USDA Dairy Import License Circular for 2019 Commodity/Note Country Name TRQ Jan Feb Grand Total NonCheese 21,864,781 322,073 1,438,863 1,760,936 BUTTER (Note 6, G) 6,977,000 158,425 1,055,472 1,213,897 Specific Country 150,593 0 0 0 NEW ZEALAND 150,593 0 0 0 European Union 96,161 4,566 27,872 32,438 BELGIUM 3,000 0 3,000 DENMARK 0 14,383 14,383 FRANCE 545 600 1,145 IRELAND 459 1,796 2,255 ITALY 68 199 267 494 10,894 11,388 Other Countries 73,935 0 164 164 CANADA 0 164 164 Any Country 6,656,311 153,859 1,027,436 1,181,295 DENMARK 0 3,705 3,705 FINLAND 38,136 28,864 67,000 FRANCE 62,164 69,147 131,311 GERMANY 250 12,940 13,190 ICELAND 0 6,000 6,000 INDIA 25,300 0 25,300 IRELAND 681 872,616 873,297 ITALY 1,791 2,676 4,467 LITHUANIA 3,168 1,056 4,224 NEW ZEALAND 15,182 15,726 30,908 PORTUGAL 0 36 36 SPAIN 0 60 60 SWITZERLAND 4 2 6 7,183 14,608 21,791 DRIED SKIM MILK (Note 7, K) 5,261,000 0 76,000 76,000 Specific Country 819,641 0 0 0 AUSTRALIA 600,076 0 0 0 CANADA 219,565 0 0 0 Any Country 4,441,359 0 76,000 76,000 NEW ZEALAND 0 76,000 76,000 DRIED WHOLE MILK (Note 8, H) 3,321,300 67,092 88,375 155,467 Specific Country 3,175 0 0 0 NEW ZEALAND 3,175 0 0 0 Any Country 3,318,125 67,092 88,375 155,467 NETHERLANDS 44,346 49,681 94,027 NEW ZEALAND 22,746 38,694 61,440 DR.BUTTERMILK/WHEY (Note 12, M) 224,981 0 0 0 Specific Country 224,981 0 0 0 CANADA 161,161 0 0 0 NEW ZEALAND 63,820 0 0 0 BUTTER SUBSTITUTES (Note 14, SU) 6,080,500 96,556 219,016 315,572 Any Country 6,080,500 96,556 219,016 315,572 CANADA 32,277 92,956 125,233 INDIA 25,839 18,716 44,555 IRELAND 0 7,344 7,344 NEW ZEALAND 38,440 100,000 138,440 Cheese 135,585,786 4,672,323 5,331,591 10,003,914 OTHER CHEESENSPF (Note 16, OT) 48,626,859 1,826,042 2,190,955 4,016,997 Specific Country 20,632,000 196,868 221,363 418,231 ARGENTINA 100,000 0 0 0 AUSTRALIA 3,050,000 0 800 800 CANADA 1,141,000 52,113 49,485 101,598 COSTA RICA 1,550,000 0 0 0 ICELAND 323,000 0 0 0 ISRAEL 673,000 0 0 0 NEW ZEALAND 11,322,000 7 464 471 NORWAY 150,000 1,907 5,008 6,915 PORTUGAL 353,000 31,568 1,496 33,064 SWITZERLAND 1,720,000 111,273 164,110 275,383 URUGUAY 250,000 0 0 0 European Union 27,493,224 1,621,109 1,946,887 3,567,996
Commodity/Note Country Name TRQ Jan Feb Grand Total AUSTRIA 83,166 56,133 139,299 BELGIUM 2,968 39,625 42,593 BULGARIA 22,099 1,008 23,107 CYPRUS 0 36,311 36,311 DENMARK 396,696 374,063 770,759 ESTONIA 0 7,589 7,589 FINLAND 10,985 18,739 29,724 FRANCE 218,500 269,382 487,882 GERMANY 38,696 28,307 67,003 HUNGARY 0 11,004 11,004 IRELAND 112,793 283,335 396,128 ITALY 139,096 215,931 355,027 LITHUANIA 216,300 151,985 368,285 NETHERLANDS 249,272 257,693 506,965 POLAND 18,808 32,958 51,766 PORTUGAL 26 26 52 ROMANIA 15,216 0 15,216 SLOVAK REPUBLIC 1,062 0 1,062 SPAIN 16,461 17,124 33,585 SWEDEN 0 2,481 2,481 78,965 143,193 222,158 Other Countries 201,635 6,543 2,374 8,917 ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF 