Garlic quota licences (non-China origins): apply 1-7 October 2026

Importers of garlic from countries other than China and EU Member States, operating under Statutory Instrument No. 2020/1432GOV, have a one-week licence application window: applications under Notice to Traders 71/26GOV must be received between 1 October 2026 and 5pm on 7 October 2026GOV. The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the application, all supporting documentation and the security are correct at the time of submissionGOV.

The garlic quota series runs separate streams by origin. Notices in the 2020/1432 series distinguish imports from China from imports from countries other than China and EU Member States, with quota amounts for each stream set out in an Annex 1 to the relevant notice — as in Notice to Traders 20/22, which advised the quota amounts available in the 1 June 2021 to 31 May 2022 tariff quota period, and Notice to Traders 43/21, which explained how the rules are applied to the non-China/non-EU quota, how to apply for a licence, and the quota amounts for the same period. The 71/26 round is the non-China/non-EU stream's October 2026 application windowGOV.

The operative terms are exact on timing and completeness. The window opens on 1 October 2026GOV and receipt after 5pm on 7 October 2026 falls outside itGOV — the notice requires receipt, not merely despatch, within the windowGOV. Correctness covers three elements together: the application itself, every supporting document, and the security lodged with the application. All three must be right at submissionGOV; a defect in any of them is the applicant's risk.

For traders, the consequence is advance preparation across all three elements. Applications, supporting documentation and securities for the 71/26 round should be assembled and verified before 1 October so they can be received within the window, with the final-day 5pm receipt cut-off observedGOV. The origin stream matters too: garlic from China falls under the separate China-stream notices, not this roundGOV.

Legal basis: Notice to Traders 71/26 — Imports of Garlic from Countries other than China and EU Member States under Statutory Instrument No. 2020/1432 (receipt window 1 October to 5pm 7 October 2026; applicant responsibility for application, supporting documentation and security), read against Notices to Traders 20/22 and 43/21 on the non-China/non-EU quota streams.