Agriculture Department, Foreign Agricultural Service
After reviewing the volume of imports of blended syrups 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 will be imposed effective from the date of this notification through September 30, 2025.
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 AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA. ACTION: Notification of invocation of special agricultural safeguard duty on imports of blended syrups. SUMMARY: After reviewing the volume of imports of blended syrups 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 will be imposed effective from the date of this notification through September 30, 2025. DATES: Effective September 24, 2025 through September 30, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sonya Wahi-Miller, sonya.wahi-miller@usda.gov . 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 safeguard measures include the imposition of additional duties based upon the volume of blended syrups described in additional U.S. note 9 to chapter 17 imported into the United States. Subheadings 9904.17.73 through 9904.17.84 of the HTS provide for the imposition of additional safeguard duties for blended syrups described in additional U.S. note 9 to chapter 17 upon notification in the Federal Register …
Citation: 90 FR 45932