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USTR Announces FY 2016 Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota Reallocations

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will reallocate 86,533 metric tons raw value (MTRV) of the original tariff-rate quota amounts for raw cane sugar (see 1507140016), after countries were unable to fill their fiscal 2016 allocated quantities, USTR said (here). The reallocations are based on historical shipment statistics and will become effective March 8.

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FY 2016 MTRV Reallocations

Argentina 3,884; Australia 7,497; Belize 994; Brazil 13,097; Colombia 2,168; Costa Rica 1,355; Dominican Republic 15,897; Ecuador 994; El Salvador 2,348; Fiji 813; Guatemala 4,336; Guyana 1,084; Honduras 903; India 723; Jamaica 994; Malawi 903; Mauritius 1,084; Mozambique 1,174; Nicaragua 1,897; Panama 2,619; Peru 3,703; Philippines 12,194; South Africa 2,078; Swaziland 1,445; Thailand 1,265; Zimbabwe 1,084.

(Federal Register 3/8/16)