Agriculture Department, Foreign Agricultural Service
After reviewing the volume of articles containing over 65 percent by dry weight of sugars described in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), the Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service has determined that the yearly special safeguard trigger level has been met and a special safeguard duty on articles containing over 65 percent by dry weight of sugars will be imposed.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service ( printed page 15949) AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA. ACTION: Notification of invocation of special agricultural safeguard duty on imports of articles containing over 65 percent by dry weight of sugars described in additional U.S. note 2 to chapter 17. SUMMARY: After reviewing the volume of articles containing over 65 percent by dry weight of sugars described in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), the Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service has determined that the yearly special safeguard trigger level has been met and a special safeguard duty on articles containing over 65 percent by dry weight of sugars will be imposed. DATES: The additional safeguard duty will be imposed from April 16, 2025 through September 30, 2025. ADDRESSES: Multilateral Affairs Division, Trade Policy and Geographic Affairs, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1070, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-1070 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sonya Wahi-Miller, sonya.wahi-miller@usda.gov , 202-649-3870. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S. Notes 1 and 2 to Subchapter IV, Chapter 99, of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) contain safeguard measures established pursuant to Article 5 of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture, as approved pursuant to Section 101 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (Pub. L. 103-465). These safeguar…
Citation: 90 FR 15949
