Unlike an open-ended tariff rate, a tariff quota operates as a two-tier import contingent: a shipper or freight forwarder can import up to the quota quantity at a preferential duty rate; any volume beyond that threshold incurs a significantly higher rate.
Source: https://www.trade.gov/tariff-quota-explained
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