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USTR Announces FY 2006 Tariff-Rate Quota Allocations for Raw Cane Sugar, Refined Sugar, and Sugar-Containing Products |
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08/30/2005 |
Washington - The Office of the United States Trade Representative today announced the country-by-country tariff-rate quota allocations of the raw cane sugar, refined sugar, and sugar-containing products for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006. A tariff-rate quota is an import policy that allows countries to ship specified quantities of a product to the United States at a relatively low tariff, but subjects all other imports of that product to a higher tariff.
The Secretary of Agriculture established the in-quota quantity of the tariff-rate quota for raw cane sugar for FY 2006 at 1,226,057 metric tons. The country-by-country allocations are: Country Allocation in Metric Tons Argentina 50,000 Australia 96,511 Barbados 8,139 Belize 12,791 Bolivia 9,302 Brazil 168,603 Colombia 27,907 Congo 7,258 Cote d'Ivoire 7,258 Costa Rica 17,442 Dominican Republic 204,649 Ecuador 12,791 El Salvador 30,232 Fiji 10,465 Gabon 7,258 Guatemala 55,813 Guyana 13,953 Haiti 7,258 Honduras 11,628 India 9,302 Jamaica 12,791 Madagascar 7,258 Malawi 11,628 Mauritius 13,953 Mexico 7,258 Mozambique 15,116 Nicaragua 24,418 Panama 33,721 Papua New Guinea 7,258 Paraguay 7,258 Peru 47,674 Philippines 156,975 South Africa 26,744 St. Kitts & Nevis 7,258 Swaziland 18,604 Taiwan 13,953 Thailand 16,279 Trinidad-Tobago 8,139 Uruguay 7,258 Zimbabwe 13,953 These allocations are based on the countries’ historical shipments to the United States. The allocations of the raw cane sugar tariff-rate quota to countries that are net importers of sugar are conditioned on receipt of the appropriate verifications of origin. USTR is still consulting with Mexico regarding its net surplus producer status under the NAFTA for FY2006. This allocation includes the following minimum-quota countries: Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon, Haiti, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, St. Kitts & Nevis, and Uruguay. The in-quota quantity of the tariff-rate quota for refined sugar for the period October 1, 2005 - September 30, 2006, has been established by the Secretary of Agriculture at 49,000 metric tons, raw value (54,013 short tons), of which the Secretary has reserved 28,656 metric tons (31,588 short tons) for specialty sugars. Of the quantity not reserved for specialty sugars, a total of 10,300 metric tons (11,354 short tons) is being allocated to Canada and 2,954 metric tons (3,256 short tons) is being allocated to Mexico. The remaining 7,090 metric tons (7,815 short tons) of the in-quota quantity not reserved for specialty sugars may be supplied by any country on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to any other provision of law. The 28,656 metric tons (31,588 short tons) reserved for specialty sugars is also not being allocated among supplying countries and is available on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to any other provision of law. USTR also reinstated the certificate of quota eligibility requirements for sugar entering under the tariff-rate quota for refined sugar that is the product of a country that has been allocated a share of the tariff-rate quota for refined sugar. With respect to the tariff-rate quota of 64,709 metric tons (71,329 short tons) for certain sugar-containing products maintained under Additional U.S. Note 8 to chapter 17 to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 59,250 metric tons (65,312 short tons) is being allocated to Canada. The remainder of the sugar-containing products tariff-rate quota is available for other countries on a first-come, first-served basis. Conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 1.10231125 short tons.
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