G/AG/N/USA/165/Rev.1  
 
27 April  2023 
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Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following submission , dated  27 April  2023, 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  2022/2023 . 
 
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MARKET ACCESS: UNITED STATES  OF AMERICA  
REPORTING PERIOD:  FISCAL YEAR  FROM 01 -10-2022 TO 30 -09-2023 
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 2022 -2023 Quota Year 
allocations. Tariff -rate quota will open on 1 October 2022.  
(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.   
 
 
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 2022 -2023 Quota Year 
allocations. Tariff -rate quota will open on 1 October 2022.  
(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:   
 
  
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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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USAQ033  Raw cane sugar  17011310, 17011410   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  
See Annex for 2022 -2023 Quota Year allocations. Tariff -rate quota 
will open on 1 October 2022.  
(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  FY 2023 Allocation  
(Metric tonnes)  FY 2023  
Raw Sugar Unused 
Reallocation - Net 
(March 2023)  
(Metric tonnes)  
Raw sugar:    
Argentina  46,260  58,942  
Australia  89,293  113,772  
Barbados  7,531  7,031  
Belize  11,834  15,078  
Bolivia , Plurinational  State  of 8,606  10,966  
Brazil  155,993  198,758  
Colombia  25,819  32,897  
Congo (Brazzaville)  7,258  0 
Costa Rica  16,137  20,561  
Côte d'Ivoire  7,258  0 
Dominican Republic  189,343  229,343  
Ecuador  11,834  15,078  
El Salvador  27,971  35,639  
Eswatini (Swaziland)  17,213  21,932  
Fiji 9,682  12,336  
Gabon  7,258  0 
Guatemala  51,639  65,796  
Guyana  12,910  16,449  
Haiti 7,258  0 
Honduras  10,758  13,707  
India 8,606  10,966  
Jamaica  11,834  11,834  
Madagascar  7,258  0 
Malawi  10,758  13,707  
Mauritius  12,910  16,449  
Mexico  7,258  7,258  
Mozambique  13,986  17,820  
Panama  31,199  39,752  
Papua New Guinea  7,258  0 
Paraguay  7,258  7,258  
Peru 44,108  56,200  
Philippines  145,235  0 
South Africa  24,744  31,527  
Saint Kitts and Nevis  7,258  0 
Chinese Taipei  12,910  0 
Thailand  15,061  19,190  
Trinidad and Tobago  7,531  0 
Uruguay  7,258  500 
Zimbabwe  12,910  16,449  
Total (raw sugar)  1,117,195  1,117,195  
Refined sugar:    G/AG/N/USA/165/Rev.1  
 
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  Member  FY 2023 Allocation  
(Metric tonnes)  FY 2023  
Raw Sugar Unused 
Reallocation - Net 
(March 2023)  
(Metric tonnes)  
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 21 July 2022, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced, through the Federal 
Register, allocations of the fiscal year (FY) 2023 ( 1 October 2022 to 30 September  2023) 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 R ound Agreements. Metric tonnes  raw value is 
equivalent to metric tonnes  for purposes of this notification.  
(2) Available on a first -come, first -served basis.  
(3) On 19 September 2022, USTR announced, through the Federal Register, allocations of the FY  2023 
in-quota quantity of the refined and specialty sugar TRQ of 222,000 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 M TRV 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 suga r 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 
200,000  MTRV. The first tranche of 1,656 MTRV opened on 3 October  2022. All types of specialty 
sugar are eligible for entry under this tranche. The second tranche of 60,000 MTRV opened 
10 October  2022. The third tranche of 60,000 MTRV opened on 20 January  2023. Th e fourth tranche 
of 40,000 MTRV will open on 14 April 2023. The fifth tranche of 40,000 MTRV will open on 
14 July 2023. The second, third, fourth, and fifth tranches will be reserved for organic sugar and other 
specialty sugar not currently produced commer cially in the United States or reasonably available from 
domestic sources.  
(4) On 21 July 2022, 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 tonnes  of the in -quota quantity is available to other countries on a first -come, first -served 
basis.  
 
 
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