G/AG/N/USA/101  
 
28 April 2015  
(15-2296) Page: 1/5  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 27 April 2015, 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 2014. 
 
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MARKET ACCESS: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR STARTING 1 OCTOBER 2014 
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 fo r 2014-2015 Quota Year allocations. 
Tariff rate quota opened on 1 October 2014. 
(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. Note 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 all others. See Annex for 2014-
2015 Quota Year allocations. Tariff rate quota opened on 1 October 2014. 
(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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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 2014-2015 
Quota Year allocations. Tariff rate quota opened on 1 October 2014. 
(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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(tons) Member Allocation 
 
(tons) 
Refined sugar:     
Canada 10,300   
Mexico 2,954   
Global 7,090 (3)   
Specialty sugar 106,656 (3)    
Total (refined sugar) 127,000 (4)   
Sugar-containing products:     
Canada 59,250   
Global (excluding Canada)  5,459 (3)   
Total (sugar-containing products) 64,709 (5)   
Notes: 
(1) On 9 September 2014, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced, through the Fe deral Register, allocations of the year (FY) 2015 (1 October 2014 to 
30 September 2015) 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 9 September 2014, USTR announced, through the Federal Regi ster, allocations of the FY 2015 in-quota quantity of the refi ned and specialty sugar TRQ 
of 127,000 MRTV. This includes the 22,000 MTRV minimum amount (of which 1,656 MTRV is reserved for specialty sugar) the United States is committed to provide 
under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Uruguay Round Agreemen ts. 106,656 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 105,000 MTRV. On 9 September 2014, USTR allocated 10,300 MTRV of  refined sugar to Canada 
2,954 MRTV of refined sugar to Mexico and 7,090 MRTV to all coun tries (global) on a first-come, first-served basis. Imports of specialty sugar will be administered on a 
first-come, first-served basis in five tranches. The first tranche of 1,656 MTRV opened 10 October 2014; the second tranche of 38,850 MTRV on 24 October 2014; the 
third, fourth, and fifth tranches of 22,050 MTRV each will open on 9 January 2015, 10 April 2015, and 10 July 2015, respectivel y. All specialty sugars are eligible for 
entry under the first tranche. The second, third, fourth, and fift h tranches will be reserved fo r organic sugar and other speci alty sugars not currently produced 
commercially in the United States or reas onably available from  domestic sources. 
(5) On 9 September 2014, USTR announced allocations of the FY  2015 sugar-containing products TRQ of 64,709 metric tons.  
 
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