G/AG/N/USA/158/Rev.1  
 
3 October  2022 
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Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following submission , dated  30 September  2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation  of the United States  of America . The revised notification  concerns  the administration 
of tariff quotas  (Table  MA:1 ) for the  Fiscal Year  2021/2022 . 
 
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MARKET ACCESS: UNITED STATES  OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD:  FISCAL YEAR  FROM 01 -10-2021 TO 30 -09-2022 
Implementation of market access opportunities: Tariff and other quota commitments  
TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed 
in product description  Not 
opened  Description of import arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
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USAQ028  Other cane or beet sugars or syrups  17011210, 17019110,   
17019910, 17029010,  
21069044   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  
Canada, Mexico and all others. See Annex for 2021 -2022 Quota Year 
allocations. Tariff -rate quota will open on 1 October 2021.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
None, however importers of specialty sugar must have a specialty 
sugar certificate from t he U.S. Department of Agriculture.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences):  
For entry into the United States, sugar must have a polarity of at 
least 99.5 degrees. Certificates of Quota Eligibility are required for 
entry of refined  sugar from Mexico and Canada.  
(d) Other information: This provision is included in Additional U.S. 
Note 5 to chapter 17 of the HTSUS. In Schedule XX it is included in 
Additional U.S. Note 3 to chapter 17.   
 
  
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in product description  Not 
opened  Description of import arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
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USAQ030  Sugar containing products (articles containing over 
10 per cent dry weight of sugars)  17019154, 17049074,   
18062075, 18062095,  
18069055, 19011074,  
19019069, 21011254,  
21012054, 21069078,  
21069095   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  
Canada and all others. See Annex for 2021 -2022 Quota Year 
allocations. Tariff -rate quota will open on 1 October 2021.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
None.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences):  
This provision is included i n Additional U.S. Note 8 to chapter 17 of 
the HTSUS. In Schedule XX it is included in Additional U.S. Note 6 to 
chapter 17.  
(d) Other information:   
 
 
USAQ033  Raw cane sugar  17011310, 17011410   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  
See Annex for 2021 -2022 Quota Year allocations. Tariff -rate quota 
will open on 1 October 2021.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
None. See (c) below.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences):  
Certificates of Quota Eligibility are issued to exporting countries. For 
entry into the United States, sugar must have a polarity of less than 
99.5 degrees.  
(d) Other information: This provision is included in Additional U.S. 
Note 5 to chapter 17 of the HTSUS. In Sched ule XX it is included in 
Additional U.S. Note 3 to chapter 17.   
 
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  ANNEX  
Member  Initial FY 2022 
Allocation1 
(Metric tonnes)  FY 2022 Raw Sugar Unused 
Reallocation - Net2 
(April 2022)  
(Metric tonnes)  
Raw sugar:     
Argentina  45,281  56,308  
Australia  87,402  108,686  
Barbados  7,371  9,166  
Belize  11,584  14,405  
Bolivia, Plurinational State of  8,424  10,475  
Brazil  152,691  189,873  
Colombia  25,273  31,427  
Congo  7,258  0 
Costa Rica  15,796  19,642  
Côte d'Ivoire  7,258  0 
Dominican Republic  185,335  225,335  
Ecuador  11,584  14,405  
El Salvador  27,379  34,046  
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)  16,849  20,952  
Fiji 9,477  11,785  
Gabon  7,258  0 
Guatemala  50,546  62,855  
Guyana  12,636  15,713  
Haiti 7,258  0 
Honduras  10,530  13,094  
India 8,424  10,475  
Jamaica  11,584  11,584  
Madagascar  7,258  0 
Malawi  10,530  13,094  
Mauritius  12,636  15,713  
Mexico  7,258  7,258  
Mozambique  13,690  17,024  
Nicaragua  22,114  22,114  
Panama  30,538  37,975  
Papua New Guinea  7,258  0 
Paraguay  7,258  7,258  
Peru 43,175  53,689  
Philippines  142,160  18,680  
South Africa  24,220  30,118  
Saint Kitts and Nevis  7,258  0 
Chinese Taipei  12,636  0 
Thailand  14,743  18,333  
Trinidad -Tobago  7,371  0 
Uruguay  7,258  0 
Zimbabwe  12,636  15,713  
Total (raw sugar)  1,117,195  1,117,195  
    
Refined sugar:    
Canada  10,300   
Mexico  2,954   
Global3 7,090   
Specialty sugar3 1,656   
Total (refined sugar)4 22,000   
    
Sugar -containing products:    
Canada  59,250   
Global (excluding Canada)3 5,459   
Total (sugar -containing products)5 64,709   
Note(s):  
(1) On 16 September 2021, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced, through the 
Federal Register, allocations of the fiscal year (FY) 2022 (1 October 2021 to 30  September  2022) 
in-quota aggregate quantity of the raw sugar tariff -rate quota  (TRQ) of 1,117,195 metric tonnes raw 
value (MTRV).  This quantity is the minimum amount to which the United States is committed under 
the World Trade Organization (WTO) Uruguay Round Agreements. Metric tonnes raw value is 
equivalent to metric tonnes for purposes of this notification.  G/AG/N/USA/158/Rev.1  
 
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  (2) On 18 April 2022, USTR announced, through the Federal Register, the re -allocation of 201,551  MTRV 
of the original TRQ quantity from those countries that stated they do not plan to fill their FY 2022 
allocated raw cane sugar quantities (87 FR 23009).   
(3) Availab le on a first -come, first -served basis.  
(4) On 16 September 2021, USTR announced, through the Federal Register, allocations of the FY  2022 
in-quota quantity of the refined and specialty sugar TRQ of 222,000 MTRV. This includes the 
22,000  MTRV minimum amoun t the United States is committed to provide under the World Trade 
Organization (WTO) Uruguay Round Agreements. USTR allocated 10,300  MTRV of refined sugar to 
Canada, 2,954  MTRV of refined sugar to Mexico, and 7,090  MTRV to all countries (global) on a first  
come, first -served basis. 1,656  MTRV was reserved for specialty sugar, plus an additional 
200,000  MTRV.  Imports of all specialty sugar will be administered on a first -come, first -served basis 
in five tranches. The Administrator has announced that the tota l in-quota quantity of specialty sugar 
will be the 1,656  MTRV reserved within the WTO minimum plus an additional 200,000 MTRV. The first 
tranche of 1,656 MTRV will open on 1  October 2021. All types of specialty sugars are eligible for entry 
under this tran che. The second tranche of 60,000 MTRV will open on 8  October  2021. The third tranche 
of 60,000 MTRV will open on 21  January  2022. The fourth tranche of 40,000 MTRV will open on 
15 April 2022. The fifth tranche of 40,000  MTRV will open on 15  July 2022. The  second, third, fourth, 
and fifth tranches will be reserved for organic sugar and other specialty sugars not currently produced 
commercially in the United States or reasonably available from domestic sources.  
(5) On 16 September 2021, USTR announced alloca tions of the FY 2022 sugar -containing products TRQ 
of 64,709  metric tonnes, of which USTR allocated 59,250 metric tonnes to Canada.  The remaining 
5,459  metric tonnes of the in -quota quantity is available to other countries on a first -come, first -
served bas is.   
 
 
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