Government permits 8,587 tonnes of raw sugar exports to US

09 Apr 2013 Evaluate

Under its tariff-rate quota (TRQ) which enables shipments to enjoy relatively low tariff, the Government of India has permitted export of 8,587 tonne raw cane sugar to the US under TRQ by Indian Sugar Exim Corporation. The TRQ is a quota for a volume of exports that enter the US at relatively low tariffs. After the quota is reached, a higher tariff is applied on additional imports.

India under ‘preferential quota’ arrangement enjoys duty-free sugar exports to the US for up to 10,000 tonnes annually. The world’s second biggest producer and the largest consumer of sugar, India, have a preferential quota arrangement for sugar export with the European Union as well.

As per estimates, the sugar output in the 2012-13 marketing year (October - September) period would be 23-23.5 million tonnes (MT) against about 26 MT in the previous year. On the other hand, the country’s annual domestic demand is 22 MT. India exported about 3.5 MT of the sweetener in the last marketing year.

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