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U.S. Notes (con.) (i) For the purposes of subheading 9903.45.01 of this subchapter, the aggregate quantity of all household-type (residential) washing machines, as defined in subdivision (c) above, that is eligible to enter under such subheading in any of the periods enumerated below shall be as follows: If entered during the period from 300,000 units February 7, 2020 through May 6, 2020............................................. If entered during the period from 300,000 units May 7, 2020 through August 6, 2020................................................ If entered during the period from 300,000 units August 7, 2020 through November 6, 2020...................................... If entered during the period from 300,000 units November 7, 2020 through February 7, 2021................................... If entered during the period from February 8, 2021 300,000 units through May 7, 2021......................................................................... If entered during the period from May 8, 2021 300,000 units through August 7, 2021 .................................................................... If entered during the period from August 8, 2021 300,000 units through November 7, 2021............................................................... If entered during the period from November 8, 2021 300,000 units through February 7, 2022 ................................................................. If entered during the period from February 8, 2022 300,000 units through May 7, 2022......................................................................... If entered during the period from May 8, 2022 300,000 units through August 7, 2022 .................................................................... If entered during the period from August 8, 2022 300,000 units through November 7, 2022............................................................... If entered during the period from November 8, 2022 300,000 units through February 7, 2023.................................................................. 18. (a) Subheadings 9903.45.21 through 9903.45.29 and any superior texts thereto establish temporary modifications applicable to entries of goods described herein and classified in the enumerated provisions of chapter 85 of the tariff schedule. Whenever any such subheading specifies that the annual aggregate quantity of such goods shall not exceed the quantity established under the terms of this note, when such goods are not the product of a country enumerated in subdivision (b) of this note, any entry of such goods that is in excess of the quantity specified for such provision shall be entered under the over-quota subheading set forth herein for such goods. All such goods shall be subject to duty as provided herein; and such duties shall be cumulative and imposed in addition to the rate of duty established for any such goods in chapter 85 of the tariff schedule, except as may be specified for duties imposed under the Rates of Duty 2 column. [Compiler’s note:This note and its related headings, 9903.45.21 through 9903.45.29, have expired. See 87 Fed. Reg. 7357.] (b) For the purposes of this note and the application of subheadings 9903.45.21 through 9903.45.29, inclusive, the following developing countries that are members of the World Trade Organization shall not be subject to the rates of duty and tariff-rate quotas provided for therein: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Island, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland [Eswatini], Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen (Republic of), Zambia and Zimbabwe. (c) (i) For the purposes of subheadings 9903.45.21 and 9903.45.22 and heading 9903.45.27, except as otherwise provided herein, the term “crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells” (“CSPV cells”) means crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells of a thickness equal to or greater than 20 micrometers, having a p/n junction (or variant thereof) formed by any means, whether or not the cell (or subassemblies thereof provided for in subheading 8541.42.00 and imported under statistical reporting number 8541.42.0010) has undergone other processing, including, but not limited to, cleaning, etching, coating, and/or addition of materials (including, but not limited to, metallization and conductor patterns) to collect and forward the electricity that is generated by the cell. Such cells include photovoltaic cells that contain crystalline silicon in addition to other photovoltaic materials. This includes, but is not limited to, passivated emitter rear contact cells, heterojunction with intrinsic thin-layer cells, and other so-called hybrid cells. Subheadings 9903.45.21 and 9903.45.22 include goods presented in cell form and which at the time of importation are not presented assembled into circuits, laminates or modules or made up into panels. (ii) Subheadings 9903.45.21 and 9903.45.22 and heading 9903.45.27 shall not cover- Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 15 (2026) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes XXII 99 - III - 74