Sugar TRQ – DGFT Issues Quota Allocations
[Ref: Trade Notice No. 12
dated 31 July 2017}
Subject: Allocation of quantity (non-country specific) for export of sugar ·to
USA under Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ).
USDA
Foreign Agriculture Service has announced
the non-country; specific Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) for
refined sugar to 182000 MTRV (metric tons raw value) for exporters
from all WTO countries for the US fiscal year 2018 (October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018)
which includes; (i) 22000
MTRV (1656 MTRV reserved for specialty sugar),
the minimum quantity committed by USA under the WTO agreement; and (ii) additional 160,000 MTRV for specialty sugars.
2. For the Fiscal year 2018, all imports
of the organic and other specialty sugar are to be
administered by US Authorities on a first-come, first served (FCFS)
basis in five tranches as detailed below :
|
Tranche |
Quantity (MTRV) |
Type of sugar |
Date of
opening |
|
First |
1656 (WTO
minimum) |
All types
of specialty sugar |
02.10.2017 |
|
Second |
48000 |
Organic
and other specialty sugar not produced domestically |
18.10.2017 |
|
Third |
48000 |
Organic
and other specialty sugar not produced
domestically |
23.01.2018 |
|
Fourth |
32000 |
Organic
and other specialty sugar not produced
domestically |
17.04.2018 |
|
Fifth |
32000 |
Organic
and other specialty sugar not produced domestically |
17.07.2018 |
MTRV: Metric Tons Raw Value
3. 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.
4. This Trade Notice is issued
to bring to the attention of the tra1le to utilize the opportunity for export
of speciality sugar to USA from TRQ quota (non-country specific).
5. This issues
with the approval
of competent authority.