CBP Blocks Shipments From Major Dominican Sugar Exporter in New WRO
CBP on Nov. 23 issued a new withhold release order banning imports of raw sugar and sugar-based products produced in the Dominican Republic by Dominican sugar giant Central Romana, it said in a news release. The WRO takes immediate effect.…
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According to a USDA report issued in April, Central Romana accounted for 59% of Dominican sugar production in the 2021-2022 sugar marketing year, and took 62.84% of the U.S. tariff rate quota for raw sugar in fiscal year 2021.