CBP published 2027 cotton card strips quota bulletin for tariff-rate quota period
CBP title: Information: Quota Bulletin 26-405 2027 Cotton Note 9
What did CBP announce?
CBP published Quota Bulletin 26-405 covering cotton card strips under HTSUS Chapter 52, Additional U.S. Note 9. The quota period ran from September 20, 2026 through September 19, 2027, and the quota opened on September 21, 2026. Entries filed between 12:01 a.m. local port time and 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the opening date received an 8:30 a.m. entry time for quota purposes, with proration if the HTSUS group limit was exceeded.
What is Allied's position?
This bulletin set the opening mechanics for the 2027 cotton card strips tariff-rate quota, which has already opened. We applied the stated entry-time rules to any cotton card strips entries filed around the September 21, 2026 opening. Clients importing this commodity do not need to take further action on this specific bulletin, but should contact us if they have entries from that opening date they want reviewed for proration.
General information, not legal advice.
What does the CBP message say?
Quota Bulletin 26-405 2027 Cotton Note 9 has been published on our webpage at the following link: Quota Bulletin 26-405 2027 Cotton Note 9 (https://www.cbp.gov/trade/quota/bulletins/qb-26-405-2027)
Commodity:
Cotton card strips, the product of any country or area including the United States, as provided in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), Chapter 52, Additional United States Note (AUSN) 9.
Quota Period:
September 20, 2026, through September 19, 2027
Opening Date:
Monday, September 21, 2026
All entries submitted after 12:01 a.m. local port time and prior to 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) and on the opening date will receive an entry time of 8:30 a.m. for quota qualification purposes. If the total for any HTSUS group exceeds the limit at 8:30 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).