USTR Reallocates FY 2015 Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota Quantities
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative released its reallocation of fiscal year 2015 in-quota quantities for tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on imported raw cane sugar (here). USTR announced its initial allocation of FY15 TRQs in September 2014 (see 14090405). The reallocation is effective June 8. Drawing from discussions with quota-holders, USTR is reallocating 157,937 metric tons raw value (MTRV) of the original TRQ quantities from countries that are unable to meet their quotas, the agency said.
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The following are the reallocations for raw sugar cane in FY15 (all quantities in MTRV): Argentina 11,263; Australia 21,739; Barbados 1,834; Belize 2,881; Brazil 37,978; Colombia 6,286; Costa Rica 3,929; Ecuador 2,881; El Salvador 6,810; Fiji 2,357; Guatemala 12,572; Guyana 3,143; Honduras 2,619; India 2,095; Jamaica 2,881; Mozambique 3,405; Nicaragua 5,500; Peru 10,739; South Africa 6,024; Swaziland 4,191; Thailand 3,667; Zimbabwe 3,143.
(Federal Register 06/08/15)