USDA Sets FY23 TRQ for Refined, Specialty Sugar Products
USDA on Sept. 15 announced the establishment of the tariff rate quota for refined and specialty sugars (including syrups and molasses) for fiscal year 2023 (Oct. 1, 2022 - Sept. 30, 2023). The FY23 refined and specialty sugar TRQ will be established at 222,000 metric tons raw value (MTRV) for certain sugars, syrups and molasses, which is the same as the quota announced for FY22 (see 2109100027).
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USDA will administer the FY23 specialty sugar portion of the refined and specialty sugar TRQ in five tranches, on a first-come, first-served basis. The first tranche, totaling 1,656 MTRV, will open Oct. 3. All specialty sugars are eligible for entry under this tranche. The second tranche will open Oct. 10 and be equal to 60,000 MTRV. The third tranche will be 60,000 MTRV, opening Jan. 20; the fourth and fifth tranches, with 40,000 MTRV each, will open April 14 and July 14, respectively. The second, third, fourth and fifth tranches will be reserved for organic sugar and other specialty sugars not currently produced commercially in the U.S. or reasonably available from domestic sources.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative followed on Sept. 19 by setting FY23 country allocations for imports under tariff-rate quotas for refined sugars. Of a total of 20,344 metric tons raw value, USTR is allocating 10,300 MTRV to Canada, 2,954 MTRV to Mexico and 7,090 MTRV of refined sugar to be administered on a first-come, first-served basis.