USTR Announces FY 2015 Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota Quantities
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced country-by-country allocations of fiscal year (FY) 2015 in-quota quantity of the tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for imported raw cane sugar, refined sugar, specialty sugar and sugar-containing products. The TRQs are effective Oct. 1. The Department of Agriculture established in recent days the TRQ in-quota quantity for FY15 raw cane sugar is at 1,117,195 metric tons raw value (MTRV) (see 14090308). The following allocations are the same as FY14 allocations (see 13091708) and are based on historical shipment statistics:
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FY 2015 Raw Cane Sugar MRTV Allocations
Argentina 45,281; Australia 87,402; Barbados 7,371; Belize 11,584; 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 11,584; 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 11,584; 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