COMMODITY
Refined Sugar provided for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
QUOTA PERIOD
July 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020
OPENING DATE
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
RESTRAINT LEVELS
36,287,000 kg
On June 12, 2017 (82 FR 23699), the President announced his intention to commence negotiations with Canada and Mexico to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). On November 30, 2018, the Governments of the United States, Mexico, and Canada (the Parties) signed the protocol replacing NAFTA with the USMCA. On December 10, 2019, the Parties signed the protocol of amendment to the USMCA. On January 29, 2020, the President signed into law the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L. 116–113) (Implementation Act), through which Congress approved the USMCA.
The Schedule of the United States to Annex 2-B of the Agreement establishes a Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) for imports of refined sugar from Canada, set forth in paragraph 14 of Appendix 2. Paragraph 14(c) provides for an increase in the in-quota quantity of the TRQ for refined sugar in any year in which the Secretary makes a determination to permit the importation into the United States at in-quota tariff rates of additional quantities of refined sugar, other than specialty sugar, above the quantities made available at those rates pursuant to its commitments under the WTO Agreement and other trade agreements. According to paragraph 14(c), this increase for the refined sugar TRQ for Canada is equal to 20 percent of the additional quantities determined by the Secretary.
Pursuant to Note 9 to Subchapter XXIII of Chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) publishes a determination in the Federal Register of this additional quantity for any such year.
On April 3, 2020 (85 FR 18913), the Secretary announced an additional in-quota quantity of the TRQ for refined sugar for the remainder of fiscal year 2020 (ending September 30, 2020) in the amount of 181,437 metric tons raw value (MTRV). This quantity is in addition to the minimum amount to which the United States is committed under the WTO Uruguay Round Agreements and other trade agreements.
USTR is providing notice that the in-quota quantity of the USMCA TRQ for imported refined sugar from Canada for calendar year 2020 is increased by 36,287 MTRV, which may be supplied on a first-come, first-served basis. Refined sugar imported from Canada pursuant to this notice may be made from non-originating raw sugar. Only refined sugar with a sucrose content, by weight in the dry state, corresponding to a reading of 99.5 degrees polarity or more will be permitted.
Please report as indicated:
FIRST HTS | SECOND HTS |
|---|---|
| 98230909 | 1701125000 |
| 98230909 | 1701135000 |
| 98230909 | 1701145000 |
| 98230909 | 1701913000 |
| 98230909 | 1701995015 |
| 98230909 | 1701995017 |
| 98230909 | 1701995025 |
| 98230909 | 1701995050 |
| 98230909 | 1702902000 |
No Certificate for Quota Eligibility (CQE) is required for sugar entering under this additional in-quota quantity.
Questions from the importing community regarding this electronic message should be referred to the local CBP port. The port may refer their questions through email to HQQUOTA@cbp.dhs.gov.