U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Customs, CBP) publishes directives related to absolute and tariff-rate quotas for both textile and non-textile commodities on the agency's "Quota Bulletins (QB)" web page. Customs' "QB’s" page provides notices of quota opening and closing dates, lists quota levels assigned for given products and quota periods and provides special instructions for the processing of quota entries and on other quota-related issues.
Recent QBT directives include the following:
- QB 17-120 – 01/01/17 – 12/31/2017 CAFTA Costa Rica
- QB 17-121 – 01/01/17 – 12/31/2017 CAFTA Cumulation
- QB 17-124 – 01/01/17 – 12/31/2017 Whiskbrooms
- QB 17-125 – 01/01/17 – 12/31/2017 Beef
Customs’ Quota Bulletins can be accessed online:
https://www.cbp.gov/trade/quota/bulletins