[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 46363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15293]



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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Fiscal Year 2023 Allocation of Additional Tariff-Rate Quota 
Volume 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 (USTR) is 
providing notice of the allocations of additional Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 
in-quota quantities of the World Trade Organization (WTO) tariff-rate 
quota (TRQ) for imported raw cane sugar.

DATES: The changes made by this notice are applicable as of July 19, 
2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Nicholson, Office of Agricultural 
Affairs, at 202-395-9419, or [email protected].

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 WTO TRQs for imports of raw cane 
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 10, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced an 
additional in-quota quantity of the TRQ for raw cane sugar for the 
remainder of FY2023 (ending September 30, 2023) in the amount of 
125,000 metric tons raw value (MTRV) (conversion factor: 1 metric ton 
raw value = 1.10231125 short tons raw value). This quantity is in 
addition to the minimum amount to which the United States is committed 
under the World Trade Organization Agreement (1,117,195 MTRV). USTR is 
allocating this additional quantity of 125,000 MTRV to the following 
countries in the amounts specified below:

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                                                            FY2023 raw
                                                             sugar TRQ
                         Country                             increase
                                                            allocations
                                                              (MTRV)
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Australia...............................................          19,356
Belize..................................................           2,565
Bolivia.................................................           1,632
Brazil..................................................          33,815
Colombia................................................           5,597
Costa Rica..............................................           3,498
Ecuador.................................................           2,565
El Salvador.............................................           6,063
Eswatini (Swaziland)....................................           3,731
Fiji....................................................           2,099
Guatemala...............................................          11,194
Honduras................................................           2,332
India...................................................             700
Mauritius...............................................           2,799
Mozambique..............................................           3,032
Panama..................................................           3,032
Peru....................................................           9,562
South Africa............................................           5,364
Thailand................................................           3,265
Zimbabwe................................................           2,799
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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.

Douglas McKalip,
Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade 
Representative.
[FR Doc. 2023-15293 Filed 7-18-23; 8:45 am]
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