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. See91 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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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.

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