G/AG/N/USA/96  
 
21 July 2014  
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Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 10 July 2014, is be ing circulated at the request of the Delegation 
of the United States of America . The notification concerns the administration of tariff and other 
quota commitments ( Table MA:1 ) for the fiscal year starting 1 October 2013. 
 
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MARKET ACCESS: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR STARTING 1 OCTOBER 2013 
Implementation of market access opportunities: tariff and other quota commitments 
Description of products Tariff item 
number(s) 
encompassed in 
product description Description 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)  
1 2 3 
Raw cane sugar 1701.13.10 (1) 
1701.14.10 (1) (a) COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS: See Annex for 2013-201 4 Quota Year allocation s. Tariff rate quota 
opened on 1 October 2013. 
(b) IMPORTER ALLOCATIONS: None. See (c) below. (c) OTHER ARRANGEMENTS: 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. No te 3 to chapter 17. 
Other cane or beet sugars or syrups 1701.12.10 
1701.91.10 1701.99.10 1702.90.10 2106.90.44 (a) COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS: Canada, Mexico and a ll others. See Annex for 2013-2014 Quota Year 
allocations. Tariff rate quota opened on 1 October 2013. 
(b) IMPORTER ALLOCATIONS: None, however importers of specialty sugar must have a specialty sugar 
certificate. 
(c) OTHER ARRANGEMENTS: 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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number(s) 
encompassed in 
product description Description 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)  
1 2 3 
Sugar containing products (articles 
containing over 10 per cent dry weight of sugars) 1701.91.54 
1704.90.74 1806.20.75 1806.20.95 1806.90.55 1901.90.56 2101.12.54 2101.20.54 
2106.90.78 
2106.90.95 
 (a) COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS: Canada and all others. See Annex for 2013-2014 Quota Year allocations. 
Tariff rate quota opened on 1 October 2013. 
(b) IMPORTER ALLOCATIONS: None. (c) OTHER INFORMATION: 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. 
 
(1) On 5 February 2012, HS 1701.13.10 and HS 1701.14.10 replaced HS 1701.11.10.  
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MARKET ACCESS: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS FOR RAW, REFINED SUGAR AN D SUGAR CONTAINING PRODUCTS TARIFF QUOTAS  
Member Allocation 
 
(tons) Member Allocation 
 
(tons) 
Raw cane sugar:     
Argentina 45,281 Jamaica 11,584 
Australia 87,402 Madagascar 7,258 
Barbados 7,371 Malawi 10,530 
Belize 11,584 Mauritius 12,636 
Bolivia 8,424 Mexico 7,258 
Brazil 152,691 Mozambique 13,690 
Colombia 25,273 Nicaragua 22,114 
Congo 7,258 Panama 30,538 
Costa Rica 15,796 Papua New Guinea 7,258 
Côte d'Ivoire 7,258 Paraguay 7,258 
Dominican Republic 185,335 Peru 43,175 
Ecuador 11,584 Philippines 142,160 
El Salvador 27,379 South Africa 24,220 
Fiji 9,477 St. Kitts and Nevis 7,258 
Gabon 7,258 Swaziland 16,849 
Guatemala 50,546 Chinese Taipei 12,636 
Guyana 12,636 Thailand 14,743 
Haiti 7,258 Trinidad and Tobago 7,371 
Honduras 10,530 Uruguay 7,258 
India 8,424 Zimbabwe 12,636 
 Total (raw cane sugar)   1,117,195  (1) (2)   
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Member Allocation 
(tons) Member Allocation 
(tons) 
Refined sugar:     
Canada 12,050   
Global 8,294 (3)   
Specialty sugar 101,656 (3)    
Total (refined sugar) 122,000 (4)   
Sugar-containing products:     
Canada 59,250   
Global (excluding Canada)  5,459 (3)   
Total (sugar-containing products) 64,709 (5)   
Notes: 
(1) On 18 September 2013, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced, through the Federal Register, allocations of  the year (FY) 2014 (1 October 2013 to 
30 September 2014) in-quota aggregate quantity of the raw sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) of 1,117,195 metric tons raw value (MRT V). This quantity is the minimum 
amount to which the United States is committed under th e World Trade Organization (W TO) Uruguay Round Agreements. 
(2) The sum of the raw sugar allocations may not add to the total allocated due to rounding. (3) Available on a first-co me, first-served basis. 
(4) On 18 September 2013, USTR announced, through the Federal Regist er, allocations of the FY 2014 in-quota quantity of the ref ined and specialty sugar TRQ of 
122,000 MRTV. This includes the 22,000 MTRV minimum amount (of which 1,656 MTRV is reserved for specialty sugar) the United Sta tes is committed to provide 
under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Uruguay Round Agreemen ts. 101,656 MTRV of the total refined sugar TRQ amount is reserv ed for specialty sugar, which 
includes the 1,656 MTRV WTO minimum amount, plus an additional  100,000 MTRV. On 18 September 2013, USTR allocated 12,050 MTRV o f refined sugar to Canada 
and 8,294 MTRV to all countries (global) on a first-come, first-served basis. Imports of specialty sugar will be administered o n a first-come, first-served basis in five 
tranches. The first tranche of 1,656 MTRV opened 10 October 2013; the second tranche of 37,000 MTRV on 24 October 2013; the thi rd, fourth, and fifth tranches of 
21,000 MTRV each will open on 10 January 2014, 10 April 2014, and 10 July 2014, respectively. All specialty sugars are eligible  for entry under the first tranche. 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 18 September 2013, USTR announced allocations of the FY  2014 sugar-containing products TRQ of 64,709 metric tons.  
 
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