Notice2026-19399
Fiscal Year 2027 Tariff-Rate Quota Allocations for Raw Cane Sugar
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Published
September 23, 2026
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Trade Representative, Office of United States
Abstract
The Office of the United States Trade Representative is providing notice of allocations of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) in-quota quantities of the tariff- rate quota (TRQ) for imported raw cane sugar.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60487-60488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19399]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Fiscal Year 2027 Tariff-Rate Quota Allocations for Raw Cane Sugar
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative is
providing notice of allocations of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 (October
1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) in-quota quantities of the tariff-
rate quota (TRQ) for imported raw cane sugar.
DATES: The changes made by this notice are applicable as of September
23, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Nicholson, Office of Agricultural
Affairs, at 202-395-9419, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4306312a2d6d0b6d0d2a202b2c2f302c2d03363037316d262c336d242c35"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abeed9c2c585e385e5c2c8c3c4c7d8c4c5ebded8dfd985cec4db85ccc4dd">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 5 to
Chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS), the United States maintains TRQs for imports of raw cane sugar
and refined sugar. Section 404(d)(3) of the Uruguay Round Agreements
Act (19 U.S.C. 3601(d)(3)) authorizes the President to allocate the in-
quota quantity of a TRQ for any agricultural product among supplying
countries or customs areas. The President delegated this authority to
the U.S. Trade Representative under Presidential Proclamations 6763 (60
FR 1007) and 7235 (64 FR 55611).
On July 14, 2026, the Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural
Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (Administrator) announced
the sugar program provisions for FY 2027. The Administrator announced
an in-quota quantity of the TRQ for raw cane sugar for FY 2027 of
1,117,195 metric tons raw value (MTRV) (conversion factor: 1 metric ton
raw value = 1.10231125 short tons raw value), which is the minimum
amount to which the United States is committed under the World Trade
Organization (WTO) Agreement. On July 24, 2026, USTR provided notice of
country-by-country allocations for 1,061,202 MTRV of the FY 2027 in-
quota quantity of the WTO TRQ for imported raw cane sugar. See 91 FR
46822. The U.S. Trade Representative is allocating the remaining
quantity of 55,993 MTRV to the following countries in the amounts
specified below. These amounts are in addition to the amounts allocated
in 91 FR 46822.
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FY 2027 TRQ
allocations
Country (metric tons raw
value)
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Argentina............................................ 2,915
Australia............................................ 5,626
Barbados............................................. 475
Belize............................................... 746
Bolivia.............................................. 542
Colombia............................................. 1,627
Costa Rica........................................... 1,017
Dominican Republic................................... 11,931
Ecuador.............................................. 746
El Salvador.......................................... 1,763
Eswatini............................................. 1,085
Fiji................................................. 610
Guatemala............................................ 3,254
Guyana............................................... 813
Honduras............................................. 678
India................................................ 542
Jamaica.............................................. 746
Malawi............................................... 678
Mauritius............................................ 813
Mozambique........................................... 881
Panama............................................... 1,966
Peru................................................. 2,779
Philippines.......................................... 9,151
South Africa......................................... 1,559
Taiwan............................................... 813
Thailand............................................. 949
Trinidad-Tobago...................................... 475
Zimbabwe............................................. 813
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The allocations of the in-quota quantities of the raw cane sugar
TRQ to countries that are net importers of sugar are conditioned on
receipt of the appropriate verifications of origin. Certificates of
quota eligibility must accompany imports from any country for which an
allocation has been provided.
In-quota quantities of the FY 2027 TRQ for imported raw cane sugar
may enter the United States as of October 1, 2026.
Jamieson Greer,
United States Trade Representative, Office of the United States Trade
Representative.
[FR Doc. 2026-19399 Filed 9-22-26; 8:45 am]
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