The US government plans to drop Nicaragua from the list of countries eligible for low-tariff sugar shipments into the US, reported The Wall Street Journal.
Philippines will not be exporting its allocated sugar quota to USA [Full subscriber]
The Philippines has suspended sugar export to the United States during the current crop year as the forecast drop in output may just meet local demand.
Brazil and Australia secure additional TRQ for raw sugar for FY2020 from the USA [Full subscriber]
On September 22, 2020, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced additional Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 (ending September 30, 2020) in-quota quantities of the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for imported raw cane sugar for Brazil and Australia.
UK – Tate&Lyle Sugars to benefit from tariff-free quota post-Brexit to the tune of £73 million [Full subscriber]
The sugar refiner Tate&Lyle Sugars is in line to save up to £73million from tariff break following the exit from EU.
USA – Tariff rate quotas for raw, refined and specialty sugars set for 2020-21 (Oct-Sept) [Full subscriber]
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced on 22nd July the country-specific and first-come, first-served in-quota allocations under the tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on imported raw cane sugar, refined and specialty sugar and sugar-containing products for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 (October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021).
Malawi enjoys increased allocation in TRQ for the US sugar market this year [Registered]
Malawi’s country-specific allocation of the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for raw cane sugar imports to the United States has increased by 45% in the fiscal year 2017, according to local press reports.
USA – 2016 tariff rate quota set by USDA [Registered]
The fiscal 2016 refined sugar TRQ was established at 145,505 short tons, raw value, of which 123,079 tons is reserved for specialty sugars as defined by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. The total refined sugar T.R.Q. includes a 24,251-ton minimum W.T.O. commitment, of which 1,825 tons is reserved for specialty sugar.