WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/USA/13
17November 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-5037)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Theattached notification concerning theadministration oftariff quotas forcertain products
(Table MA:1) wasreceived from thedelegation oftheUnited States on14November 1997.G/AG/N/USA/13
Page2Table MA:1 MARKET ACCESS: United States ofAmerica
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff quota commitments
Description ofproducts Tariff itemnumbers
encompassed inproduct
descriptionDescription ofimport arrangement applicable
1 2 3
RawCane Sugar 1701.11.10 a) COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS: SeeAnnex for1997-98 Quota Year allocation. Tariff quota
opened onOctober 1,1997.
b) IMPORTER ALLOCATIONS: None. See(c)below.
c) OTHER ARRANGEMENTS: Certificates ofQuota Eligibility areissued toexporting countries.
d) OTHER INFORMATION: Thisprovision isincluded inAdditional U.S. Note 5tochapter 17of
theHTSUS. InSchedule XXitisincluded inAdditional U.S. Note 3tochapter 17.
Other cane orbeet
sugars orsyrups1701.12.10
1701.91.10
1701.99.10
1702.90.10
2106.90.44a) COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS: Canada, Mexico andothers.
b) IMPORTER ALLOCATIONS: First-come, firstserved.
c) OTHER ARRANGEMENTS: Forentry intotheU.S., specialty sugar must have apolarity ofat
least99.5 degrees andbeaccompanied byaspecialty sugar certificate. Certificates ofQuota
Eligibility arerequired forentry ofrefined sugar from Mexico.
d) OTHER INFORMATION: Thisprovision isincluded inAdditional U.S. Note 5tochapter 17of
theHTSUS. InSchedule XXitisincluded inAdditional U.S. Note 2tochapter 17.
Sugar containing products
(articles containing over10
percent dryweight ofsugars)1701.91.54
1704.90.74
1806.20.75
1806.20.95
1806.90.55
1901.90.56
2101.12.54
2101.20.54
2106.90.78
2106.90.95a) COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS: Canada, Mexico andothers.
b) IMPORTER ALLOCATIONS: First-come, firstserved.
d) OTHER INFORMATION: Thisprovision isincluded inAdditional U.S. Note 8tochapter 17of
theHTSUS. InSchedule XXitisincluded inAdditional U.S. Note 6tochapter 17.G/AG/N/USA/13
Page3Table MA:1 Annex MARKET ACCESS: United States ofAmerica
Country allocations forraw, refined sugar andsugar containing products tariff quotas: fiscal year 1998
Allocation (1) Allocation (1)
Country (Metric tons) Country (Metric tons)
Raw Cane Sugar:
Argentina 48,101 Jamaica 12,305
Australia 92,846 Madagascar 7,258
Barbados 7,830 Malawi 11,186
Belize 12,305 Mauritius 13,424
Bolivia 8,949 Mexico 25,000
Brazil 162,201 Mozambique 14,542
Colombia 26,847 Nicaragua 23,491
Congo 7,258 Panama 32,440
Cote d'Ivoire 7,258 Papua New Guinea 7,258
Costa Rica 16,779 Paraguay 7,258
Dominican Republic 196,878 Peru 45,864
Ecuador 12,305 Philippines 151,015
ElSalvador 29,084 South Africa 25,728
Fiji 10,068 St.Kitts &Nevis 7,258
Gabon 7,258 Swaziland 17,898
Guatemala 53,694 Taiwan 13,424
Guyana 13,424 Thailand 15,661
Haiti 7,258 Trinidad-Tobago 7,830
Honduras 11,186 Uruguay 7,258
India 8,949 Zimbabwe 13,424
Grand total 1,200,000G/AG/N/USA/13
Page4Table MA:1 Annex MARKET ACCESS: United States ofAmerica
Country allocations forraw, refined sugar andsugar containing products tariff quotas: fiscal year 1998
Allocation (1)
Country (Metric tons)
Refined Sugar:
Mexico 2,954
Canada 10,300
Global 7,090 (2)
Specialty sugar: 4,656 (2)
Total (Refined Sugar) 25,000 (3)
Sugar containing products:
Canada 59,250
Global 5,459 (2)
Total 64,709
Notes:
(1) USDA hasestablished theFY1998 raw-cane sugar TRQ at1,800,000 metric tons. Under theadministrative plan, USTR initially allocated 1,200,000 metric tonsandwillallocate
anadditional 200,000 metric tonseachinJanuary, March andMay, ifthestocks-to-use ratioinUSDA 'sWorld Agricultural Supply andDemand Estimate report islessthanor
equal to15.5 percent. Conversely, when theratio isgreater than15.5 percent, noadditional allocation willoccur.
(2) Global allocation based onfirst-come, firstserved.
(3) Does notinclude 25,000 tonsNAFTA access.