WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/AG/N/USA/84 
7 Mai 2012 
 (12-2410) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 27 April 2012, 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 2011.  
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Page 2 Table MA:1 
 
MARKET ACCESS:  United States of America 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year starting 1 October 2011 
 
Implementation of market access opportunitie s:  tariff and other quota commitments 
 
 
Description of products Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description Description of import a rrangement 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 
Raw cane sugar 1701.11.10 (a) COUNTRY A LLOCATIONS:  See Annex for 2011-2012 Quot a Year allocations.  Tariff rate 
quota opened on 1 October 2011;  a waiver was issued to permit entry starting 1 September 
2011. 
(b) IMPORTER ALLOCATIONS:  None.  See (c) below. 
(c) OTHER ARRANGEME NTS:  Certificates of Quota Elig ibility are issued to exporting 
countries.  For entry into the US, sugar must have a polarity of less than 99.5 degrees. 
(d) OTHER INFORMATION:  This provision is incl uded 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 2011-2012 
Quota Year allocations.  Tariff ra te quota opened on 1 October 2011. 
(b) IMPORTER ALLOCATIONS:  N one, however importers of speciality sugar must have a 
speciality sugar certificate. 
(c) OTHER ARRANGEMENT S:  For entry into the US , sugar must have a pola rity 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 incl uded 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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 Page 3Description of products Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description Description of import a rrangement 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 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:  Ca nada and all others.  See Annex for 2011-2012 Quota Year 
allocations.  Tariff rate quo ta opened on 1 October 2011. 
(b) IMPORTER ALLOCATIONS:  None. 
(c) OTHER INFORMATION:  This provision is incl uded 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. 
  
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Page 4 Table MA:1 Annex 
 
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 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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 Page 5Member Allocation 
(tons)   
 
Refined sugar: 
     
Canada 12,050    
Global 
 8,294 (3)   
Specialty sugar 
 92,374 (3) (4)   
Total (refined sugar) 
 112,718    
Sugar-containing products: 
     
Canada 59,250    
Global (excluding Canada) 
 5,459 (3)   
Total (sugar-containing products) 
 64,709    
 
Notes: 
 
(1) On 12 August 2011, the United States Tr ade Representative (USTR) a nnounced the allocations of th e in-quota quantity of the TRQ for raw cane sugar for the fiscal year (FY) 
2012 of 1,117,195 metric tons raw value (MTRV).  This quantity is  the minimum amount to which the United States is committed un der the World Trade Organization (WTO) 
Uruguay Round Agreements.  The TR Q was opened on 1 September 2011. 
 
(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 2 August 2011, the Secretary of Ag riculture announced through the Federal Regi ster the FY 2012 refined sugar tariff-rate  quota (TRQ) of 112,718 MTRV.  This quantity 
includes the 22,000 MTRV minimum amount (of which 1,656 MTRV is re served for specialty sugar) to which the United States is com mitted under the World Trade 
Organization (WTO) Uruguay Round Agreements.  92,374 MTRV of the to tal refined sugar TRQ amount is reserved for specialty sugar , which includes the 1,656 MTRV WTO 
minimum amount, plus an additional 90,718 MT RV.  On 12 August 2011, the USTR allocated 12,050 MTRV of refined sugar to Canada a nd 8,294 MTRV to all countries 
(global) on a first-come, first-served basis.  Imports of speci alty sugar will be administered on a first-come, first-served ba sis in five tranches.  The first tranche of 1,656 MTRV 
opened 12 October 2011;  the second tranche of 33,565 MTRV on 26 Oc tober 2011;  the third tranche of 19,051 MTRV on 11 January 2012;  and two additional tranches of 
19,051 MTRV open on 11 April 2012 and 11 July 2012 respectively. 
 
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