) currently allocated to the European Union (EU), between the EU and the United Kingdom (UK).
DATES:
The changes made by this notice are applicable as of January 1, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roger A. Wentzel, Office of Agricultural Affairs, at 202-395-5124, or Roger_Wentzel@ustr.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On October 17, 2019, the UK and EU agreed to the withdrawal of the UK from the EU and the European Atomic Energy Community (Withdrawal Agreement). As part of the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK and EU agreed to a transition period, which ended on December 31, 2020.
For 2021, the U.S. Trade Representative determined that the UK would continue to be eligible to export under U.S. TRQs allocated to the EU under Additional U.S. Notes 6, 16 to 23, and 25 to Chapter 4 and Additional U.S. Note 5(a) to Chapter 24 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). See Information on 2021 Tariff-Rate Quotas for Exports From the United Kingdom (86 FR 8676).
Beginning in 2022, the U.S. Trade Representative has decided to divide the TRQs allocated to the EU under Additional U.S. Notes 6 and 16 to 18 to Chapter 4 and Additional U.S. Note 5(a) to Chapter 24 of the HTSUS between the EU and the UK according to the average percentage of in-quota imports for the 2013-2015 period and has determined that the UK will have access to a specific in-quota quantity under these notes. The UK otherwise will be eligible to export under U.S. TRQs for Additional U.S. Notes 19 to 23 and 25 to Chapter 4 under the quantities allocated to `other countries or areas.' Read More→
