G/AG/N/USA/114  
 
30 March 2017  
(17-1764) Page: 1/5 
 Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 24 March 2017, 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 2016 . 
 
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MARKET ACCESS: THE U NITED STATES OF AMER ICA 
REPORTING PERIOD: FI SCAL YEAR STARTING 1  OCTOBER 2016  
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)  
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Raw cane sugar  1701.13.10  
1701.14.10  (a) COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS: See Annex for 2016 -2017 Quota Year allocations. Tariff -rate 
 quota opened on 1  October 2016.  
(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 m ust 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 syr ups 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 2016 -2017 Quota 
 Year allocations. Tariff -rate quota opened on 1  October 2016.  
(b) IMPORTER ALLOCATIONS: None, however importer s 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 M exico 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)  
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Sugar containing products (articles 
containing over 10 per ce nt dry weight 
of sugars)  1701.91.54  
1704.90.74  
1806.20.75  
1806.20.95  
1806.90.55  
1901.10.74 (1)  
1901.90.69 (1)  
2101.12.54  
2101.20.54  
2106.90.78  
2106.90.95  (a) COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS: Canada and all others. See Annex for 2016 -2017 Quota Year 
 allocations. Tarif f-rate quota opened on 1  October 2016.  
(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 1 January 2017, HS 1901.10.74 was added, and HS 1901.90.69 replaced HS 1901.90.56.  
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  TABLE MA:1 ANNEX  
MARKET ACCESS: THE U NITED STATES OF AMER ICA 
Country allocations for raw, refined sugar and sugar containing products tariff quotas  
Member  Allocation  
(tonn es) 
Raw cane sugar:    
Argentina  45,281  
Australia  87,402  
Barbados  7,371  
Belize  11,584  
Bolivia  8,424  
Brazil  152,691  
Colombia  25,273  
Congo  7,258  
Costa Rica  15,796  
Côte d'Ivoire  7,258  
Dominican Republic  185,335  
Ecuador  11,58 4  
El Salvador  27,379  
Fiji  9,477  
Gabon  7,258  
Guatemala  50,546  
Guyana  12,636  
Haiti  7,258  
Honduras  10,530  
India  8,424  
Jamaica  11,584  
Madagascar  7,258  
Malawi  10,530  
Mauritius  12,636  
Mexico  7,258  
Mozambique  13,690  
Nicaragua  22,114  
Panama  30,538  
Papua New Guinea  7,258  
Paraguay  7,258  
Peru  43,175  
Philippines  142,160  
South Africa  24,220  
St. Kitts and Nevis  7,258  
Swaziland  16,849  
Chinese Taipei  12,636  
Thailand  14,743  
Trinidad and Tobago  7,371  
Uruguay  7,258  
Zimbabwe  12,636  
Total (raw cane sugar)  1,117,195  (1) (2) 
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Member  Allocation  
(tonnes)  
Refined sugar:    
Canada  10,300  
Mexico  2,954  
Global  7,090 (3) 
Specialty sugar  141,656 (3) 
Total (refined sugar)  162,000 (4) 
Sugar -contai ning products:   
Canada  59,250  
Global (excluding Canada)  5,459 (3) 
Total (sugar -containing products)  64,709  (5) 
 
(1) On 27 May 2016, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced, through the Federal 
Register, allocations of the year (FY) 201 7 (1 October 2016 to 30 September 2017) 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 States is committed under the 
World Trade Organi zation (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 -come, first -served basis.  
(4) On 27 May 2016, USTR announced, through the Federal Register, allocat ions of the FY 2017 in -quota 
quantity of the refined and specialty sugar TRQ of 162,000 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 Agreements. 1,656 
MTRV (WTO minimum amount) is reserved for specialty sugar, plus an additional 140,000 MTRV. On 
27 May 2016, USTR allocated 10,300 MTRV of refined sugar to Canada, 2,954 MTRV of refined sugar 
to Mexico, an d 7,090 MTRV to all countries (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 3 October 2016; the second tranche of 4 0,000 MTRV opened on 26 
October 2016; the third tranche of 40,000 MTRV opened on 6 January 2017; fourth and fifth 
tranches of 30,000 MTRV each will open on 7 April 2017 and 7 July 2017, respectively. All specialty 
sugars are eligible for entry under the fi rst 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 27 May 2016, USTR announ ced allocations of the FY 2017 sugar -containing products TRQ of 
64,709 metric tons.  
 
 
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