WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/USA/45
10 March 2003
(03-1340)
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 starting 1 October 2002, was received from the
delegation of the United States  on 21 February 2003.G/AG/N/USA/45
Page 2Table MA:1
MARKET ACCESS:  United States of America
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year starting 1 October 2002
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)
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Raw cane sugar 1701.11.10 (a) C OUNTRY ALLOCATIONS:  See Annex for 2002-03 Quota Year allocations.  Tariff quota
opened on 1 October 2002.
(b) IMPORTER ALLOCATIONS:  None.  See (c) below.(c) OTHER ARRANGEMENTS:  Certificates for 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
1701.99.101702.90.102106.90.44(a) COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS:  Canada, Mexico and all others.
(b) IMPORTER ALLOCATIONS:  None, however importers of speciality sugar must have a
speciality sugar certificate.
(c) OTHER ARRANGEMENTS:  For entry into the US sugar must have a polarity of at least 99.5
degrees.  Certificates for Quota Eligibility are required for entry of refined sugar from Mexico.
(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.G/AG/N/USA/45
Page 3Description 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)
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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/45
Page 4Table 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 2002
CountryAllocation
(tonnes)CountryAllocation
(tonnes)
Raw cane sugar:
Argentina 45,281 Jamaica 11,583
Australia 87,402 Madagascar 7,258
Barbados 7,371 Malawi 10,530
Belize 11,583 Mauritius 12,636Bolivia 8,424 Mexico 7,258Brazil 152,691 Mozambique 13,690
Colombia 25,273 Nicaragua 22,114
Congo 7,258 Panama 30,538Côte d'Ivoire 7,258 Papua New Guinea 7,258Costa Rica 15,796 Paraguay 7,258Dominican Republic 185,335 Peru 43,175
Ecuador 11,583 Philippines 142,160
El Salvador 27,379 South Africa 24,220Fiji 9,477 St. Kitts & Nevis 7,258Gabon 7,258 Swaziland 16,849
Guatemala 50,546 Taiwan 12,636
Guyana 12,636 Thailand 14,743Haiti 7,258 Trinidad & Tobago 7,371Honduras 10,530 Uruguay 7,258
India 8,424 Zimbabwe 12,636
Grand total (1) 1,117,195 (1)G/AG/N/USA/45
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(tonnes)
Refined sugar:
Mexico 2,954
Canada 10,300
Global 7,090 (2)
Speciality sugar 16,656 (2)
Total (refined sugar) 37,000
Sugar containing products:
Canada 59,250
Global 5,459 (2)
Total 64,709
Notes:
(1) The sum of the raw sugar allocations does not add to the total allocated due to rounding.
(2) Available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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