0 955 955 EGYPT 6,543 1,419 7,962 Any Country 300,000 1,522 20,331 21,853 ARMENIA 0 14,965 14,965 BULGARIA 0 3,600 3,600 ITALY 436 686 1,122 POLAND 1,086 1,080 2,166 BLUE MOLD (Note 17, B) 2,911,000 205,179 219,824 425,003 Specific Country 82,000 0 0 0 ARGENTINA 2,000 0 0 0 CHILE 80,000 0 0 0 European Union 2,829,000 205,179 219,824 425,003 DENMARK 150,355 136,691 287,046 FRANCE 11,234 12,206 23,440 GERMANY 27,075 53,847 80,922 IRELAND 0 3,670 3,670 ITALY 8,227 12,056 20,283 NETHERLANDS 7,432 0 7,432 856 1,354 2,210 CHEDDAR (Note 18, C) 12,422,889 310,190 429,040 739,230 Specific Country 10,870,000 235,664 118,703 354,367 AUSTRALIA 2,450,000 0 23 23 CHILE 220,000 0 0 0 NEW ZEALAND 8,200,000 235,664 118,680 354,344 European Union 1,313,000 40,572 227,666 268,238 IRELAND 9,572 1,014 10,586 31,000 226,652 257,652 Other Countries 139,889 31,950 46,672 78,622 JAMAICA 31,950 46,672 78,622 Any Country 100,000 2,004 35,999 38,003 JAMAICA 2,004 35,999 38,003 AMERICANTYPE INCLUDING COLBY (Note 19, A) 3,522,556 0 0 0 Specific Country 3,000,000 0 0 0 AUSTRALIA 1,000,000 0 0 0 NEW ZEALAND 2,000,000 0 0 0 European Union 354,000 0 0 0 Other Countries 168,556 0 0 0 EDAM & GOUDA (Note 20, E) 6,816,402 444,985 284,692 729,677 Specific Country 402,000 0 0 0 ARGENTINA 235,000 0 0 0 NORWAY 167,000 0 0 0 European Union 6,389,000 444,985 284,692 729,677 ESTONIA 0 2,827 2,827 FINLAND 4,806 6,096 10,902 GERMANY 84,081 17,692 101,773 LITHUANIA 950 547 1,497
Commodity/Note Country Name TRQ Jan Feb Grand Total NETHERLANDS 354,609 256,535 611,144 POLAND 327 995 1,322 PORTUGAL 212 0 212 Other Countries 25,402 0 0 0 ITALIANTYPE (Note 21, D) 13,481,064 327,996 527,310 855,306 Specific Country 8,061,000 0 61,120 61,120 ARGENTINA 6,383,000 0 61,120 61,120 ROMANIA 500,000 0 0 0 URUGUAY 1,178,000 0 0 0 European Union 5,407,000 327,996 466,190 794,186 ITALY 327,996 466,190 794,186 Other Countries 13,064 0 0 0 GRUYEREPROCESSED (Note 22, GR) 7,854,833 256,606 228,684 485,290 Specific Country 1,850,000 36,980 34,333 71,313 SWITZERLAND 1,850,000 36,980 34,333 71,313 European Union 5,925,000 218,384 182,135 400,519 FINLAND 1,437 1,179 2,616 FRANCE 16 0 16 GERMANY 0 41,296 41,296 NETHERLANDS 216,931 139,660 356,591 Other Countries 79,833 1,242 12,216 13,458 EGYPT 1,242 12,216 13,458 OTHER CHEESENSPFLOWFAT (Note 23, LF) 5,474,907 1,090 0 1,090 Specific Country 1,050,000 0 0 0 ISRAEL 50,000 0 0 0 NEW ZEALAND 1,000,000 0 0 0 European Union 4,424,907 1,090 0 1,090 GREECE 1,090 0 1,090 SWISS AND EMMENTHALER CHEESE WITH EYE FORMATION 34,475,276 1,300,235 1,451,086 2,751,321 (Note 25, SW) Specific Country 11,490,000 891,098 805,441 1,696,539 ARGENTINA 80,000 0 0 0 AUSTRALIA 500,000 0 0 0 CANADA 70,000 0 0 0 ICELAND 300,000 0 0 0 ISRAEL 27,000 0 0 0 NORWAY 6,883,000 497,728 328,049 825,777 SWITZERLAND 3,630,000 393,370 477,392 870,762 European Union 22,900,000 409,137 