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- QuotaCSMS #66964154
CBP published 2026 chocolate tariff-rate quota bulletin
CBP announced Quota Bulletin 26-216 for chocolate classified under HTSUS Chapter 18, Additional U.S. Note 2, covering chocolate with over 5.5 percent butterfat by weight and excluding retail candy or confection. The quota period ran from January 1 through December 31, 2026, and opened January 2, 2026. Entries filed after 12:01 a.m. local port time and before 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 quota group was oversubscribed at that time.
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This quota period covers all of 2026, so the bulletin still applies to chocolate entries we file this year. If you import chocolate under this HTSUS provision, ask us to confirm the current quota fill status for your entries. You do not need to take any action beyond that.
- QuotaCSMS #66964277
CBP Published 2026 Quota Bulletin for Dried Milk, Cream and Whey
CBP announced Quota Bulletin 26-207 covering dried milk, dried cream and dried whey under HTSUS Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note 12, for the 2026 quota period running January 1 through December 31, 2026. The quota opened on January 2, 2026, and entries filed before 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on that date received an entry time of 8:30 a.m. for quota qualification. CBP said it would prorate accepted entries if the quota limit for any HTSUS group was exceeded at that time.
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This bulletin set the 2026 tariff-rate quota limits for dried milk, cream and whey entries. The quota period runs through December 31, 2026, so the limits it set still apply to entries we file this year. Clients importing these products do not need to act now, and we monitor quota fill status and apply proration as CBP directs when we file these entries.
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