11Standard tariff rate quota entitlement—eligibility for allocation to exporters other than new entrants

11 Standard tariff rate quota entitlement—eligibility for allocation to exporters other than new entrants

(1) Subject to section 14, an exporter is eligible to be allocated standard tariff rate quota entitlement for a quota year if: (a) the exporter is not a new entrant in relation to the quota year; and (b) the exporter has applied to the Secretary for an allocation of standard tariff rate quota entitlement for the quota year before close of business on 16 May of the calendar year in which the quota year starts; and (c) the application includes a request amount of the exporter for the quota year.

Note: If the exporter’s notional standard tariff rate quota entitlement is less than 1 tonne, the exporter’s standard tariff rate quota entitlement will be nil (see paragraph 15(1)(b)).

(2) An application for the allocation of standard tariff rate quota entitlement for a quota year must be made in the approved form and given to the Quota Unit.