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Quota Recipients |
1996/97 Quota |
Imports to Date |
Percent of TRQ Used |
Argentina |
12,000 |
12,000 |
100.0% |
Brazil |
80,200 |
66,891 |
83.4% |
Chile |
2,750 |
2,319 |
84.3% |
European Union |
10,000 |
2,324 |
23.2% |
Guatemala |
8,875 |
3,824 |
43.1% |
Malawi |
12,000 |
12,000 |
100.0% |
Philippines |
3,000 |
288 |
9.6% |
Thailand |
7,000 |
6,605 |
94.4% |
Zimbabwe |
12,000 |
6,365 |
53.0% |
Residual2 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
100.0% |
Total |
150,825 |
115,617 |
76.7% |
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
November 1997
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