**Summary:**
This Public Notice, No. 39/2015-2020, issued by the Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, dated November 23, 2021, announces the allocation of an additional 303 MT of raw sugar for export to the USA under the Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) for the fiscal year 2021 (October 1, 2020, to December 31, 2021). This allocation supplements the existing quota of 8424 MT (Public Notice No. 33/2015-20, dated 18.12.2020), bringing the total quantity of raw sugar allocated for export to the USA under TRQ for the fiscal year 2021 to 8727 MT. Export of sugar (HS Code 17010000) to the USA under TRQ remains free, subject to the conditions outlined in Notification No. 3/2015-20 dated 20.04.2015, and the reporting requirements stipulated in Public Notice No. 33/2015-20 dated 18.12.2020. The Additional Director General of Foreign Trade, Mumbai, is responsible for issuing Certificates of Origin, if required, for preferential sugar exports to the USA. Further information can be obtained from the Director General of Foreign Trade at dgft@nic.in, referencing F.No.01/91/180/879/AM08/EC/Vol. VIII. This allocation is valid up to December 31, 2021.
Key Entities Referenced
Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020: A policy document under which the Director General of Foreign Trade's powers are conferred.
Director General of Foreign Trade: The authority responsible for allocating the additional quantity of raw sugar for export.
Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ): A quota system for sugar exports to the USA, under which this allocation is made.
USA: The United States of America, the destination for the raw sugar exports under the TRQ.
Fiscal Year 2021: The fiscal year for which the sugar allocation is made (October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021).
303 MT: The additional quantity of raw sugar (in Metric Tons) allocated for export.
HS Code 17010000: The Harmonized System code for sugar, used for export classification.
Mumbai, Maharashtra: Location of the Additional Director General of Foreign Trade who issues the Certificate of Origin.
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Udyog Bhawan
Public Notice No. 39 /2015-2020
New Delhi, the 23’ November, 2021
Subject: Allocation of additional quantity of 303 MT for export of raw sugar to USA
under Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) for the Fiscal Year 2021.
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraphs 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy,
2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby allocates an additional quantity
of 303 MT raw sugar for export under Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) to USA for the fiscal year
2021 (October 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021). With this additional allocation, quantity for
export of sugar to USA under TRQ for the fiscal year 2021 would be as under: -
Public Notice No. & Date age
Quantity allocated under Public Notice No. 33/2015-20 8424
dated 18.12.2020
Additional Quantity Allocated
303
Total Quantity Allocated
8727
2. Export of sugar (HS Code 17010000) to USA under TRQ is ‘Free’ subject to the
conditions notified in the ‘Nature of Restrictions’ in Notification No. 3/2015-20 dated
20.04.2015. The reporting requirement as per Public Notice No,33/2015-20 dated 18.12.2020
would continue to be followed.
3. Certificate of Origin, if required, for export of preferential sugar to USA, shall be issued
by Additional Director General of Foreign Trade, Mumbai. Other certification requirement, if
any, prescribed specifically for export of sugar to USA would continue to be followed.
4. Effect of this Public Notice:
Additional quantity of 303 MT of raw sugar, for export to USA, under TRQ, upto
31.12.2021, has been notified.
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(Amit Yadav)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F.No.01/91/180/879/AM08/EC/Vol. VIII)