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 Office of the United States Trade Representative
 AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
 ACTION: Notice.
 SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative is providing notice of allocations of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 (October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022) in-quota quantity of the tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for imported raw cane sugar, certain sugars, syrups and molasses (also known as refined sugar), specialty sugar, and sugar-containing products.
 DATES: The changes made by this notice are applicable as of September 16, 2021.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Nicholson, Office of Agricultural Affairs, at 202-395-9419, or *Erin.H.Nicholson@ustr.eop.gov*.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), the United States maintains TRQs for imports of raw cane sugar and refined sugar. Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 8 to Chapter 17 of the HTSUS, the United States maintains a TRQ for imports of sugar-containing products. Section 404(d)(3) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3601(d)(3)) authorizes the President to allocate the in-quota quantity of a TRQ for any agricultural product among supplying countries or customs areas. The President delegated this authority to the U.S. Trade Representative under Presidential Proclamation 6763 (60 FR 1007). On September 13, 2021, the Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (Administrator) announced the sugar program provisions for FY2022. The Administrator announced an in-quota quantity of the TRQ for raw cane sugar for FY2022 of 1,117,195 metric tons raw value (MTRV) (conversion factor: 1 metric ton raw value = 1.10231125 short tons raw value), which is the minimum amount to which the United States is committed under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement. The U.S. Trade Representative is allocating this quantity (1,117,195 MTRV) to the following countries in the amounts specified below: Country
FY2022 raw cane sugar allocations  
               (MTRV)Argentina
45,281Australia
87,402Barbados
7,371Belize
11,584Bolivia
8,424Brazil
152,691Colombia
25,273Congo (Brazzaville)
7,258Costa Rica
15,796Cote d'Ivoire
7,258Dominican Republic
185,335Ecuador
11,584El Salvador
27,379Fiji
9,477Gabon
7,258Guatemala
50,546Guyana
12,636Haiti
7,258Honduras
10,530India
8,424Jamaica
11,584Madagascar
7,258Malawi
10,530Mauritius
12,636Mexico
7,258Mozambique
13,690Nicaragua
22,114Panama
30,538Papua New Guinea
7,258Paraguay
7,258Peru
43,175Philippines
142,160South Africa
24,220St. Kitts & Nevis
7,258Swaziland
16,849Taiwan
12,636Thailand
14,743Trinidad & Tobago
7,371Uruguay
7,258Zimbabwe
12,636
 These allocations are based on the countries' historical shipments to the United States. The allocations of the in-quota quantities of the raw cane sugar TRQ to countries that are net importers of sugar are conditioned on receipt of the appropriate verifications of origin. Certificates for quota eligibility must accompany imports from any country for which an allocation has been provided. On September 13, 2021, the Administrator also announced the establishment of the in-quota quantity of the FY2022 refined sugar TRQ at 222,000 MTRV, for which the sucrose content, by weight in the dry state, must have a polarimeter reading of 99.5 degrees or more. This amount includes the minimum level to which the United ( print page 51713)States is committed under the WTO Agreement (22,000 MTRV of which 1,656 MTRV is reserved for specialty sugar) and an additional 200,000 MTRV for specialty sugars. The U.S. Trade Representative is allocating the refined sugar TRQ as follows: 10,300 MTRV to Canada, 2,954 MTRV to Mexico, and 7,090 MTRV to be administered on a first-come, first-served basis. Imports of all specialty sugar will be administered on a first-come, first-served basis in five tranches. The Administrator has announced that the total in-quota quantity of specialty sugar will be the 1,656 MTRV reserved within the WTO minimum plus an additional 200,000 MTRV. The first tranche of 1,656 MTRV will open on October 1, 2021. All types of specialty sugars are eligible for entry under this tranche. The second tranche of 60,000 MTRV will open on October 8, 2021. The third tranche of 60,000 MTRV will open on January 21, 2022. The fourth tranche of 40,000 MTRV will open on April 15, 2022. The fifth tranche of 40,000 MTRV will open on July 15, 2022. 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 reasonably available from domestic sources. With respect to the in-quota quantity of 64,709 metric tons of the TRQ for imports of certain sugar-containing products maintained under Additional U.S. Note 8 to chapter 17 of the HTSUS, the U.S. Trade Representative is allocating 59,250 metric tons to Canada. The remainder of the in-quota quantity, 5,459 metric tons, is available for other countries on a first-come, first-served basis. Raw cane sugar, refined and specialty sugar, and sugar-containing products for FY2022 TRQs may enter the United States as of October 1, 2021. Greta M. Peisch, General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative.


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