[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 21798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10012]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[CBP Dec. 19-04]


Tuna Tariff-Rate Quota for Calendar Year 2019 Tuna Classifiable 
Under Subheading 1604.14.22, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTSUS)

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 2019.

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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containers entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during 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 2019.

DATES: The 2019 tariff-rate quota is applicable to tuna in airtight 
containers entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during 
the period January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Peterson, Headquarters Quota and 
Agricultural Branch, Interagency Collaboration Division, Trade Policy 
and Programs, Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
Washington, DC 20229-1155, (202) 384-8905.

Background

    It has been determined that 14,945,117 kilograms of tuna in 
airtight containers may be entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption during Calendar Year 2019, 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 Any such tuna which is entered, or withdrawn 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: May 9, 2019.
Brenda Smith,
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade.
[FR Doc. 2019-10012 Filed 5-14-19; 8:45 am]
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