# 2026-19399: USTR Dishes Out 2027 Sugar Import Quotas to Allies

2026-19399, Fiscal Year 2027 Tariff-Rate Quota Allocations for Raw Cane Sugar, is a Federal Register notice from Trade Representative, Office of United States published 2026-09-23, effective 2026-09-23; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-30).

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- As of: 2026-09-30
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19399
- Title: Fiscal Year 2027 Tariff-Rate Quota Allocations for Raw Cane Sugar
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Trade Representative, Office of United States
- Citation: 91 FR 60487
- Published: 2026-09-23
- Effective: 2026-09-23
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-30

## In one line

USTR Dishes Out 2027 Sugar Import Quotas to Allies

## Summary

The U.S. Trade Representative is setting the 2027 sugar import limits, giving specific amounts to countries like Argentina and Australia. This update adds nearly 56,000 metric tons of raw cane sugar to the existing quotas, effective September 23, 2026. Importers and sugar suppliers should watch these changes as they impact how much sugar can enter the U.S. at lower tariffs during the year starting October 1, 2026.

## Abstract

The Office of the United States Trade Representative is providing notice of allocations of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) in-quota quantities of the tariff- rate quota (TRQ) for imported raw cane sugar.

## Effects PRIA read

- FY2027 sugar TRQ increased by 55,993 MTRV: benefit, medium. The U.S. allocated an additional 55,993 metric tons raw value (MTRV) to the Fiscal Year 2027 in-quota tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for raw cane sugar, bringing the FY2027 in-quota quantity to 1,117,195 MTRV. The additional country-by-country amounts (for example: Dominican Republic 11,931 MTRV, Philippi…
- Documentation and origin verification required for some allocations: cost, low. Allocations of in-quota raw cane sugar to countries that are net importers are conditioned on receipt of verifications of origin, and certificates of quota eligibility must accompany imports from any country with an allocation. These documentation requirements apply to imports under the FY2027 TRQ…

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## Sources
- [2026-19399 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/23/2026-19399/fiscal-year-2027-tariff-rate-quota-allocations-for-raw-cane-sugar)
- [2026-19399 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-23/pdf/2026-19399.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19399 (as of 2026-09-30).