Country FY 2012 Raw Cane Sugar Allocations (MTRV)

Argentina 46,154

Australia 89,087

Barbados 7,513

Belize 11,807

Bolivia 8,587

Brazil 155,634

Colombia 25,760

Congo 7,258

Costa Rica 16,100

Cote d’Ivoire 7,258

Dominican Republic 188,908

Ecuador 11,807

El Salvador 27,907

Fiji 9,660

Gabon 7,258

Guatemala 51,520

Guyana 12,880

Haiti 7,258

Honduras 10,733

India 8,587

Jamaica 11,807

Madagascar 7,258

Malawi 10,733

Mauritius 12,880

Mozambique 13,953

Nicaragua 22,540

Panama 31,127

Papua New Guinea 7,258

Paraguay 7,258

Peru 44,007

Philippines 144,901

South Africa 24,687

St. Kitts & Nevis 7,258

Swaziland 17,174

Thailand 15,027

Trinidad & Tobago 7,513

Uruguay 7,258

Zimbabwe 12,880

These allocations are based on the countries’ historical shipments to the United States and consultations with quota holding countries. 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 to which an allocation is provided.

On August 1, 2011, the Secretary of Agriculture also announced the establishment of the in-quota quantity for the FY 2012 refined sugar TRQ at 112,718 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 quantity to which the U.S. is committed under the WTO Uruguay Round Agreement (22,000 MTRV, of which 1,656 MTRV is reserved for specialty sugar). Based on consultations with quota-holding countries, USTR is allocating a total of 12,050 MTRV of refined sugar to Canada, and 8,294 MTRV of refined sugar to be administered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Imports of all specialty sugar will be administered on a first-come, first-served basis in five tranches. USDA has announced that the total quantity of specialty sugar will be the 1,656 MTRV included in the WTO minimum and an additional 90718 MTRV. The first tranche of 1,656 MTRV will open on October 12, 2011. All types of specialty sugars are eligible for entry under this tranche. The second tranche of 33,565 MTRV will open on October 26, 2011. The third, fourth, and fifth tranches of 19,051 MTRV each will open on January 11, 2012, April 11, 2012, and July 11, 2012, 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 in-quota quantity of 64,709 metric tons (MT) of the TRQ for imports of certain sugar-containing 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 first-come, first-served basis.

In response to increased tightness in the U.S. raw cane sugar market, USDA also announced that it will open the raw cane sugar TRQs on September 1, 2011, a month earlier than the usual entry date of October 1, 2011. This early entry date does not apply to TRQs for refined and specialty sugar and sugar-containing products.

*Conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 1.10231125 short tons.

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