{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"preferential quota","description":"A preferential quota defines the volume or value of goods that may be imported at a reduced tariff rate under a trade preference arrangement before the standard Most Favoured Nation (MFN) rate takes over. Once the quota is exhausted, the duty saving disappears entirely, making quota utilisation a direct cost variable for importers. Quotas are expressed in physical units such as tonnes or pieces, or as a monetary threshold, and are allocated through administrative procedures – most commonly on a ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/preferential-quota","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T15:24:26.424063","citation":"https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tariffs_e/tariff_rate_quotas_e.htm","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/preferential-quota","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"preferential quota · A preferential quota defines the volume or value of goods that may be imported at a reduced tariff rate under a trade preference arrangement before the standard Most Favoured Nation (MFN) rate takes over. · Quelle: https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tariffs_e/tariff_rate_quotas_e.htm"}