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  2018-15266. Fiscal Year 2019 Tariff-Rate Quota Allocations for Raw Cane Sugar, Refined and Specialty Sugar and Sugar-Containing Products  

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    AGENCY:

    Office of the United States Trade Representative.

    ACTION:

    Notice.

    SUMMARY:

    The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice of country-by-country allocations of the Fiscal Year 2019 (Oct. 1, 2018 through Sept. 30, 2019) in-quota quantity of the tariff-rate quotas for imported raw cane sugar.

    DATES:

    This notice is applicable on July 18, 2018.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Dylan Daniels, Office of Agricultural Affairs, at 202-395-6095.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY 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 tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for imports of raw cane sugar. 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 June 29, 2018, the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) announced the sugar program provisions for Fiscal Year 2019. The Secretary announced an in-quota quantity of the TRQ for raw cane sugar for Fiscal Year 2019 of 1,117,195 metric tons (conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 1.10231125 short 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:

    CountryFiscal year 2019 raw cane sugar allocations (MTRV)
    Argentina45,281
    Australia87,402
    Barbados7,371
    Belize11,584
    Bolivia8,424
    Brazil152,691
    Colombia25,273
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    Congo7,258
    Costa Rica15,796
    Cote d'Ivoire7,258
    Dominican Republic185,335
    Ecuador11,584
    El Salvador27,379
    Fiji9,477
    Gabon7,258
    Guatemala50,546
    Guyana12,636
    Haiti7,258
    Honduras10,530
    India8,424
    Jamaica11,584
    Madagascar7,258
    Malawi10,530
    Mauritius12,636
    Mexico7,258
    Mozambique13,690
    Nicaragua22,114
    Panama30,538
    Papua New Guinea7,258
    Paraguay7,258
    Peru43,175
    Philippines142,160
    South Africa24,220
    St. Kitts & Nevis7,258
    Swaziland16,849
    Taiwan12,636
    Thailand14,743
    Trinidad & Tobago7,371
    Uruguay7,258
    Zimbabwe12,636

    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, and certificates for quota eligibility must accompany imports from any country for which an allocation has been provided. Raw cane sugar for Fiscal Year 2019 TRQs may enter the United States as of October 1, 2018.

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    Robert Lighthizer,

    United States Trade Representative.

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    [FR Doc. 2018-15266 Filed 7-17-18; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Published:
07/18/2018
Department:
Trade Representative, Office of United States
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
2018-15266
Dates:
This notice is applicable on July 18, 2018.
Pages:
33971-33972 (2 pages)
PDF File:
2018-15266.pdf
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