[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 19CFR132.2]



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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

              HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

PART 132_QUOTAS--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_General Provisions

 

Sec.  132.2  Enactment and administration of quotas.



    (a) Enactment. Tariff-rate quotas and absolute quotas are 

established by Presidential proclamations, Executive orders, and 

legislative enactments. These documents are published in the Customs 

Bulletin.

    (b) Administration. Quotas vary by the type of commodity involved, 

the country of exportation, the period or periods the quota is open and 

the type of



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quota. Quotas are divided into two categories: Quotas administered 

directly by Headquarters, U.S. Customs Service, and quotas administered 

by other agencies which are enforced by Headquarters, U.S. Customs 

Service, and which may require special procedures or special 

documentation in accordance with the regulations and directives of the 

particular agency involved.

    (c) Strict construction employed. The terms of a Presidential 

proclamation, Executive order, or legislative enactment establishing a 

quota, and the regulations implementing the quota, must be strictly 

complied with.