WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/USA/29
24 February 2000
(00-692)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning the administration of tariff and other quota
commitments ( Table MA:1 ) for the fiscal year 1 October 1999 to 30 September 2000, was received
from the delegation of the United States  on 16 February 2000.G/AG/N/USA/29
Page 2Table MA:1
MARKET ACCESS:  United States of America
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year starting 1 October 1999
Implementation of market access opportunities: tariff and other quota commitments
Description of products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of  Part I
of the schedule)(from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule)
12 3
Raw cane sugar 1701.11.10 (a) C OUNTRY ALLOCATIONS:  See Annex for 1999-00 Quota Year allocation.  Tariff quota
opened on 2 November 1999.
(b) IMPORTER ALLOCATIONS:  None.  See (c) below.(c) OTHER ARRANGEMENTS:  Certificates of Quota Eligibility are issued to exporting
countries.  For entry into the US, sugar must have a polarity of less than 99.5 degrees.
(d) OTHER INFORMATION:  This provision is included in Additional US Note 5 to chapter 17 of
the HTSUS.  In Schedule XX it is included in Additional US Note 3 to chapter 17.
Other cane or beet sugars or syrups 1701.12.10
1701.91.10
1701.99.10(a) COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS:  Canada, Mexico and all others.
(b) IMPORTER ALLOCATIONS:  None, however, importers of speciality sugar must have a
speciality sugar certificate.
Sugar containing products (articles
containing over 10 per cent dry weight
of sugars)1701.91.54
1704.90.74
1806.20.75
1806.20.951806.90.551901.90.56
2101.12.54
2101.20.542106.90.782106.90.95(a) COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS:  Canada, Mexico and all others.
(b) IMPORTER ALLOCATIONS:  None.
(c) OTHER INFORMATION:  This provision is included in Additional US Note 8 to chapter 17 of
the HTSUS.  In Schedule XX it is included in Additional US Note 6 to chapter 17.G/AG/N/USA/29
Page 3Table MA:1  Annex
MARKET ACCESS:  United States of America
Country allocations for raw, refined sugar and sugar containing products tariff quotas:  Fiscal year starting 1 October 1999
CountryAllocation  (1)
(tonnes)CountryAllocation  (1)
 (tonnes)
Raw cane sugar:
Argentina 45,283 Jamaica 11,584
Australia 87,408 Madagascar 7,258
Barbados 7,372 Malawi 10,531
Belize 11,584 Mauritius 12,637Bolivia 8,425 Mexico 25,000Brazil 152,700 Mozambique 13,690
Colombia 25,274 Nicaragua 22,115
Congo 7,258 Panama 30,540Côte d'Ivoire 7,258 Papua New Guinea 7,258Costa Rica 15,797 Paraguay 7,258Dominican Republic 185,346 Peru 43,177
Ecuador 11,584 Philippines 142,169
El Salvador 27,381 South Africa 24,221Fiji 9,478 St. Kitts & Nevis 7,258Gabon 7,258 Swaziland 16,850
Guatemala 50,549 Taiwan 12,637
Guyana 12,637 Thailand 14,743Haiti 7,258 Trinidad & Tobago 7,372Honduras 10,531 Uruguay 7,258
India 8,425 Zimbabwe 12,637
Grand total 1,135,000G/AG/N/USA/29
Page 4CountryAllocation  (1)
(tonnes)CountryAllocation  (1)
 (tonnes)
Refined sugar:
Mexico 2,954
Canada 10,300Global 7,090 (2)
Speciality sugar 14,656 (2)
Total (refined sugar) 35,000 (3)
Sugar containing products:
Canada 59,250
Global 5,459 (2)
Total 64,709 (2)
Notes:
(1) USDA has established the FY 2000 raw-cane sugar TRQ at 1,362,000 tonnes, of which 1,135,000 tonnes were allocated on 2 Novem ber 1999.  The unallocated quantity of
227,000 tonnes may be made available for allocation if the US Government decides that the reserve quantity is needed to provide  adequate supply to the domestic market.
(2) Global allocation based on first-come, first-served.
(3) Does not include 25,000 tonnes NAFTA access.
__________