More Sugar Eligible for Importation at Lower Duties
The Department of Agriculture is making the following changes to the fiscal year 2021 raw cane sugar tariff-rate quota after determining that additional supplies are required in the U.S. market.
- increasing the quantity of raw cane sugar eligible to enter at the lower duty rate under this TRQ by 90,100 metric tons raw value, bringing the overall TRQ to 1,207.295 MTRV
- permitting all sugar entering the U.S. under this TRQ to enter through Oct. 31, 2021, a month later than the usual last entry date
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has allocated this increase as follows.
|
Country
|
Allocation (MTRV)
|
|
Argentina
|
4,662
|
|
Australia
|
8,999
|
|
Belize
|
1,193
|
|
Bolivia
|
867
|
|
Brazil
|
15,722
|
|
Colombia
|
2,602
|
|
Costa Rica
|
1,626
|
|
Dominican Republic
|
19,083
|
|
Ecuador
|
1,193
|
|
El Salvador
|
2,819
|
|
Eswatini (Swaziland)
|
1,735
|
|
Fiji
|
976
|
|
Guatemala
|
5,204
|
|
Guyana
|
1,301
|
|
Honduras
|
1,084
|
|
India
|
867
|
|
Jamaica
|
1,193
|
|
Malawi
|
1,084
|
|
Mauritius
|
1,301
|
|
Mozambique
|
1,410
|
|
Nicaragua
|
2,277
|
|
Panama
|
3,144
|
|
Peru
|
4,445
|
|
South Africa
|
2,494
|
|
Thailand
|
1,518
|
|
Zimbabwe
|
1,301
|
USTR notes that allocations to countries that are net importers of sugar are conditioned on receipt of the appropriate verifications of origin. In addition, certificates for quota eligibility must accompany imports from any country for which an allocation has been provided.
Tighter Restrictions on Imports of Citrus from Australia
Effective Aug. 20, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has revised the entry requirements for citrus fruit from the districts of Riverina and Sunraysia in Australia because they no longer meet the requirements to be considered free of Queensland fruit fly. Specifically, APHIS is now requiring in-transit cold treatment for the following citrus varieties when originating in regulated areas.
- grapefruit, Citrus x paradisi
- lemons, Citrus x meyeri Tanaka and Citrus x limon (L.) Burm. f.
- lime, Citrus aurantiifolia, Citrus latfolia
- mandarins, clementines, and tangerines, including satsumas, and other fruits grown from this species or its hybrids, Citrus reticulata Blanco
- oranges, Citrus x sinensis (L.) Osbeck
- tangelo, Citrus paradisi x reticulata, Citrus x tangelo Ingram & Moore
- tangor, Citrus x nobilis Lour
APHIS states that fresh citrus fruit from designated fruit fly-free areas in Australia may continue to be exported with a phytosanitary certificate and without cold treatment for QFF.
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