Quota Recipients
|
1996/97 Quota
|
Imports to Date
|
Percent of TRQ Used
|
Argentina
|
12,000
|
6,355
|
53.0%
|
Brazil
|
80,200
|
22,737
|
28.4%
|
Chile
|
2,750
|
618
|
22.5%
|
European Union
|
10,000
|
1,648
|
16.5%
|
Guatemala
|
8,875
|
1,155
|
13.0%
|
Malawi
|
12,000
|
8,244
|
68.7%
|
Philippines
|
3,000
|
98
|
3.3%
|
Thailand
|
7,000
|
479
|
6.8%
|
Zimbabwe
|
12,000
|
3,780
|
31.5%
|
Residual2
|
3,000
|
3,000
|
100.0%
|
Total
|
150,825
|
48,115
|
31.9%
|
1/ U.S. Tariff Schedule line items subject to the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) include flue-cured and light air-cured tobacco, including burley, which are used in themanufacture of cigarettes for consumption in the United States.
2/ A TRQ of 3,000 metric tons is available to all conutries, other than the 9 designated quota recipient countries, and is allocated on a first come/first served basis.
Note: The TRQ is administered on a September 13 -
September 12 trade year.
Source: U.S. Customs Service.
April, 1997