645,645 1,054,782 ESTONIA 19,986 60,496 80,482 FINLAND 121,534 139,027 260,561 FRANCE 128,263 219,566 347,829 GERMANY 102,003 149,552 251,555 IRELAND 23,881 47,534 71,415 ITALY 0 234 234 LITHUANIA 345 115 460 NETHERLANDS 12,796 8,074 20,870 POLAND 329 20,906 21,235 SWEDEN 0 141 141 Other Countries 85,276 0 0 0 Grand Total (Cheese and Non Cheese) 157,450,567 4,994,396 6,770,454 11,764,850 Source: U.S.Customs and Border Protection
Table 2: High Duty Imports (Not Available as of February 24, 2019)
Table 3: Imports Under U.S. WTO Dairy Import Tariffrate Quotas, not subject to Licensing Requirements (firstcome, firstserved), Monthly, 2019 ( Kgs) HTS NOTE Quota/License Country Chapter Number Quota/License Commodity Description Name TRQ Quantity Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Now Dec Total Imports Percent Fill 04 05 Milk and Cream NEW ZEALAND 5,678,117 04 05 Milk and Cream WTO 1,016,723 101,107 82,201 183,308 18% 04 05 Milk and Cream Total 6,694,840 04 09 Dried Milk and Dried Cream WTO 99,500 2,160 2,160 2% 04 10 Dairy Products AUSTRALIA 1,016,046 15,360 7,680 23,040 2% 04 10 Dairy Products Belgium & Denmark aggregated 154,221 26,594 127,627 154,221 100% 04 10 Dairy Products WTO 2,934,733 1,688,205 784,175 2,472,380 84% 04 10 Dairy Products Total 4,105,000 04 11 Milk and Cream Condensed or Evaporated ANY 4,415,616 1,527,347 1,855,774 3,383,121 77% 04 11 Australia Condensed 91,625 04 11 Canada Condensed 994,274 18,615 55,845 74,460 7% 04 11 Canada Evaporated 31,751 04 11 Canada Other Condensed 2,267 04 11 Germany Evaporated 9,979 04 11 Denmark Condensed 605,092 04 11 Denmark Evaporated 4,989 04 11 Netherlands Condensed 153,314 17,227 17,227 11% 04 11 Netherlands Evaporated 548,393 63,149 79,462 142,611 26% 04 11 Milk and Cream Condensed or Evaporated Total 6,857,300 04 12 WTO 71,019 04 12 Dried Cream Dried Milk Dried Whey Total 71,019 04 18 Canadian Cheddar Cheese CANADA 833,417 442,274 220 442,494 53% 19 02 Infant Formula WTO 100,000 35,115 35,115 35% 21 05 Ice Cream BELGIUM 922,315 21 05 DENMARK 13,059 21 05 JAMAICA 3,596 21 05 NETHERLANDS 104,477 97 97 0% 21 05 NEW ZEALAND 589,312 21 05 WTO 4,035,087 187,412 358,760 546,172 14% 21 05 Ice Cream Total 5,667,846 Source: US Customs and Border Protection, Weekly Commodity Status Report
Table 4: Imports of Dairy Products Under Tariffrate Quotas in Free Trade Agreements, Monthly, 2019 (Kgs) HTS Quota/License Country NOTE Chapter Name Number Quota/License Commodity Description TRQ Quantity Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Now Dec 990804 ISRAEL 04 Butter Fresh or Sour Cream 466,000 990804 04 Dried Milk 1,304,000 990804 05 Cheese Substitutes 1,534,000 990821 07 Ice Cream 707,000 991204 MOROCCO 04 Liquid Dairy 2,498 991204 05 Butter 16,651 991204 06 Milk Powder 16,651 991204 07 Other Dairy Products 24,976 991204 08 Cheese 49,952 Total Imports Percent fill 991304 