G/AG/N/USA/92  
 
11 February 2013  
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Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION 
 The following submission, dated 6 February 2013,  is being 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 2012.  
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MARKET ACCESS: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR STARTING 1 OCTOBER 2012 
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)  
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Raw cane sugar 1701.13.10 (1) 
1701.14.10 (1) (a) COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS: See Annex for 2012-201 3 Quota Year allocation s. Tariff rate quota 
opened on 1 October 2012. 
(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 2012-2013 Quota Year 
allocations. Tariff rate quota opened on 1 October 2012. 
(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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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)  
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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 1806.20.95 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 2012-2013 Quota Year allocations. 
Tariff rate quota opened on 1 October 2012. 
(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 46,154 India 8,587 
Australia 89,087 Jamaica 11,807 
Barbados 7,513 Madagascar 7,258 
Belize 11,807 Malawi 10,733 
Bolivia 8,587 Mauritius 12,880 
Brazil 155,634 Mozambique 13,953 
Colombia 25,760 Nicaragua 22,540 
Congo 7,258 Panama 31,127 
Costa Rica 16,100 Papua New Guinea 7,258 
Côte d'Ivoire 7,258 Paraguay 7,258 
Dominican Republic 188,908 Peru 44,007 
Ecuador 11,807 Philippines 144,901 
El Salvador 27,907 South Africa 24,687 
Fiji 9,660 St. Kitts and Nevis 7,258 
Gabon 7,258 Swaziland 17,174 
Guatemala 51,520 Thailand 15,027 
Guyana 12,880 Trinidad and Tobago 7,513 
Haiti 7,258 Uruguay 7,258 
Honduras 10,733 Zimbabwe 12,880 
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 
 96,910 (3)    
Total (refined sugar) 
 117,254  (4)   
Sugar-containing products:      
Canada 59,250    
Global (excluding Canada)  5,459 (3)   
Total (sugar-containing products) 
 64,709  (5)   
Notes: 
(1) On 17 September 2012, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced, through the Federal Register, allocations of  the year (FY) 2013 (October 1, 2012 
to September 30, 2013) in-quota aggregate quantity of the raw sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) of 1,117,195 metric tons raw value (MRTV). This quantity is the 
minimum amount to which the United Stat es is committed under the World Trade Or ganization (WTO) 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 17 September 2012, USTR announced, through the Federal Regi ster, allocations of the FY 2013 in-quota quantity of the ref ined and specialty sugar TRQ of 117,254 
MRTV. This includes the 22,000 MTRV minimum amount (of which 1,656 MTRV is reserved for specialty sugar) the United States is c ommitted to provide under the 
World Trade Organization (WTO) Uruguay Round Agreements. 96,910 MTRV  of the total refined sugar TRQ amount is reserved for spec ialty sugar, which includes the 
1,656 MTRV WTO minimum amount, plus an additional 95,254 MTRV. On  17 September 2012, USTR allocated 12,050 MTRV of refined suga r to Canada and 8,294 
MTRV to all countries (global) on a first- come, first-served basis. Imports of specia lty sugar will be administered on a first- come, first-served basis in five tranches. The 
first tranche of 1,656 MTRV opened 12 October 2012; the second tranche of 35,245 MTRV on 26 October 2012; the third, fourth, an d fifth tranches of 20,003 MTRV 
each will open on 11 January 2013, 11 April 2013, and 11 July 2013, respectively. All specialty sugars are eligible for entry u nder 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 September 17, 2012, USTR announced allocations of the FY 2013 sugar-containing products TRQ of 64,709 metric tons.  
 
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