[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 44059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18687]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[CBP Dec. 18-10]


Tuna-Tariff Rate Quota for Calendar Year 2018 Tuna Classifiable 
Under Subheading 1604.14.22, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Announcement of the quota quantity of tuna in airtight 
containers for Calendar Year 2018.

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SUMMARY: Each year, the tariff-rate quota for tuna described in 
subheading 1604.14.22, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS), is calculated as a percentage of the tuna in airtight 
containers entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during 
the preceding Calendar Year. This document sets forth the tariff-rate 
quota for Calendar Year 2018.

DATES: The 2018 tariff-rate quota is applicable to tuna in airtight 
containers entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during 
the period January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melba Hubbard, Headquarters Quota 
Branch, Interagency Collaboration Division, Trade Policy and Programs, 
Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 
20229-1155, (202) 863-6560.

Background

    It has been determined that 13,951,961 kilograms of tuna in 
airtight containers may be entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption during the Calendar Year 2018, at the rate of 6.0 percent 
ad valorem under subheading 1604.14.22, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States (HTSUS). Any such tuna which is entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption during the current calendar year in 
excess of this quota will be dutiable at the rate of 12.5 percent ad 
valorem under subheading 1604.14.30, HTSUS.

    Dated: August 23, 2018.
Brenda B. Smith,
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade.
[FR Doc. 2018-18687 Filed 8-28-18; 8:45 am]
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