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  • Export quotas
    • Quota calendar
    • UK and EU quotas
      • UK beef meat quota
      • UK sheepmeat quota
      • UK dairy quota
      • UK wheat and meslin quota
      • UK barley quota
      • UK rice quota
      • UK sugar quota
      • EU and UK dairy quotas
      • EU and UK sheepmeat and goatmeat quotas
      • EU and UK high-quality beef and grain-fed beef quotas
    • United States quotas
      • US dairy quotas
      • US beef quotas
    • India quotas
      • India almond quota
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      • India lentils quota
      • India oranges and mandarins quota
      • India pears quota
    • Indonesia quotas
      • Indonesian citrus quotas
      • Indonesian feed grains quota
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    • Japan quotas
      • Japan bovine offal quota
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Quota calendar

This calendar highlights the key dates for Australian producers who export under the tariff rate quota system.

Find out more about export quotas we manage.

Beef, sheepmeat, goatmeat and erga omnes

Month EU HQB (Hilton) tariff rate quota EU grain-fed beef tariff rate quota EU sheepmeat, goatmeat and erga omnes tariff rate quota US beef tariff rate quota
January - 1/1—Grain-fed beef quota 3rd quarter opens 1/1—Quota year commences 1/1—Quota year commences
February
15/2—Last day to return, retain or request allocation
- - -
March - - - -
April - 1/4—Grain-fed beef quota 4th quarter opens - -
May 16/5—Applications for annual allocation due - - -
June 30/6—HQB quota year finishes - - -
July 1/7—HQB quota year commences 1/7—Grain-fed beef quota year commences - -
August - - - -
September - - - -
October - 1/10—Grain-fed beef quota 2nd quarter opens 31/10— Last day to return, retain or request allocation 1/10—Trigger point
November - - 7/11—performance transfer cut off
Late November—Department will invite allocation applications
-
December - - 31/12—Quota year finishes 31/12—Quota year finishes

Dairy

Month US and EU WTO dairy tariff rate quotas US FTA butter and cheddar cheese tariff rate quotas US FTA dairy tariff rate quotas - other than butter and cheddar cheese
January 1/1—Quota year commences 1/1—Quota year commences 1/1—Quota year commences
February - - -
March - - -
April - - -
May - - -
June - - -
July - - -
August - 16/8—Last day to return, retain or request allocation -
September - - -
October - - -
November - 30/11—Applications for annual allocation due -
December 31/12—Quota year finishes 31/12—Quota year finishes 31/12—Quota year finishes

Japan

Month All Japan tariff rate quotas
January -
February -
March 10/3—Applications accepted for new quota year
31/3—Quota year finishes
April 1/4—Quota year commences
May -
June -
July -
August -
September -
October -
November -
December -

India

Month India almonds tariff rate quota India cotton tariff rate quota India lentils tariff rate quota India oranges and mandarins tariff rate quota India pears tariff rate quota
January 1/1—Quota year commences 1/1—Quota year commences 1/1—First quarter of quota opens 1/1—Quota year commences 1/1—Quota year commences
February - - - - -
March - - - - -
April - - 1/4 – Second quarter of quota opens - -
May - - - - -
June - - - - -
July - 31/7 – Last day to return, retain or request allocation 1/7 – Third quarter of quota opens - -
August - - - - -
September - - - - -
October - - 1/10 – Fourth quarter of quota opens - -
November - 1/11 to 15/11 – applications for annual allocation due - - -
December 31/12 – Quota year finishes 31/12 – Quota year finishes 31/12 – Quota year finishes 31/12 – Quota year finishes 31/12 – Quota year finishes

Indonesia

Month Indonesia feed grains tariff rate quota Indonesia citrus tariff rate quota Indonesia live male cattle tariff rate quota Indonesia carrot tariff rate quota Indonesia potato tariff rate quota
January 1/1—Quota year commences 1/1—Quota year commences 1/1—Quota year commences 1/1—Quota year commences 1/1—Quota year commences
February - - - - -
March - - - - -
April - - - - -
May 1/5—Quota access cap lifted - - - -
June - - - - -
July - - - - -
August - - - 31/8—Last day to return, retain or request allocation 31/8—Last day to return, retain or request allocation
September - - - - -
October - - - - -
November 1/11—Reservation applications open for next quota year - - 18/11—Applications for annual allocation due 18/11—Applications for annual allocation due
December 31/12—Quota year finishes 31/12—Quota year finishes 31/12—Quota year finishes 31/12—Quota year finishes 31/12—Quota year finishes

UK

Month UK beef meat tariff free quota UK sheepmeat tariff free quota UK milk, cream, yogurt and whey tariff free quota UK butter tariff free quota UK cheese and curd tariff free quota UK wheat and meslin tariff free quota UK barley tariff free quota UK rice free rate quota UK sugar tariff free quota
January 1/1—Quota year commences 1/1—Quota year commences 1/1—Quota year commences 1/1—Quota year commences 1/1—Quota year commences 1/1 – First quarter of quota opens 1/1 – First quarter of quota opens 1/1 – First quarter of quota opens -
February - - - - - - - - -
March - - - - - - - - -
April - - - - - 1/4 – Second quarter of quota opens 1/4 – Second quarter of quota opens - -
May - - - - - - - - -
June - - - - - - - - -
July - - - - - 1/7 – Second quarter of quota opens 1/7 – Second quarter of quota opens - 1/7 to 31/7 – Department invites milling companies to provide annual production data
August - - - - - - - - 1/8 to 31/8 – Millers receive eligibility volume for next quota year and nominate marketers
September - - - - - - - - 30/9 – Quota year Finishes
October - 31/10 – Last day to return, retain allocation - - - 1/10 – Fourth quarter of quota opens 1/10 – Fourth quarter of quota opens - 1/10 – Quota year commences
November 1/11 to 16/11 – applications for annual allocation due 1/11 to 15/11 – applications for annual allocation due - - - - - - -
December 31/12 - Quota year finishes 31/12 - Quota year finishes 31/12 - Quota year finishes 31/12 - Quota year finishes 31/12 - Quota year finishes 31/12 - Quota year finishes 31/12 – Quota year finishes 31/12 – Quota year finishes -

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