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October 2024, question 73
Valuation, Appraisement and Duty Assessment · Quota
For the aggregate quantity of chocolate containing over 5.5 percent by weight of butterfat (excluding articles for consumption at retail as candy or confection), which one of the following countries shall have access to "not less than 3,379,279 kg"?
- Australia
- Ireland
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
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CBP's answer: D. D: United Kingdom
Chapter 18 Additional U.S. Note 2 caps the aggregate quantity of the chocolate and lists countries with guaranteed access amounts. The United Kingdom is the country listed with about 3.38 million kg (D), not Ireland, the Netherlands or Australia, which have different amounts.
the countries listed below shall have access to not less than the quantities specified below Chapter 18, Additional U.S. Note 2
United Kingdom 3,379,297 Chapter 18, Additional U.S. Note 2
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CBP's key cites: Chapter 18, Additional U.S. Note 2
Edition note: The pinned note lists the United Kingdom at 3,379,297 kg, while the exam wrote 3,379,279. CBP's key (United Kingdom) is unchanged, and the figure looks like a digit transposition in the question.
Question and key from CBP's October 2024 exam and answer key. The walk-through is ours; quotes are from the pinned editions in the reference viewer (HTSUS 2026 Basic, 19 CFR 2025 edition).