Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06HARARE158
2006-02-13 12:52:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Harare
Cable title:
ZIMBABWE RAW SUGAR TARIFF RATE QUOTA UPDATE
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UNCLAS HARARE 000158
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
AF/S FOR BNEULING
EB/TPP/ABT/ATP FOR PATRICK HUDAK
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR C. COURVILLE
USDOC FOR BECKY ERKUL
TREASURY FOR J. RALYEA, B. CUSHMAN
PASS USTR FOR FLORIZELLE LISER, SHARON BOMER
STATE PASS USAID FOR MARJORIE COPSON
USDA/FAS FOR RON LORD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ETRD ECON ZI
SUBJECT: ZIMBABWE RAW SUGAR TARIFF RATE QUOTA UPDATE
REF: STATE 14374
UNCLAS HARARE 000158
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
AF/S FOR BNEULING
EB/TPP/ABT/ATP FOR PATRICK HUDAK
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR C. COURVILLE
USDOC FOR BECKY ERKUL
TREASURY FOR J. RALYEA, B. CUSHMAN
PASS USTR FOR FLORIZELLE LISER, SHARON BOMER
STATE PASS USAID FOR MARJORIE COPSON
USDA/FAS FOR RON LORD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ETRD ECON ZI
SUBJECT: ZIMBABWE RAW SUGAR TARIFF RATE QUOTA UPDATE
REF: STATE 14374
1. (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Zimbabwe Sugar
Sales (ZSS),Zimbabwe,s designated sugar certifying
authority, on January 30, 2006. ZSS informed EconOff that it
plans to use its current quota and could supply up to 17,000
additional metric tons of raw sugar if there is an increase
in the U.S. tariff rate quota.
2. (U) Post provides the full text of ZSS, response below:
3 February 2006
The Commercial Officer
Embassy of the United States of America
Herbert Chitepo Avenue
HARARE
Attention: Manav Jain
Dear Mr Jain,
US SUGAR QUOTA- ZIMBABWE
Your letter dated 30 January 2006 refers.
The initial declared TRQ made by the USTR in respect of sugar
for Zimbabwe was 13 953 metric tonnes raw sugar value (MTRV)
for the FY 2006. A further announcement made by the USTR in
December allocated a further 3 292 MTRV to Zimbabwe. Of this
total tonnage 13 634 MTRV has been exported to the US on MV
Ocean Star which sailed from Maputo on 13 January 2006. The
balance of the quota (3 611 MTRV) will be co-shipped with
outstanding quotas of Swaziland, Mozambique, and South Africa
to arrive in the US before 30 September 2006.
In the event that the USTR declares further allocations
Zimbabwe would be able to ship a further 17 000 MT of raw
sugar to the US to arrive before 30 September 2006.
Yours sincerely,
SJ Frampton
General Manager
DELL
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
AF/S FOR BNEULING
EB/TPP/ABT/ATP FOR PATRICK HUDAK
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR C. COURVILLE
USDOC FOR BECKY ERKUL
TREASURY FOR J. RALYEA, B. CUSHMAN
PASS USTR FOR FLORIZELLE LISER, SHARON BOMER
STATE PASS USAID FOR MARJORIE COPSON
USDA/FAS FOR RON LORD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ETRD ECON ZI
SUBJECT: ZIMBABWE RAW SUGAR TARIFF RATE QUOTA UPDATE
REF: STATE 14374
1. (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Zimbabwe Sugar
Sales (ZSS),Zimbabwe,s designated sugar certifying
authority, on January 30, 2006. ZSS informed EconOff that it
plans to use its current quota and could supply up to 17,000
additional metric tons of raw sugar if there is an increase
in the U.S. tariff rate quota.
2. (U) Post provides the full text of ZSS, response below:
3 February 2006
The Commercial Officer
Embassy of the United States of America
Herbert Chitepo Avenue
HARARE
Attention: Manav Jain
Dear Mr Jain,
US SUGAR QUOTA- ZIMBABWE
Your letter dated 30 January 2006 refers.
The initial declared TRQ made by the USTR in respect of sugar
for Zimbabwe was 13 953 metric tonnes raw sugar value (MTRV)
for the FY 2006. A further announcement made by the USTR in
December allocated a further 3 292 MTRV to Zimbabwe. Of this
total tonnage 13 634 MTRV has been exported to the US on MV
Ocean Star which sailed from Maputo on 13 January 2006. The
balance of the quota (3 611 MTRV) will be co-shipped with
outstanding quotas of Swaziland, Mozambique, and South Africa
to arrive in the US before 30 September 2006.
In the event that the USTR declares further allocations
Zimbabwe would be able to ship a further 17 000 MT of raw
sugar to the US to arrive before 30 September 2006.
Yours sincerely,
SJ Frampton
General Manager
DELL