COMMODITY:
Specialty Sugar provided for in Chapter 17, Additional U.S. Note 5
QUOTA PERIOD:
October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017
OPENING DATE:
Monday, October 3, 2016 at 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) for all time zones.
THIS QUOTA IS EXPECTED TO OVERSUBSCRIBE AT OPENING MOMENT
There will be five successive openings for Specialty Sugar; available on a first-come, first-served basis. The dates (opening times are 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight/Standard Time, the quota limits for these openings are as follows:
First tranche October 03, 2016 1,656,000 kg*
Second tranche October 26, 2016 40,000,000 kg*
Third tranche January 06, 2017 40,000,000 kg*
Fourth tranche April 07, 2017 30,000,000 kg*
Fifth tranche July 07, 2017 30,000,000 kg*
To identify and segregate the Specialty Sugar Periods, unique 9903 Harmonized Tariff Schedule Numbers (HTS) have been created and combined to the current tariff numbers. Please report as indicated below.
Specialty Sugar Period 1 October 03, 2016 (1,656,000 kg)
HTS NUMBERS:
First Tariff Field Second Tariff Field
LOW RATE
99031721 1701.12.1000
99031721 1701.91.1000
99031721 1701.99.1015
99031721 1701.99.1017
99031721 1702.90.1000
99031721 2106.90.4400
Specialty Sugar Period 2 October 26, 2016 (40,000,000 kg)
HTS NUMBERS:
First Tariff Field Second Tariff Field
LOW RATE
99031722 1701.12.1000
99031722 1701.91.1000
99031722 1701.99.1015
99031722 1701.99.1017
99031722 1702.90.1000
99031722 2106.90.4400
Specialty Sugar Period 3 January 6, 2017 (40,000,000 kg)
HTS NUMBERS:
First Tariff Field Second Tariff Field
LOW RATE
99031723 1701.12.1000
99031723 1701.91.1000
99031723 1701.99.1015
99031723 1701.99.1017
99031723 1702.90.1000
99031723 2106.90.4400
Specialty Sugar Period 4 April 7, 2017 (30,000,000 kg)
HTS NUMBERS:
First Tariff Field Second Tariff Field
LOW RATE
99031724 1701.12.1000
99031724 1701.91.1000
99031724 1701.99.1015
99031724 1701.99.1017
99031724 1702.90.1000
99031724 2106.90.4400
Specialty Sugar Period 5 July 7, 2017 (30,000,000 kg)
HTS NUMBERS:
First Tariff Field Second Tariff Field
LOW RATE
99031725 1701.12.1000
99031725 1701.91.1000
99031725 1701.99.1015
99031725 1701.99.1017
99031725 1702.90.1000
99031725 2106.90.4400
The second through 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.
*NOTE: USDA Sugar Certificate required, the certificate number must be electronically transmitted into ACE, and uploaded via Document Imaging System (DIS) upon request.
REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS:
Use entry type 02, 06, 07, 12, 23, 32, 38, or 52
Report in kilograms
HIGH RATE
First Tariff Field Second Tariff Field
9904.17.08 1701.12.5000 or
9904.17.09 1701.91.3000 or
9904.17.10 1701.99.5010 or
9904.17.11 1701.99.5025 or
9904.17.12 1701.99.5050 or
9904.17.13 1702.90.2000 or
9904.17.14 2106.90.4600
9904.17.15
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Please refer to chapter 99, subchapter IV, U.S. note 1 for the list of countries that are not subject to additional agricultural safeguard duties under heading 9904. Imports from these countries should be presented as a type 01 entry using the high rate (over-quota) tariff number provided for in chapters 17 or 21, without the chapter 99 HTS number. Since ACE Deployment, over-quota entries are no longer considered quota and should be reported as a 01 entry type. Non-ABI entry summary must be updated in ACE prior to processing collections.
DISTRIBUTION:
Please ensure that this notice is passed to all port directors, assistant port directors (trade), import specialists, entry specialists, CBP officers, and other interested parties such as brokers and importers.
Questions from the importing community regarding this electronic message should be referred to the local CBP port. The port may refer their questions through email to HQQUOTA@cbp.dhs.gov
