[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 69 (Thursday, April 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 20017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07502]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Fiscal Year 2020 Allocation of Additional Tariff-Rate Quota
Volume for Raw Cane Sugar and Refined Sugar
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is
providing notice of the allocations of additional Fiscal Year (FY) 2020
in-quota quantities of the tariff-rate quotas (TRQ) for imported raw
cane and refined sugars as announced by the Secretary of Agriculture on
April 3, 2020.
DATES: This notice is applicable on April 9, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Nicholson, Office of Agricultural
Affairs, at (202) 395-9419 or [email protected].
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 and
refined 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 United States Trade Representative under Presidential Proclamation
6763 (60 FR 1007, January 4, 1995).
On April 3, 2020, the Secretary of Agriculture announced an
additional in-quota quantity of the TRQ for raw cane sugar for the
remainder of FY 2020 (ending September 30, 2020) in the amount of
317,515 metric tons raw value (MTRV). See 85 FR 18913. The conversion
factor is 1 metric ton equals 1.10231125 short tons. This quantity is
in addition to the minimum amount to which the United States is
committed under the World Trade Organization Uruguay Round Agreements
(1,117,195 MTRV). USTR is allocating this additional quantity of
317,515 MTRV to the following countries in the amounts specified below:
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FY 2020 raw
sugar TRQ
Country increase
allocation
(MTRV)
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Argentina............................................... 19,185
Australia............................................... 37,032
Barbados................................................ 3,123
Belize.................................................. 4,908
Bolivia................................................. 3,569
Brazil.................................................. 64,694
Colombia................................................ 10,708
Costa Rica.............................................. 6,692
DR...................................................... 30,000
Ecuador................................................. 4,908
El Salvador............................................. 11,600
Eswatini (Swaziland).................................... 7,139
Fiji.................................................... 4,015
Guatemala............................................... 21,417
Guyana.................................................. 5,354
Honduras................................................ 4,462
India................................................... 3,569
Malawi.................................................. 4,462
Mauritius............................................... 5,354
Mozambique.............................................. 5,800
Nicaragua............................................... 9,369
Panama.................................................. 10,000
Peru.................................................... 18,293
South Africa............................................ 10,262
Thailand................................................ 6,246
Zimbabwe................................................ 5,354
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Total............................................... 317,515
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USTR based these allocations on the countries' historical shipments
to the United States. The allocations 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.
The Secretary of Agriculture also announced an increase in the FY
2020 refined sugar TRQ of 181,437 MTRV. USTR is allocating 5,000 MTRV
of the additional quantity to Canada and the rest of the increase
(176,437 MTRV) to the global tariff-rate quota, which may be supplied
by any country on a first-come, first-served basis in seven tranches as
follows:
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FY 2020
refined sugar
Month Day TRQ increased
allocation
(MTRV)
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April................................... 13 95,000
April................................... 27 20,000
May..................................... 11 15,000
May..................................... 18 12,000
June.................................... 1 12,000
June.................................... 15 12,000
June.................................... 29 10,437
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No certificate for quota eligibility is required for sugar entering
under the global TRQ for refined sugar.
Gregory Doud,
Chief Agricultural Negotiator. Office of the United States Trade
Representative.
[FR Doc. 2020-07502 Filed 4-8-20; 8:45 am]
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