To Modify the Tariff-Rate Quota on Italian-Type Cheeses From Poland

In simple terms

President Clinton issued Proclamation 6859 to increase Poland's allocation of the in-quota quantity for Italian-type cheeses under a tariff-rate quota from 1,100,000 to 1,325,000 kilograms, implementing a May 1995 U.S.-Poland Record of Understanding on agricultural trade. The change took effect immediately for goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after December 13, 1995.

Federal Register Open PDF 60 FR 65233

Record & deadlines

Dec 13, 1995Signed
Signed by the President
Dec 18, 1995FR published
Published in the Federal Register · 60 FR 65233
Federal Register PDF
Dec 13, 1995
Proclamation effective for goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption

Market exposure

Policy exposure mapping — not investment advice. Illustrative public companies are incomplete and not recommendations.

Sectors

Agriculture

Mechanisms

Quota

Role pressure

ProtectiveTrading-partner exporter — Polish cheese exporters gain expanded quota access to U.S. market at lower in-quota tariff rate
ProtectiveImporter — U.S. importers of Polish Italian-type cheese can bring in more volume at favorable in-quota duty rate
AdverseDomestic producer — U.S. and other non-Polish cheese producers face slightly increased competition within Italian-type segment, though effect limited by overall quota cap

Geographies

Exposure dates

1995-12-13 — Proclamation effective for goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption

Illustrative public companies

Curated watchlist matches by sector/role — incomplete; not a recommendation.

ADMArcher Daniels MidlandBGBungeCATCaterpillarCTVACortevaTSNTyson Foods

Confidence: high · Policy alerts

Key directives

Increase Poland's in-quota allocation for Italian-type cheeses from 1,100,000 to 1,325,000 in HTS chapter 4, additional U.S. note 21
Effective immediately upon signature for goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse

What to expect

Immediate

Tariff-rate quota modification effective December 13, 1995 for goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse

Near term (90d)

—

Long term

—

Risks & tensions

Minimal domestic political friction given narrow product scope and Poland-specific bilateral agreement
Potential minor competitive pressure on U.S. and other foreign cheese producers in Italian-type category, though within existing quota framework