Thursday, August 13, 2026

Quartz surface products: 13,006,426-square-meter tariff-rate quota

A four-quarter tariff-rate quota with an annual limit of 13,006,426 square meters and quarterly limits of 3,251,606 square meters plus unused rollover applies to covered quartz surface products beginning with the first quota period on August 15, 2026. Quota qualification opens August 17, 2026. Entries filed after 12:01 a.m. local port time and before 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on that opening date receive an 8:30 a.m. presentation time; if an HTSUS group exceeds its limit then, accepted entries are prorated. (CBP, Aug 15, 2026)

The quota reaches quartz surface products covered by the listed Chapters 68 and 70 subheadings and Additional U.S. Note 41 for all countries except those identified in Presidential Proclamation 11051 and Federal Register Notice 91 FR 50645 as outside the quota and related duty rates; those instruments govern the country exceptions. For in-quota merchandise, filers must use an allowed entry type and report the applicable Chapter 99 number first, followed by the corresponding in-quota HTSUS number: 9903.45.30 with 6810.99.0020, 6810.99.0040, or 7020.00.6000 for the low-rate field, and 9903.45.31 with those same three in-quota numbers for the high-rate field. Entries using 7020.00.6000 must report square meters. A presentation time requires an error-free entry summary, ACE transmission of payment or scheduled statement information, and ACE shipment-arrival information; other duties, including antidumping or countervailing and Section 232 duties, may also apply. (CBP, Aug 15, 2026)

Sources

• CSMS # 69509193 - Information: Quota Bulletin 26-601 2027 Quartz Surface Products
  CBP / CSMS · Aug 12, 2026
• Quota Bulletin 26-601 2027 Quartz Surface Products
  CBP · Aug 15, 2026

Cotton fibers: 2,500-kilogram AUSN 10 quota opens

A 2,500-kilogram tariff-rate quota applies to fibers of cotton processed but not spun under Chapter 52, Additional U.S. Note 10, for the quota period beginning September 11, 2026. The quota uses HTSUS groups 5203.00.1000 and 5203.00.3000. Entries submitted after 12:01 a.m. local port time and before 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the opening date receive an 8:30 a.m. entry time for quota qualification; if a group exceeds its limit then, accepted entries are prorated. (CBP, Sep 11, 2026)

The quota covers qualifying merchandise classified in the listed HTSUS groups, but products of Mexico and products of countries or areas that are not World Trade Organization members are excluded from the limitation and cannot be classified within it. Quota entries are processed first come, first served until the applicable group limit is reached. For in-quota merchandise, the filer must use entry type code 02, 06, 07, 12, 23, 32, 38, or 52, and the presentation time is established only when the entry summary is error-free, payment or statement scheduling is transmitted to ACE, and shipment arrival information is transmitted to ACE. (CBP, Sep 11, 2026)

Sources

• CSMS # 69511340 - Information: Quota Bulletin 26-406 2027 Cotton Note 10
  CBP / CSMS · Aug 12, 2026
• Quota Bulletin 26-406 2027 Cotton Note 10
  CBP · Sep 11, 2026

Cotton card strips: 3,335,427-kilogram quota opens with first-come filing rules

A 3,335,427-kilogram quantitative limitation will govern covered cotton card strips during the September 20, 2026, through September 19, 2027, quota period, with a 2,300,000-kilogram Any Country/Area restraint level and specified minimum access levels for listed countries. The bulletin identifies 5202.99.1000 as the low-rate number and 5202.99.3000 as the high-rate number, and the quota opens September 21, 2026. Imports from a country with a minimum access level count against that country’s allocation first and then against the Any Country/Area level after that minimum is reached. (CBP, Sep 20, 2026)

For quota qualification, entries submitted after 12:01 a.m. local port time and before 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the opening date receive an 8:30 a.m. entry time; if an HTSUS group exceeds its limit then, accepted entries are prorated. The quota is first come, first served thereafter, based on the presentation date and time established only when an error-free entry summary is on file, payment or statement scheduling is transmitted to ACE, and shipment arrival information is transmitted to ACE. In-quota merchandise must use entry type codes 02, 06, 07, 12, 23, 32, 38, or 52. Mexican-origin articles are excluded and cannot be classified in the limitation, as are articles from non-WTO countries or areas; the merchandise may also face other duties, including antidumping or countervailing duties and Section 232 duties. (CBP, Sep 20, 2026)

Sources

• CSMS # 69511296 - Information: Quota Bulletin 26-405 2027 Cotton Note 9
  CBP / CSMS · Aug 12, 2026
• Quota Bulletin 26-405 2027 Cotton Note 9
  CBP · Sep 20, 2026

2027 cotton quota opens at 20,207,050 kilograms

A 20,207,050-kilogram tariff-rate quota applies to cotton not carded or combed for the September 20, 2026 through September 19, 2027 quota period. The quota opens September 21, 2026. The non-minimum-access pool is 17,652,000 kilograms, while listed countries and country groups receive specified minimum-access quantities. The bulletin identifies 5201.00.1400 as the low-rate number and 5201.00.1800 as the high-rate number. (CBP, Sep 20, 2026)

