WASHINGTON – The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) today announced the country-specific and first-come, first-served in-quota allocations of the tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on imported raw cane sugar, refined sugar, and sugar-containing products for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026). The TRQs are allocated based on historical trade volumes.
TRQs allow countries to export specified quantities of a product to the United States at a relatively low tariff, but subject all imports of the product above a pre-determined threshold to a higher tariff. For clarity, all imports, whether within or over a U.S. TRQ, are subject to tariffs imposed by relevant executive orders issued pursuant to the President’s authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
On July 17, 2025, the Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (Administrator) announced the establishment of the in-quota quantity for raw cane sugar for FY 2026. The in-quota quantity for the TRQ on raw cane sugar for FY 2026 is 1,117,195 metric tons raw value (MTRV)*, which is the minimum amount to which the United States is committed under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement. Based on countries’ historical shipments to the United States, USTR is allocating the raw cane sugar TRQ of 1,117,195 MTRV to the following countries in the quantities specified below: Read More→
