WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/AUS/78 
13 August 2010 
 (10-4316) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 26 July 2010, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Australia .  The notification concerns imports under tariff quotas ( Table MA:2 ) during 
the financial years 2006/07, 2007/08  and 2008/09 . 
  
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 In accordance with the notification requirement s and formats in agriculture adopted by the 
Committee on Agriculture (Table MA:2), Australia he reby provides details of  imports under tariff and 
other quotas for the financial years 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09.   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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Page 2 Table MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS:  Australia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Financial year 2006/07 
 
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitments 
 
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) 
1 2 3 4 
CHEESE  
 
Fresh cheese (unripened etc.) and curd  
 
0406.10.00  
 
  
Grated or powdered cheese 0406.20.00   
Processed cheese not grated or powdered 0406.30.00 11,500 11,496 
Blue veined cheese - other 0406.40.90   
Other cheese nsa 0406.90.90   
 
UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO 1 
 
Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped  
 
 
2401.10.00   
Tobacco, partly or wholly st emmed/stripped 2401.20.00 11,184 19,905 2 
Tobacco refuse 2401.30.00 
   
 
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 Australian Customs Service does however  collect the excise equivalent  duty on imports of unmanufactured  tobacco at the border to ensure consistency in treatment 
for both imported and domestic goods  in the Australian market. 
2.   The reported tonnage covers total unm anufactured tobacco imports.  The import vol ume cleared for entry into the Australian  domestic market was 18,373 tonnes (see note 1 above). 
 
Source :  Australian Customs Service & Australian Bureau of Statistics 
  
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 Page 3Table MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS:  Australia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Financial year 2007/08 
 
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitments 
 
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) 
1 2 3 4 
CHEESE  
 
Fresh cheese (unripened etc.) and curd  
 
0406.10.00  
 
  
Grated or powdered cheese 0406.20.00   
Processed cheese not grated or powdered 0406.30.00 11,500 11,393 
Blue veined cheese - other 0406.40.90   
Other cheese nsa 0406.90.90   
 
UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO 1 
 
Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped  
 
 
2401.10.00   
Tobacco, partly or wholly st emmed/stripped 2401.20.00 11,184 17,230 2 
Tobacco refuse 2401.30.00 
   
 
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 Australian Customs Service does however  collect the excise equivalent  duty on imports of unmanufactured  tobacco at the border to ensure consistency in treatment 
for both imported and domestic goods  in the Australian market. 
 
2.   The reported tonnage covers total unm anufactured tobacco imports.  The import vol ume cleared for entry into the Australian  domestic market was 16,461 tonnes (see note 1 above). 
 
Source :  Australian Customs Service & Australian Bureau of Statistics 
  
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Page 4 Table MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS:  Australia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Financial year 2008/09 
 
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitments 
 
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) 
1 2 3 4 
CHEESE  
 
Fresh cheese (unripened etc.) and curd  
 
0406.10.00  
 
  
Grated or powdered cheese 0406.20.00   
Processed cheese not grated or powdered 0406.30.00 11,500 11,404 
Blue veined cheese - other 0406.40.90   
Other cheese nsa 0406.90.90   
 
UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO 1 
 
Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped  
 
 
2401.10.00   
Tobacco, partly or wholly st emmed/stripped 2401.20.00 11,184 14,623 2 
Tobacco refuse 2401.30.00 
   
 
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 Australian Customs Service does however  collect the excise equivalent  duty on imports of unmanufactured  tobacco at the border to ensure consistency in treatment 
for both imported and domestic goods  in the Australian market. 
 
2.   The reported tonnage covers total unm anufactured tobacco imports.  The import vol ume cleared for entry into the Australian  domestic market was 17,925 tonnes (see note 1 above). 
 
Source :  Australian Customs Service & Australian Bureau of Statistics 
 
  
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