AUSTRALIA 04 Creams Ice Cream 16,957,000 991304 05 Butter 2,269,000 498,250 498,250 22% 991304 06 Nonfat Dried Milk 151,000 991304 07 Other Milk Powders 6,927,000 991304 08 Other Dairy Products 3,391,000 47,693 1 47,694 1% 991304 09 Condensed Milk 6,783,000 991304 10 Other Cheese 6,930,000 1,120 1,120 0% 991304 11 EuropeanType Cheese 3,960,000 114 114 0% 991304 12 Cheddar Cheese 1,340,000 99,940 139,600 239,540 18% 991304 13 American Cheese 754,000 991304 14 Goya Cheese 4,950,000 991304 15 SwissType Cheese 990,000 991504 COSTA RICA 05 Fresh Milk 768,329 991504 EL SALVADOR 05 Fresh Milk 691,496 991504 GUATEMALA 05 Fresh Milk 576,246 991504 HONDURAS 05 Fresh Milk 1,056,452 991504 NICARAGUA 05 Fresh Milk 480,205 991504 COSTA RICA 06 Butter 94,000 991504 EL SALVADOR 06 Butter 113,000 991504 HONDURAS 06 Butter 189,000 991504 COSTA RICA 07 Dried Milk Cream 94,000 991504 COSTA RICA 08 Other Dairy 283,000 991504 DOMINICAN REPUBL08 Other Dairy 240,000 991504 EL SALVADOR 08 Other Dairy 226,000 991504 GUATEMALA 08 Other Dairy 471,000 991504 NICARAGUA 08 Other Dairy 189,000 991504 DOMINICAN REPUBL09 Other Dairy 480,000 991504 COSTA RICA 10 Cheese 556,000 991504 DOMINICAN REPUBL10 Cheese 900,000 19,790 18,725 38,515 4% 991504 EL SALVADOR 10 Cheese 849,000 23,651 45,786 69,437 8% 991504 GUATEMALA 10 Cheese 943,000 991504 HONDURAS 10 Cheese 660,000 991504 NICARAGUA 10 Cheese 1,179,000 653,466 525,534 1,179,000 100% 991504 NICARAGUA 11 Cheese 471,000 37,048 433,952 471,000 100% 991504 NICARAGUA 1B Cheese 354,000 19,000 19,000 5% 991521 COSTA RICA 14 Ice Cream 183,072 991521 DOMINICAN REPUBL14 Ice Cream 349,513 991521 EL SALVADOR 14 Ice Cream 146,458 991521 GUATEMALA 14 Ice Cream 366,144 991521 HONDURAS 14 Ice Cream 91,536 991521 NICARAGUA 14 Ice Cream 503,448 991604 OMAN 04 Liquid Dairy 2,140 991604 05 Butter 10,718 991604 06 Milk Powder 10,718 991604 07 Other Dairy Products 10,718 991604 08 Cheese 32,154 991704 PERU 3A Condensed/Evap Milk 18,635,000 1,031,031 767,232 1,798,263 10% 991704 3B Condensed/Evap Milk 2 5,591,000 286,887 240,244 527,131 9% 991704 5B Cheese 2 2,330,000 0% 991704 04 Dairy Products 5,187,000 32,402 47,907 80,309 2% 991704 5A Cheese 7,765,000 991804 COLOMBIA 04 Dairy Milk Cream 6% Butterfat 214,000 991804 05 Dairy Milk Cream Fluid Frozen 4,287,000 54,000 54,000 1% 991804 06 Dairy Butter 9,861,000 11,970 29,494 41,464 0% 991804 07 Dairy Dried Milk 4,287,000 76,414 68,318 144,732 2% 991821 08 Ice Cream 643,000 991904 PANAMA 4A Dairy Milk Cream 3,188,000 991904 4B Dairy Milk Cream 478,000 991904 5A Dairy Milk Cream Fluid Frozen 478,000 991904 5B Dairy Milk Cream Fluid Frozen 68,000 991904 6A Dairy Butter 739,000 991904 6B Dairy Butter 111,000 991904 7A Dairy Dried Milk 2,391,000 991904 7B Dairy Dried Milk 359,000 992004 KOREA, REPUBLIC O FT DAIRY Gen Note 33 Subchapter XX USN 369,000 7,950 7,950 2% Source: US Customs and Border Protection