[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 15, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 15CFR2011.103]



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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE

 

      CHAPTER XX--OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

 

PART 2011_ALLOCATION OF TARIFF-RATE QUOTA ON IMPORTED SUGARS, SYRUPS 

AND MOLASSES--Table of Contents

 

               Subpart A_Certificate of Quota Eligibility

 

Sec. 2011.103  Entry into the United States.



    (a) General. Except as otherwise provided in Sec. Sec. 2011.104, 

2011.109, and 2011.110, no sugar that is the product of a foreign 

country may be permitted entry unless at the time of entry the person 

entering such sugar presents to the appropriate customs official a valid 

and properly executed certificate of quota eligibility for such sugar.

    (b) Determinations of weight. (1) For purposes of determining the 

amount of sugar which may be entered into the United States under a 

certificate of quota eligibility, sugar shall be entered on the basis of 

the actual weight of the sugar, as determined by the appropriate customs 

official. No adjustments in weight shall be made for the differences in 

polarization.

    (2) The actual weight of the sugar entered into the United States 

may not exceed the weight specified on the certificate of quota 

eligibility by more than five percent. Such tolerance may be modified by 

the Secretary if the Secretary finds that such modification is 

appropriate to carry out the provisions of this subpart. Notice of any 

such modification shall be published by the Secretary in the Federal 

Register.

    (3) This paragraph (b) shall not affect the manner in which the 

amount of sugar (raw value) entered is determined fo purposes of 

administering the quota.



[55 FR 40648, Oct. 4, 1990, as amended at 61 FR 26784, May 29, 1996]