G/AG/N/USA/171  
15 September  2023 
(23-6153) Page: 1/5 
Committee on Agriculture  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 28 August  2023, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the United States  of America . The notification concerns the administration of tariff quotas 
(Table MA:1 ) for the  Fiscal Year  2023/2024 . 
 
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Table MA: 1  
MARKET ACCESS: UNITED STATES  OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD:  FISCAL YEAR  FROM 01 -10-2023 TO 30 -09-2024 
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 2023 -2024 Quota Year 
allocations. Tariff -rate quota will open on 2 October 2023.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas  to importers:  
None, however importers of specialty sugar must have a specialty 
sugar certificate from the 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.   
(1) 
 
USAQ030  Sugar containing products (articles containing over 
10% 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 2023 -2024 Quota Year 
allocations. Tariff -rate quota will open on 2 October 2023.  
(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 in 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:   
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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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USAQ033  Raw cane sugar  17011310 , 17011410   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  
See Annex for 2023 -2024 Quota Year allocations. Tariff -rate quota 
will open on 2 October 2023.  
(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 Schedule XX it is included in 
Additional U.S. Note 3 to chapter 17.   
(3) 
 
(1) Sugars, syrups and molasses. Additional U.S. Note 5 to chapter 17.  
(2) Articles containing over 10% by dry weight of sugars described in additional U.S. Note 8 to chapter 17.  
(3) Raw cane sugar. Additional U.S. Note 5 to chapter 17.  
 
 
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  ANNEX  
Member  FY 2024 Allocation1 
(Metric tonnes ) 
Raw sugar:   
Argentina  46,260  
Australia  89,293  
Barbados  7,531  
Belize  11,834  
Bolivia, Plurinational State of  8,606  
Brazil  155,993  
Colombia  25,819  
Congo (Brazzaville)  7,258  
Costa Rica  16,137  
Côte d'Ivoire  7,258  
Dominican Republic  189,343  
Ecuador  11,834  
El Salvador  27,971  
Eswatini (Swaziland)  17,213  
Fiji 9,682  
Gabon  7,258  
Guatemala  51,639  
Guyana  12,910  
Haiti 7,258  
Honduras  10,758  
India 8,606  
Jamaica  11,834  
Madagascar  7,258  
Malawi  10,758  
Mauritius  12,910  
Mexico  7,258  
Mozambique  13,986  
Panama  31,199  
Papua New Guinea  7,258  
Paraguay  7,258  
Peru 44,108  
Philippines  145,235  
South Africa  24,744  
Saint Kitts and Nevis  7,258  
Chinese Taipei  12,910  
Thailand  15,061  
Trinidad and Tobago  7,531  
Uruguay  7,258  
Zimbabwe  12,910  
Total (raw sugar)  1,117,195    
Refined sugar:   
Canada  10,300  
Mexico  2,954  
Global2 7,090  
Specialty sugar2 1,656  
Total (refined sugar)3 22,000    
Sugar -containing products:   
Canada  59,250  
Global (excluding Canada)2 5,459  
Total  (sugar -containing  products)4 64,709  
(1) On 19 July 2023, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced, through the Federal 
Register, allocations of the fiscal year (FY) 2024 (1 October 2023 to 30 September  2024) 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 t onnes raw value is 
equivalent to metric tonnes for purposes of this notification.  
(2) Available on a first -come, first -served basis.  G/AG/N/USA/171  
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  (3) On 19 July 2023, USTR announced, through the Federal Register, allocations of the FY 2024 in -quota 
quantity of the refi ned and specialty sugar TRQ of 232,000 MTRV. This includes the 22,000 MTRV 
minimum amount 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 
210,000  MTRV. Imports of all specialty sugar will be administered on a first -come, first -served basis 
in five tranches. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the total in -quota quantity of 
specialty sugar will be the 1,656 MTRV reserved within the WTO minimum plus an additional 
210,000  MTRV. The first tranche of 1,656 M TRV will open on 2 October 2023. All types of specialty 
sugar are eligible for entry under this tranche. The second tranche of 60,000 MTRV will open on 
10 October 2023. The third tranche of 60,000 MTRV will open on 19  January 2024. The fourth tranche 
of 45 ,000 MTRV will open on 15  April 2024. The fifth tranche of 45,000 MTRV will open on 
15 July 2024. The second, third, fourth, and fifth tranches will be reserved for organic sugar and other 
specialty sugar not currently produced commercially in the United S tates or reasonably available from 
domestic sources.  
(4) On 19 July 2023, USTR announced allocations of the FY  2023 sugar -containing products TRQ of 
64,709  metric tonnes, of which USTR allocated 59,250 metric tonnes to Canada. The remaining 
5,459  metric to nnes of the in -quota quantity is available to other countries on a first -come, first -
served basis.  
 
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