G/AG/N/AUS/91  
 
1 July 2014  
(14-3783)  Page: 1/3  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 27 June 2014, is be ing circulated at the request of the Delegation 
of Australia . The notification concerns imports under tariff quotas ( Table MA:2 ) during the 
financial years 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 . 
 
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In accordance with the notification requirements and formats in agriculture adopted by the Committee on Agriculture (Table MA:2), Australia hereby provides details of imports under tariff and other quotas for the financial years 2011/2012 and 2012/2013. 
 
The unmanufactured tobacco tariff quota in Section I-B of Australia's schedule has not been 
implemented since 1 January 1995. The customs duty rate for all imported goods classified to HS 
Heading 2401 is set at zero. 
  
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MARKET ACCESS: AUSTRALIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR 2011/2012 
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitment. 
Description of Products Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description Tariff quota quantity for 
period in question 
 
(tonnes) In-quota imports during period 
  
(tonnes) 
(from section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the 
Schedule) (from Section I-B (or I-A) of 
Part I of the Schedule) (derived from Section I-B (or 
I-A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 4 
CHEESE 
Fresh cheese (unripened etc.) and curd Grated or powdered cheese Processed cheese not grated or powdered Blue veined cheese – other Other cheese nsa  
0406.10.00 0406.20.00 0406.30.00 0406.40.90 0406.90.90  
  
11,500  
  
11,478 (99,8%) 
UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped Tobacco refuse  
2401.10.00 2401.20.00 2401.30.00  
 
11,184  
 
9,011
1 (N/A%) 
 
1 The customs duty rate for unmanufactured tobacco is set at zero  for all imports classified to HS Heading 2401, which means that  the unmanufactured tobacco tariff quota does 
not exist in practice. The reported figure is total imports du ring the period. The Australian Cu stoms Service does however coll ect the excise equivalent duty on imports of 
unmanufactured tobacco at the border to ensu re consistency in treatment for both imported and domestic goods in the Australian market. Please refer to Australian Customs and 
Border Protection Notice 2012/42. 
 
Source : Australian Bureau of Statistics  
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MARKET ACCESS: AUSTRALIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR 2012/2013 
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitment. 
Description of Products Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description Tariff quota quantity for 
period in question 
 
(tonnes) In-quota imports during period 
  
(tonnes) 
(from section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the 
Schedule) (from Section I-B (or I-A) of 
Part I of the Schedule) (derived from Section I-B (or 
I-A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 4 
CHEESE 
Fresh cheese (unripened etc.) and curd Grated or powdered cheese Processed cheese not grated or powdered Blue veined cheese – other Other cheese nsa  
0406.10.00 0406.20.00 0406.30.00 0406.40.90 0406.90.90  
  
11,500  
  
11,499 (99,9%) 
UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped Tobacco refuse  
2401.10.00 2401.20.00 2401.30.00  
 
11,184  
 
3,367
1 (N/A%) 
 
1 The customs duty rate for unmanufactured tobacco is set at zero for all imports classified to HS Heading 2401, which means tha t the unmanufactured tobacco tariff quota does 
not exist in practice. The reported figure is total imports du ring the period. The Australian Cu stoms Service does however coll ect the excise equivalent duty on imports of 
unmanufactured tobacco at the border to ensu re consistency in treatment for both imported and domestic goods in the Australian market. Please refer to Australian Customs and 
Border Protection Notice 2012/42. 
 
Source : Australian Bureau of Statistics 
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