CBP published 2026 CAFTA-DR agriculture quota bulletin
CBP title: Information: Quota Bulletin 26-104 2026 CAFTA-DR Agriculture Quotas
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What did CBP announce?
CBP announced Quota Bulletin 26-104 for 2026 CAFTA-DR agriculture tariff rate quotas, covering sugar and sugar-containing products under HTSUS Chapter 98, Subchapter XXII. The quota period ran from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, with the quota opening on January 2, 2026. CBP said entries filed in the early window on the opening date would all receive an 8:30 a.m. Eastern entry time, and would be prorated if the HTSUS group limit was exceeded.
What is Allied's position?
This bulletin set the opening terms for the 2026 CAFTA-DR agriculture tariff rate quota, which has already passed. It applied only to entries filed around the January 2, 2026 opening date and does not affect entries filed now. Clients with CAFTA-DR sugar or sugar-containing product entries from that period who have questions about how their entries were processed should ask us to review them.
General information, not legal advice.
What does the CBP message say?
Quota Bulletin 26-104 2026 CAFTA-DR Agriculture Quotas has been published on our webpage at the following link: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/quota/bulletins/qb-26-104-2026
Commodity:
Agricultural products provided in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) Chapter 98, Subchapter XXII, United States Note 24 and 25.
The CAFTA-DR (Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement) contains quantitative restraints associated with a reduced duty rate for agricultural products that meet the requirements for a “qualifying good." A qualifying good is one that meets the product specific rule of origin; however, U.S. materials or inputs are of a non-party, i.e., U.S. materials are considered non-originating. The tariff rate quotas (TRQs) cover products such as sugar and sugar-containing products.
Quota Period:
January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026
Opening Date:
Friday, January 2, 2026
All entries submitted after 12:01 a.m. local port time and prior to 08:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) and on the opening date will receive an entry time of 08:30 a.m. for quota qualification purposes. If the total for any HTSUS group exceeds the limit at 08:30 a.m. ET, all accepted entries will be prorated.
Questions regarding this message should be referred to Headquarters Quota and Agriculture Branch at HQQUOTA@cbp.dhs.gov (mailto:HQQUOTA@cbp.dhs.gov).