For quota qualification, entries submitted after 12:01 a.m. local port time and before 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the opening date receive an 8:30 a.m. entry time; if an HTSUS-group limit is exceeded then, accepted entries are prorated. Otherwise, quota entries are processed first come, first served based on presentation date/time, which requires an error-free entry summary, ACE payment or statement scheduling information, and shipment-arrival information in ACE. In-quota merchandise uses entry type 02, 06, 07, 12, 23, 32, 38, or 52. Mexico-origin articles and articles from non-WTO countries are excluded, and imports first charge against a country’s minimum-access level before charging against the Any Country/Area level. (CBP, Sep 20, 2026)

Sources

• CSMS # 69511149 - Information: Quota Bulletin 26-401 2027 Cotton Note 5
  CBP / CSMS · Aug 12, 2026
• Quota Bulletin 26-401 2027 Cotton Note 5
  CBP · Sep 20, 2026

Indonesian wind towers: Kenertec at 0%, all others at 8.53%

A zero percent antidumping margin now applies to PT. Kenertec Power System for the August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024 period of review, and Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate reviewed entries without regard to antidumping duties. For future shipments, the cash-deposit requirements take effect on August 13, 2026: Kenertec's rate is 0.00 percent, while the all-others rate remains 8.53 percent.

The rule reaches utility scale wind towers from Indonesia covered by the antidumping order. The new deposit treatment turns on the exporter, producer, and whether the merchandise is entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after August 13, 2026: companies covered in a prior completed segment retain their most recently published company-specific rate, a covered producer's rate applies when the exporter is not covered, and all other producers or exporters receive 8.53 percent. For period-of-review entries produced by Kenertec where Kenertec did not know the merchandise was destined for the United States, CBP will use the 8.53 percent all-others rate for unreviewed entries if no intermediate-company rate exists. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions no earlier than 35 days after publication, and a timely summons followed by a request for a statutory injunction can delay liquidation while the 90-day request period runs.

Sources

• Utility Scale Wind Towers From Indonesia: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
  Federal Register · Aug 13, 2026

Also reported by Federal Register

Cheese subsidy update lists Canada at $0.47 per pound and opens comments

Comments on the quarterly subsidy update are due by September 30, 2026, creating a filing deadline for parties with information about foreign-government subsidy programs benefiting cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty. The update covers cheese imported from January 1 through March 31, 2026, and its appendix reports currently available gross and net subsidy amounts by country and program. The notice does not itself state a new customs duty rate, assessment rate, or cash-deposit rate.

The filing obligation reaches any person with relevant subsidy information, and comments must be submitted through Regulations.gov under Docket No. ITA-2020-0005; electronic attachments are limited to Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF formats. For the listed goods, the appendix reports Canada’s Export Assistance on Certain Types of Cheese at $0.47 per pound gross and net, while the listed European Union restitution payments, Norway’s indirect milk subsidy consumer subsidy, and Switzerland’s deficiency payments are reported at $0.00 per pound. The notice concerns articles subject to an in-quota rate of duty and does not state that the listed amounts are themselves assessed as duties on entries.

The current listing is not necessarily final for the covered subsidy information: Commerce states that it will incorporate additional programs found to constitute subsidies, and additional information on listed programs, as that information develops. Parties deciding whether to comment should therefore evaluate the current appendix against information available before the September 30, 2026 deadline.

Sources

• Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty
  Federal Register · Aug 13, 2026

Korean wire rod review preliminarily sets POSCO margin at 0.00 percent

A 0.00 percent preliminary weighted-average dumping margin applies to POSCO and POSCO International Corporation for the May 1, 2024, through April 30, 2025 period of review. Commerce has not issued final results, so this preliminary margin does not yet establish the final assessment or cash-deposit rate. Interested parties may request a hearing through ACCESS within 30 days after publication, and Commerce states that final results are due no later than 120 days after publication unless extended.

The review covers subject hot-rolled carbon and alloy steel wire rod from Korea, generally in coils, of approximately round cross section and less than 19.00 mm in actual solid cross-sectional diameter; the complete scope is in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. The order was previously revoked in part for grade 1078 and higher tire cord quality wire rod used to produce tire cord wire and for valve spring quality wire rod. For covered entries produced by POSCO during the review period where POSCO did not know the merchandise was destined for the United States, Commerce states that the reseller-policy assessment rate would be 41.10 percent if no intermediate-company rate applies. If the final POSCO margin is zero or de minimis, appropriate entries would be liquidated without antidumping duties; importers also must file reimbursement certificates before liquidation or risk double-duty assessment.

Sources

• Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
  Federal Register · Aug 13, 2026

Also reported by Federal Register

Also published

• Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Aluminum Import Monitoring and Analysis System
  Federal Register · Aug 13, 2026

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