G/AG/N/USA/106  
 
25 April 2016  
(16-2306)  Page: 1/5  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 21 April 2016, 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 2015. 
 
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MARKET ACCESS: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR STARTING 1 OCTOBER 2015 
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 2015-2016 Quota Year allocations. 
Tariff-rate quota opened on 1 October 2015. 
(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, Mexi co and all others.  See Annex for 
2015-2016 Quota Year allocations.  Tariff-rate quota opened on 1 October 2015. 
(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 degr ees.  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)  
1 2 3 
Sugar containing products (articles 
containing over 10% 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 a ll others. See Annex for 2015-2016 Quota 
Year allocations. Tariff-rate qu ota opened on 1 October 2015. 
(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 AND 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  
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(tons) Member Allocation 
(tons) 
India 8,424 Zimbabwe 12,636 
Total (raw cane sugar)   1,117,195  (1) (2) 
Refined sugar    
Canada 10,300   
Mexico 2,954   
Global 7,090 (3)   
Specialty sugar  111,656 (3)    
Total (refined sugar)  132,000  (4)   
Sugar-containing products     
Canada 59,250   
Global (excluding Canada) 5,459 (3)   
Total (sugar-containing products) 64,709  (5)   
Notes: 
(1) On 15 June 2015, the United States Trade Representative (UST R) announced, through the Federal Register, allocations of the year (FY) 2016 (1 October 2015 to 
30 September 2016) 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 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-co me, first-served basis. 
(4) On 15 June 2015, USTR announced, through the Federal Register, allocations of the FY 2016 in-quota quantity of the refined and specialty sugar TRQ of 132,000 MRTV. 
This includes the 22,000 MTRV minimum amount (of which 1,656 MTRV is reserved for specialty sugar) the United States is committ ed to provide under the World Trade 
Organization (WTO) Uruguay Round Agreements.  1,656 MTRV (WTO minimum amount) is reserved for specialty sugar, plus an addition al 110,000 MTRV. On 
15 June 2015, USTR allocated 10,300 MTRV of refined sugar to Canada, 2,954 MTRV of refined sugar to Mexico, and 7,090 MTRV to a ll 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, totalling 1,656 MTRV, opened 9 
October 2015. All specialty sugars are eligible for entry under th is tranche. The second tranche, totalling 27,500 MTRV, opened  on 23 October 2015. The remaining 
tranches, totalling 27,500 MTRV each, with the third opening on 8 January 2016; the fo urth on 8 April 2016; and the fifth on 8 July 2016. The second, third, fourth, and 
fifth tranches will be reserved for organi c sugar and other specialty sugars not current ly produced commercially in the United States or reasonably available from 
domestic sources. 
(5) On 15 June 2015, USTR announced allocations of the FY 2016 sugar-containing products TRQ of 64,709 metric tons. USTR alloca ted 59,250 MT to Canada and the 
remainder, 5,459 MT, of the in-quota quantity is availabl e for other countries on a firs t-come, first-served basis. 
 
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