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Olive oil quota licences (Tunisia): apply 1-7 October 2026
Notice to Traders 76/26 opens licence applications for Tunisian olive oil from 1 October to 5pm on 7 October 2026; applicants bear responsibility for correctness at submission.
By Taxxa AI OyPublished 23 September 2026
Industry: Wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats
Importers of Tunisian olive oil can apply for quota licences under Notice to Traders 76/26 between 1 October 2026 and 5pm on 7 October 2026GOV. Applicants bear responsibility for checking that the application is correct at the time of submission
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The window operates under Statutory Instrument 2020 No. 1432Legislation, the United Kingdom's tariff-quota framework for agricultural imports
Legislation. The September 2026 round for Tunisian olive oil, Notice to Traders 68/26, was issued under the same Statutory Instrument and for the same commodity and shows how the framework is applied to this line: an application had to name Tunisia as country of origin in box 8, cite Statutory Instrument 2020 No. 1432 and Quota Order No. 05.4032 in box 20, and be accompanied by a security of £170 per tonne; the applicant had to be established, and registered for VAT, in the United Kingdom; applications and securities received after the 5pm cut-off were rejected; and the licence was valid from 1 October 2026 until the end of the quota year on 31 December 2026, with security against the main electronic licence released automatically upon attribution of at least 95 per cent of the licence quantity. That round also carried an Annex 1 quantity table for its application window, identifying 5,277,084 kg available under order number 05.4032, alongside an application checklist covering the quota order number, the £170-per-tonne security rate, the commodity description against the CN code, a valid VAT certificate for the quota year, and signature by an authorised individual.
The October 2026 notice itself carries only the window and the applicant-responsibility ruleGOV, so traders should check the October notice itself, including its Annex quantities and any round-specific conditions, before applying. An application lodged after 5pm on 7 October 2026 falls outside the window the notice opens
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Legal basis: Statutory Instrument 2020 No. 1432, as applied in Notice to Traders 68/26 and Notice to Traders 76/26.
Tunisian olive oil importers seeking quota licences should submit the application between 1 October and 5pm on 7 October 2026, using the latest form, and verify the quota order number, security amount, commodity description, VAT certificate and authorised signature before submission.