G/AG/N/USA/117  
 
4 October  2017 
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Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 2 9 September  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 201 7. 
 
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MARKET ACCESS: UNITED STATES OF AME RICA  
REPORTING PERIOD: FI SCAL YEAR STARTING 1 OCTOBER 2017  
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 201 7-2018 Quota Year allocations. Tariff -rate 
 quota opened on 1  October 2017 . 
(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 an d all others. See Annex for 2017 -2018 Quota 
 Year allocations. Tariff -rate quota opened on 1  October 201 7. 
(b) IMPORTER ALLOCATIONS: None, however importers of specialty sugar must have a 
 specialty sugar certificate.  
(c) OTHER ARRANGEMENTS: Certificates of Quota Eligibility are required for entry of refined 
sugar  from Mexico and Canada.  For entry into the United States, sugar must have a 
polarity of at least 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.   
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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 1 0% 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 201 7-2018 Quota Year 
 allocations. Tariff -rate quota opened on 1  October 2017 . 
(b) IMPORTER ALLOCATIONS: None.  
(c) OTHER INFORMATION: This provision is included in Addition al 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  
(tonnes)  
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  11,584  
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  161,656  (3) 
Total (refined sugar)  182,000  (4) 
Sugar -containing products:   
Canada  59,250  
Global (excluding Canada)  5,459 (3) 
Total (sugar -containing products)  64,709  (5) 
 
(1) On 14 July  2017, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced, through the Federal 
Register, the fiscal year (FY) 2018 allocations ( 1 October 2017 to  30 September 2018) for the 
in-quota aggregate quantity of the raw sugar tariff -rate quota (TRQ), totalling 1,117,195 metric tons 
raw value (MTRV). This quantity is the minimum amount to which the United States is committed 
under the World Trade Organization (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 30 June 2017, the Secretary of Agriculture announced, throu gh the Fed eral Register, the FY  2018 
in-quota quantity of the refined and specialty sugar TRQ, totalling  182,000 MTRV. This includes the 
22,000 MTRV minimum amount to which the United States is committed under the WTO Uruguay 
Round Agreements (of which 20,344 MTRV i s established for any sugars, syrups and molasses, and 
1,656 MTRV is reserved for specialty sugar). 1,656 MTRV (WTO minimum amount) is reserved for 
specialty sugar, plus an additional 160,000 MTRV. On 14 July 2017, USTR allocated 10,300 MTRV of 
refined sug ar to Canada, 2,954 MTRV of refined sugar to Mexico, and 7,090 MTRV of refined sugar 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 fi rst tranche of 1,656 MTRV will 
open on 2 October 2017; the second tranche  of 48,000 MTRV will open on 18  October 2017; the 
third tranche of 48,000 MTRV will open on 23 January 2018; and the fourth and fifth tranches of 
32,000 MTRV will open on 17 April 201 8 and 17 July 2018, 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 not reasonably available from domestic sources.  
 
(5) On 14 July 2017, USTR announced allocations of the FY 2018 sugar -containing products TRQ of 
64,709 metric tons, of which USTR has allocated 59,250 MTRV to Canada. The remaining 
5,459  MTRV of the in -quota quantity is available to other countries on a first-come, first -served 
basis.  
 
 
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