Specialty sugar quota for 2027 over-subscribed at opening; prorated entries need re-transmission
CBP title: Information: October 1, 2026, Opening Moment Quota Bulletin 26-310 2027 Specialty Sugar Results
Action required by October 13, 2026
This message asks importers or filers to act. The position below says what to do.
What did CBP announce?
CBP published Quota Bulletin 26-310 with the 2027 Specialty Sugar tariff rate quota results. The quota opened on October 1, 2026, and was over-subscribed at the opening moment. ACE calculated a pro rata percentage of 44.58212 percent and sent an Entry Summary Status Notification (UC) message showing the prorated quantity per entry. Filers or importers must re-transmit the data within five business days of authorized release, a window that expires on October 13, 2026, at 4:30 pm local time.
What is Allied's position?
This affects only specialty sugar entries presented at the October 1 opening moment. For those entries we file, we need to re-transmit the entry data with the prorated quantity before 4:30 pm local time on October 13, 2026. Clients with these entries should contact us now so we can confirm the prorated quantities. Clients with no specialty sugar entries do not need to act.
General information, not legal advice.
What does the CBP message say?
Quota Bulletin 26-310 2027 Specialty Sugar Results has been published on the CBP.gov webpage at the following link.
Quota Bulletin 26-310 2027 Specialty Sugar Results https://www.cbp.gov/trade/quota/bulletins/qb-26-310-2027
Commodity: Specialty Sugar as provided in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), Chapter 17 and 21 subheadings, Additional United States Note (AUSN) 5.
The tariff rate quota for Specialty Sugar opened on Thursday, October 1, 2026, and over-subscribed at opening moment. The pro rata percentage of 44.58212 % or 0.4458212 was calculated via Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) and an Entry Summary Status Notification (UC) message was generated detailing the prorated quantity per entry.
The filer/importer has five business days from the date of authorized release to re-transmit the data. The five-business day window expires on October 13, 2026, at 4:30 pm local time.
Questions regarding this message, should be referred to the Quota and Agriculture Branch at HQQUOTA@cbp.dhs.gov (mailto:HQQUOTA@cbp.dhs.gov).
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