Federal Register: October 6, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 192)
DOCID: fr06oc09-119 FR Doc E9-23582
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Trade Representative, Office of United States
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr06oc09-119
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Fiscal Year 2010 Tariff-Rate Quota Allocations for Raw Cane Sugar, Refined and Specialty Sugar, and Sugar-Containing Products
DATES: Effective Date: October 6, 2009.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice of countrybycountry allocations of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 inquota quantity of the tariffrate quotas for imported raw cane sugar, refined and specialty sugar, and sugarcontaining products.
SUMMARY:
Fiscal Year 2010 Tariff-rate Quota Allocations for Raw Cane Sugar, Refined and Specialty Sugar, and Sugar–containing Products
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), the United States maintains tariffrate quotas (TRQs) for imports of raw cane sugar and refined sugar. Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 8 to Chapter 17 of the HTS, the United States maintains a TRQ for imports of sugarcontaining products.
Section 404(d)(3) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C.
3601(d)(3)) authorizes the President to allocate the inquota quantity
of a TRQ for any agricultural product among supplying countries or customs areas.
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The President delegated this authority to the United States Trade
Representative under Presidential Proclamation 6763 (60 FR 1007).
On September 25, 2009, the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary)
announced the sugar program provisions for fiscal year (FY) 2010 (Oct.
1, 2009, through Sept. 30, 2010). The Secretary announced an inquota
quantity of the TRQ for raw cane sugar for FY 2010 of 1,117,195 metric
tons* raw value (MTRV), which is the minimum amount to which the United
States is committed under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Uruguay
Round Agreements. USTR is allocating this quantity (1,117,195 MTRV) to the following countries in the amounts specified below:
FY 2010 Raw
Cane Sugar
Country Allocations
(MTRV)
Argentina............................................... 45,281
Australia............................................... 87,402
Barbados................................................ 7,371
Belize.................................................. 11,583
Bolivia................................................. 8,424
Brazil.................................................. 152,691
Colombia................................................ 25,273
Congo................................................... 7,258
Costa Rica.............................................. 15,796
Cote d'Ivoire........................................... 7,258
Dominican Republic...................................... 185,335
Ecuador................................................. 11,583
El Salvador............................................. 27,379
Fiji.................................................... 9,477
Gabon................................................... 7,258
Guatemala............................................... 50,546
Guyana.................................................. 12,636
Haiti................................................... 7,258
Honduras................................................ 10,530
India................................................... 8,424
Jamaica................................................. 11,583
Madagascar.............................................. 7,258
Malawi.................................................. 10,530
Mauritius............................................... 12,636
Mexico.................................................. 7,258
Mozambique.............................................. 13,690
Nicaragua............................................... 22,114
Panama.................................................. 30,538
Papua New Guinea........................................ 7,258
Paraguay................................................ 7,258
Peru.................................................... 43,175
Philippines............................................. 142,160
South Africa............................................ 24,220
St. Kitts & Nevis....................................... 7,258
Swaziland............................................... 16,849
Taiwan.................................................. 12,636
Thailand................................................ 14,743
Trinidad & Tobago....................................... 7,371
Uruguay................................................. 7,258
Zimbabwe................................................ 12,636
These allocations are based on the countries' historical shipments to the United States. The allocations of the inquota 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, and certificates for quota eligibility must accompany imports from any country for which an allocation has been provided.
On September 25, 2009, the Secretary announced the establishment of the inquota quantity of the FY 2010 refined sugar TRQ at 90,039 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 States is committed under the WTO Uruguay Round Agreements (22,000 MTRV of which 1,656 MTRV is reserved for specialty sugar) and an additional 68,039 MTRV for specialty sugars. USTR is allocating a total of 10,300 MTRV of refined sugar to Canada, 2,954 MTRV of refined sugar to Mexico, and 7,090 MTRV of refined sugar to be administered on a firstcome, firstserved basis.
Imports of all specialty sugar will be administered on a first come, firstserved basis in five tranches. The Secretary has announced that the total inquota quantity of specialty sugar will be the 1,656 MTRV included in the WTO minimum plus an additional 68,039 MTRV. The first tranche of 1,656 MTRV will open October 20, 2009. All types of specialty sugars are eligible for entry under this tranche. The second tranche of 25,000 MTRV will open on November 10, 2009. The third, fourth, and fifth tranches of 14,346 MTRV each will open on January 12, 2010, May 17, 2010 and August 24, 2010, respectively. 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 inquota quantity of 64,709 metric tons (MT) of
the TRQ for imports of certain sugarcontaining products maintained
under Additional U.S. Note 8 to Chapter 17 of the HTS, USTR is
allocating 59,250 MT to Canada. The remainder, 5,459 MT, of the in
quota quantity is available for other countries on a firstcome, first served basis.
* Conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 1.10231125 short tons.
Ronald Kirk,
United States Trade Representative.
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