Business · 06/05/2016Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

US Department of Agriculture Increases Specialty Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota for FY 2017

Summary

The US Department of Agriculture's Office of the Secretary is increasing the annual tariff-rate quota for specialty sugar imports to 20,000 metric tons, effective October 1, 2016. The department also sets the total amount of raw cane sugar and certain sugars, syrups, and molasses that can be imported duty-free during the 2017 fiscal year.

Original source language: Federal Register — Agriculture DepartmentOpen original release →

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