WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Foreign Agricultural Service has issued a notice called: Notice of Invocation of Special Agricultural Safeguard Measures Pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 16 by Daniel Whitley, Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Services.
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.
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