2024-29070. 2025 Tariff Rate Quota Quantity Limitations Under the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement

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Office of the United States Trade Representative

AGENCY:

Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).

ACTION:

Notice.

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 [e-mail].

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.