U.S. Sugar Import Concessions, 2017: In Place, Proposed, or Being Negotiated
Minimum Import Amount |
Comment | |||||
WTO |
FTAs |
Total |
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-Metric tons, raw value- |
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In Place | ||||||
WTO (40 countries, including below) | 1,139,195 |
— |
1,139,195 | Uruguay Round commitment (1,117,195 mt raw; 22,000 mt refined) | ||
NAFTA – Mexico 1 | 10,212 |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited access began January 1, 2008 | ||
CAFTA/DR 2 | 311,700 | 138,580 | 450,280 | Grows, on average, by 3,153 mt/yr years 2-15; by 2,640 mt/yr thereafter | ||
Colombia | 25,273 | 53,000 | 78,273 | Grows by 750 mt/yr forever | ||
Peru 3 | 43,175 | 11,000 | 54,175 | Grows by 180 mt/yr forever | ||
Panama 4 | 30,538 | 7,000 | 37,538 | Grows by 60mt/yr for 10 years | ||
Trans-Pacific Partnership — U.S. has Withdrawn | ||||||
Australia | 87,042 | 65,000 | 152,042 | Plus 23% of raw needs Mexico cannot fulfill | ||
Canada | 10,300 | 9,600 | 19,900 | Plus 20% of refined needs Mexico cannot fulfill | ||
Vietnam |
— |
1,500 | 1,500 | |||
Malaysia |
— |
500 | 500 | |||
Japan |
— |
100 | 100 | |||
Being Negotiated | ||||||
T-TIP | Talks suspended. Remains to be seen if reopened late this year. Sugar likely to feature as an issue as the EU will have a trade surplus. Sugar has not been seriously discussed. |
2 CAFTA/DR access for CY 2012; includes 2,000 tons of specialty sugars for Costa Rica. CAFTA countries’ WTO access included in WTO total.
3 Peru FTA includes 2,000 tons of specialty sugars not subject to net exporter status.
4 Panama FTA specifies 6,060 tons of access must be raw; the remainder raw, refined or products. (CAFTA, Colombia and Peru FTAs do not specify raw or refined.)
Note: CAFTA/DR and Peru FTA net-exporter provisions (exports to world market minus imports from world market) could limit the access of the Dominican Republic some years and Peru in most years. Same provision applies to Colombia and Panama FTAs.