[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 24 (Monday, February 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 8676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02473]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Information on 2021 Tariff-Rate Quotas for Exports From the 
United Kingdom

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative is 
providing notice that the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 continues to be 
eligible to export under U.S. tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) allocated to 
the member countries of the European Union (EU).

DATES: This notice is applicable as of February 8, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roger A. Wentzel, Office of 
Agricultural Affairs, at 202-395-5124, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Additional U.S. Notes 6, 16 to 
23, and 25 to Chapter 4 and Note 5 to Chapter 24 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), the United States 
maintains TRQs for imports from specific countries or customs areas, 
including the EU (designated in the HTSUS as the EU27 and including the 
UK).
    Section 404(d)(3) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 
3601(d)(3)) authorizes the President to allocate the in-quota quantity 
of a TRQ for any agricultural product among supplying countries or 
customs areas and to modify any allocation as determined appropriate by 
the President. The President delegated this authority to the U.S. Trade 
Representative under Presidential Proclamation 6763 (60 FR 1007).
    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 has determined that the UK will 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 Note 5 to 
Chapter 24 of the HTSUS. Additional information about certain dairy 
TRQs is available in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's notice 
Information on Dairy Import Licenses for the 2021 Tariff-Rate Quota 
(TRQ) Year--United Kingdom Designation of Importers for Dairy Import 
Licenses (85 FR 70127), which provides, in part, that for the 2021 
quota year, the UK Government may designate importers for licenses for 
the quantities of cheese that have historically been supplied by UK 
exporters under designated licenses for Cheese and Curd (Note 16), Blue 
Mold (Note 17), and Cheddar (Note 18).

Julie Callahan,
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Agricultural Affairs and 
Commodity Policy, Office of the United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 2021-02473 Filed 2-5-21; 8:45 am]
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