Dairy export quota TRQ categories table

This table shows the dairy export TRQ categories administered by the Department of Agriculture available under the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) arrangements with the US and the EU.

The information here may help exporters to understand how much extra quota they may be able to apply for in future years.

Annual increases are not available under the WTO arrangements.

World Trade Organization arrangements

Region

Product type

2018
(t)

2019
(t)

2020
(t)
2021
(t)
2022
(t)

Growth

EU

Table Cheddar

3,711 3,711 3,711 3,711 3,711

By negotiation

EU

Cheese for processing

500 500 500 500 500

By negotiation

US*

Cheddar cheese

1,465.5 1,465.5 1,465.5 1,465.5 1,465.5

By negotiation

US*

American cheese

119 119 119 119 119

By negotiation

US*

Swiss

290.3 290.3 290.3 290.3 290.3

By negotiation

US*

Other

2,508.8 2,508.8 2,508.8 2,508.8 2,508.8 By negotiation

*The Department of Agriculture administers only US WTO Supplementary TRQs volumes. The US Government is responsible for managing the remaining volumes of US WTO TRQs.

Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement arrangements
Region Product type 2018
(t)
2019
(t)
2020
(t)
2021
(t)
2022
(t)
Growth
US Milk/Cream/Ice cream 15,997
16,957
17,974
19,053 19,624 6% pa.
US Butter 2,203 2,269 2,337 2,407 2,479 3% pa.
US Condensed milk 6,399 6,783 7,190 7,621 8,078 6% pa.
US Skimmed milk powder 147 151 156 160 165 3% pa.
US Other milk powder 6,660 6,927 7,204 7,492 7,792 4% pa.
US Other dairy products 3,1991 3,391 3,595 3,881 4,113 6% pa.
US Cheddar 1,101 1,134 1,168 1,264 1,302 3% pa.
US American cheese 734 756 779 802 826 3% pa.
US Swiss cheese 943 990 1,039 1,091 1,146 5% pa.
US European cheese 3,771 3,960 4,158 4,366 4,584 5% pa.
US Goya cheese 4,714 4,950 5,197 5,457 unlimited n/a
US Other cheeses 6,600 6,930 7,276 7,640 8,022 5% pa.

*All volumes are in tonnes, except for Milk/Cream/Ice cream which is in litres

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