Allocation of additional quantity for export of sugar to USA under Tariff Rate Quota

Dated 13th April, 2017 | Copy of | Trade Notice No.02/2018 |

USDA Foreign Agriculture Service has increased the non-country specific Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) for refined sugar to 2,02,000 MTRV (metric tons raw value) by adding another 40,000 MTRV of specialty sugar, which is available for exporters from all WTO countries for the US fiscal year 2017 (October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017). The additional quantity of specialty sugar is not a country specific quota and will be operated by USDA authorities on First-Come, First-Serve (FCFS) basis.

2. For the Fiscal year 2017, quota for one tranch i.e. July 7 of the specialty sugar under TRQ is still available. As there is stiff competition among suppliers, the quota of specialty sugar fills immediately. Therefore, Indian supplier (s) are advised to identify a US company with presence in the US who is supposed to apply to USDA for tariff free quota. The trade may access the details from the following links:

(i) https://www.fas.usda.gov/newsroom/usda-increases-fiscal-year-2017-specialty-sugartrq

(ii) https://www.fas.usda.gov/programs/sugar-import-program/applying-specialty-sugarcertificate

3. This Trade Notice is issued to bring to the attention of the trace to utilize the opportunity for export of specialty sugar to USA from additional quota (non-country specific).

4. This issues with the approval of competent authority.

Sd/-
(Arunoday Goswami)
Joint Director General of Foreign Trade

F.No.01/91/180/879/AM08/Export Cell/Pt
Issued by:
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
New Delhi