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(2) For calendar year 2026, the first $194,000 (instead of the amount provided in paragraph (1) of this section 4.42) of gifts to a spouse who is not a citizen of the United States (other than gifts of future interests in property) are not included in the total amount of taxable gifts under §§ 2503 and 2523(i)(2) made during that year. (3) The tax imposed under § 2801 on the receipt of covered gifts or covered bequests from a covered expatriate shall apply only to the extent that the value of covered gifts and covered bequests received during calendar year 2026 exceeds $19,000. .43 Tax on Arrow Shafts. For calendar year 2026, the tax imposed under § 4161(b)(2)(A) on the first sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of any shaft of a type used in the manufacture of certain arrows is $0.65 per shaft. .44 Passenger Air Transportation Excise Tax. For calendar year 2026, the tax under § 4261(b)(1) on the amount paid for each domestic segment of taxable air transportation is $5.30. For calendar year 2026, the tax under § 4261(c)(1) on any amount paid (whether within or without the United States) for any international air transportation, if the transportation begins or ends in the United States, generally is $23.40. Under § 4261(c)(3), however, a lower rate of tax applies under § 4261(c)(1) to a domestic segment beginning or ending in Alaska or Hawaii, and the tax applies only to departures. For calendar year 2026, the rate of tax is $11.70. .45 Tax on Certain Uses of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products. For calendar year 2026, the tax imposed under § 4611(a) on crude oil received at a United States refinery and petroleum products entered into the United States for consumption, use, or warehousing is $0.27 per barrel.