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|  **Tariff                Schedule****OFSTS****SPS****Sugar                Programs****Dairy                Program****Other                USDA Agencies** **U.S. Tariff Schedule****About the U.S.                Tariff Schedule**The                Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States                (HTS) is the list of tariffs charged for all                products imported into the United States. It                classifies all goods according to the                internationl Harmonized Commodity Coding and                Classification System (Harmonized System) which                has been established by the World Customs                Organization. **Office                of Food Safety and Technical Services**The Office of Food Safety and Technical                Services is the U.S. Enquiry Point as required                under the WTO's Agreement on the Application of                Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures for all WTO                member inquiries related to sanitary and                phytosanitary (S&P) regulations. It provides                technical information on allowable pesticide                residues, food labeling and standards, sanitary                and phytosanitary requirements, acceptable food                additives, and certification and testing                requirements of countries importing U.S.                agricultural and food products.**What                are Sanitary and Phytosanitary Restrictions?****U.S.                Sugar Programs**USDA administers three U.S. sugar import                programs: - The Sugar-Containing Products Re-Export                        Program is designed to put U.S.                        manufacturers of sugar-containing                        products on a level playing field in the                        world market.
- The Refined Sugar Re-Export Program is                        designed to facilitate the use of                        domestic refining capacity to export                        refined sugar into the world market. 
- The Sugar for the Production of                        Polyhydric Alcohol Program is established                        to provide world priced sugar to U.S.                        manufacturers of polyhydric alcohols.
**U.S.                Dairy Import Program**Import licensing is one of the tools USDA                uses to administer the tariff-rate quota (TRQ)                system for U.S. imports of dairy products.                TRQ’s replaced Section 22 import quotas for                dairy products on Jan. 1, 1995, as a result of                the Uruguay Round Agreement.**USDA                Agencies:**- Animal Plant                        Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 
- APHIS                        Import-Export page
- Grain                        Inspection, Packers and Stockyards                        Administration (GIPSA) 
- Food Safety and                        Inspection Service (FSIS) 
- Food and Drug                        Administration (FDA) 
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