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G/AG/N/USA/79/Add.2 
13 June 2012 
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Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum 
  
 The following submission, dated 27 April 2012, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America .  The addendum to the notification concerns the 
administration of tariff and other quota commitments ( Table MA:1 ) for the fiscal year starting 
1 October 2010.  
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Page 2 Table MA:1 Annex 
 
MARKET ACCESS:  United States of America 
 
Revised allocations for raw cane sugar tariff quotas:  Fiscal year (FY) 2011 starting 1 October 2010 (1) 
 
 
Member Additional allocation 
(metric tons raw value) Member Additional allocation 
(metric tons raw value) 
Raw cane sugar:     
Argentina 7,636 India 1,421 
Australia 14,740 Malawi 1,776 
Belize 1,954 Mozambique 2,309 
Bolivia 1,421 Nicaragua 3,729 Brazil 25,750 Panama 5,150 Colombia 4,262 Peru 7,281 Costa Rica 2,664 Philippines 19,648 Ecuador 1,954 South Africa 4,085 
El Salvador 4,617 Thailand 2,486 
Guatemala 8,524 Zimbabwe 2,131 Guyana 2,131   
 
Notes: 
 
(1) On 22 June 2011, the Secretary of Agriculture announced th rough a Federal Register notice an additional in-quota quantity f or the TRQ for raw cane sugar for the 
remainder of FY 2011 in the amount of 108,8 62 metric tons, raw value (MTRV).  This qua ntity is in addition to the minimum amoun t to which the United States is 
committed under the World Trade Organization Uruguay Round Agreemen ts.  The United States Trade Re presentative (USTR) announced  through a Federal 
Register notice published on 18 July 2011, the allocation of the 108,862 MTRV, as well as a reallocation of 16,807 MTRV of the original TRQ to the Philippines.  
This resulted in a total of 19,648 MTRV for the Philippines, of which 2,841 MTRV was allocated from the additional TRQ amount, and 16,807 MTRV was 
relocated from the original TRQ amount.  Allocations and reallocations are based on the countries' historical shipments to the United States and on consultations 
with quota-holding countries.  
  
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 Page 3Revised allocations for refined sugar tariff quotas:  Fiscal year (FY) 2011 starting 1 October 2010 
 
 
Member Allocation 
(metric tons raw value)   
Refined sugar:      
Mexico 2,954    
Canada 35,300 (1)   
Global 118,168 (1) (2)   
Specialty sugar 87,839 (2) (3)   
     
Total (refined sugar) 244,261    
     
 
Notes: 
 
(1) On 3 October 2011, the Secretary of Agriculture announced thr ough a Federal Register notice an increase in the fiscal year (FY) 2011 refined sugar tariff-rate quota 
(TRQ) of 136,078 metric tons raw value (MTRV).  This quantity is in addition to the minimum amount to which the United States i s committed under the World 
Trade Organization Uruguay Round Agreements. On 4 October 2011, the Office of the U.S. Trade Re presentative (USTR) allocated 25 ,000 MTRV of refined 
sugar to Canada, which increased its allocation from 10,300 to 35,300 MTRV; and 111,078 MTRV to all countries (global) on a fir st-come, first-served basis, 
which increased it from 7,090 MTRV to 118,168 MTRV.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) extended the quota year for refi ned sugar through 
30 November 2011. 
 
(2) Available on a first-come, first-served basis. 
 (3) On 2 August 2011, the Secretary of Agriculture announced thro ugh a Federal Register notice an  increase in the FY 2011 speci alty sugar TRQ of 9,072 MTRV. 
 
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