The Office of the United States Trade Representative announced that the United Kingdom (UK) can continue exporting under the U.S. tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) designated for European Union (EU) member countries in 2021. This decision comes after the UK's departure from the EU, which was finalized on December 31, 2020. These quotas, described in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, specifically include certain quotas for dairy products. The U.S. Trade Representative can adjust these quotas, and the UK is allowed to designate importers for cheese and other products as it has in previous years.
Simple Explanation
In 2021, even though the UK is no longer part of the EU, it's still allowed to send certain products like cheese to the USA under special trading rules that the EU used to follow. This helps UK businesses continue doing what they did before, even though there aren't as many details on how or why these choices were made.