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Sign inApril 2026 · Q30 · Trade Programs
Where tariff-rate and absolute quotas come from
Explain that, under the historical 19 CFR 132.2, tariff-rate and absolute quotas are established by Presidential proclamations, Executive orders, and legislative enactments, which CBP then administers or enforces with strict compliance; a U.S. Trade Representative order is not among the enumerated establishing documents, without implying that USTR has no trade authority elsewhere.
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Explain that, under the historical 19 CFR 132.2, tariff-rate and absolute quotas are established by Presidential proclamations, Executive orders, and legislative enactments, which CBP then administers or enforces with strict compliance; a U.S. Trade Representative order is not among the enumerated establishing documents, without implying that USTR has no trade authority elsewhere.
19 CFR 132.2(a)-(c) Enactment and administration of quotas; 19 CFR 132.2(b) Administration; 19 CFR 132.2(c) Strict construction employed · Exam cover: HTSUS 2025 Basic Edition, no supplements; 19 CFR cover 'Revised as of January 1, 2024'. Actual GovInfo annual edition file used here (19 CFR 132.2) is revised as of April 1, 2024 (2024-04-01); disclosed, not relabeled as January 1. HTSUS is not needed for this rule.
Explained using the historical edition for this exam.