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NOTICE NOTICE

AARQ Association for the Administration of Rice Quotas , Inc . NOTICE OF OPEN TENDER – EU-27

Independent bids are invited for rights to ship U . S . -origin milled rice to the European Union under a tariff-rate quota ( TRQ ) granted by the EU to the United States .

Bids must be submitted on October 17 , 2024 for the January 2025 TRQ Tranche , in which the following quantity is available for the EU-27 :

TRQ Certificates will be awarded to the highest bidder ( s ). Any person or entity incorporated or domiciled in the United States is eligible to bid . The minimum bid quantity is 18 metric tons and the minimum bid price is $ 15 / MT . Performance security ( the lesser of $ 50,000 or the total value of the bid ) must be submitted with each bid . Potential bidders may obtain the required bid forms and bid instructions from :

AARQ Administrator TRQ Services , LLC 2001 L Street , NW , Suite 500 , # 50122 Washington , D . C . 20036 Tel : ( 202 ) 987-2972 E-Mail : aarq @ trqservices . com Website : https :// aarq . net

Note : Potential bidders should consult regulations in the Official Journal of the European Union to determine the applicable tariff rate on semi-milled / milled rice . AARQ disclaims any responsibility for advising potential bidders on applicable tariff rates . Potential bidders should also consult EC regulations relating to testing for unauthorized GMOs .

AARQ Association for the Administration of Rice Quotas , Inc . NOTICE OF OPEN TENDER – UK TRQ

Following the exit of the United Kingdom ( UK ) from the EU Customs Union on December 31 , 2020 , independent bids are invited for rights to ship U . S . -origin milled rice to the UK under an allocation to the UK of a tariff-rate quota ( TRQ ) granted by the EU to the United States .

Bids must be submitted on October 17 , 2024 for the January 2025 UK TRQ Tranche , in which the following quantity is available for the UK :

Volume ( metric tons )

UK Duty Semi-Milled or Milled Rice 3,237 zero ( HTS item 1006.30 )

TRQ Certificates will be awarded to the highest bidder ( s ). Any person or entity incorporated or domiciled in the United States is eligible to bid . The minimum bid quantity is 18 metric tons and the minimum bid price is $ 15 / MT . Performance security ( the lesser of $ 50,000 or the total value of the bid ) must be submitted with each bid . Potential bidders may obtain the required bid forms and bid instructions from :

AARQ Administrator TRQ Services , LLC 2001 L Street , NW , Suite 500 , # 50122 Washington , D . C . 20036 Tel : ( 202 ) 987-2972 E-Mail : aarq @ trqservices . com Website : https :// aarq . net

Note : Potential bidders should consult regulations in the UK to determine the applicable tariff rate on semi-milled / milled rice . AARQ disclaims any responsibility for advising potential bidders on applicable tariff rates .

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