Friday, September 25, 2026

Specialty sugar quota filings face a limited ACE opening window

The FY 2027 specialty-sugar quota opens for ACE quota-entry-summary transmissions on October 1, 2026, with the opening limited to filings transmitted from midnight local port time through noon Eastern Time. CBP says early or late filings will not be processed for the opening.

The window applies to specialty sugar identified under HTSUS Chapters 17 and 21 and Additional U.S. Note 5. A summary sent before midnight local port time may be retransmitted during the permitted window; one sent after noon Eastern Time will not be processed for the opening. Report transmission problems immediately to the ACE Client Representative and the Quota and Agriculture Branch: notification delays may result in exclusion, and late summaries with transmission issues are handled case by case.

Sources

• CSMS # 70015464 - Information: Quota Bulletin 26-305 2027 Specialty Sugar
  CBP / CSMS · Sep 24, 2026

2027 sugar-products quota: 59.25 million kg for Canada; 5.459 million kg for others

The 2027 sugar-containing-products quota opens October 1, 2026, and runs through September 30, 2027. Its stated limit is 59,250,000 kg for Canada and 5,459,000 kg for countries other than Mexico; the bulletin lists no Mexico limit. Entries are accepted first come, first served until the limit for the quota ID and HTS group is reached, and accepted entries are prorated if the group exceeds its limit. (CBP, Oct 1, 2026)

The quota covers sugar-containing products under the listed Chapter 17, 18, 19, and 21 HTSUS subheadings and Additional U.S. Note 8. The listed in-quota and out-of-quota HTS numbers identify the applicable tariff treatment; use an appropriate listed commodity number and the corresponding entry type code. Canadian quota entries require an 8-digit Canadian Export Certificate entered on Form 7501 with Type code 16; the bulletin says WTO-country entries need no CQE. For same-day quota processing, the entry summary must be filed, payment must be on file or scheduled for a future statement, and the conveyance must arrive by 4:30 p.m. local time at the port of unlading. (CBP, Oct 1, 2026)

The opening-day time rule differs between the two CBP notices: the CSMS assigns 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to entries submitted after 12:01 a.m. local port time and before 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, while the bulletin says 8:30 a.m. local port time. Because that time determines quota qualification, confirm the applicable cutoff with CBP before relying on an opening-day submission time. (CBP, Oct 1, 2026)

Sources

• CSMS # 70014436 - Information: Quota Bulletin 26-304 2027 Sugar Containing Products
  CBP / CSMS · Sep 24, 2026
• Quota Bulletin 26-304 2027 Sugar Containing Products
  CBP · Oct 1, 2026

Refined sugar: 2027 quota opens with a 7,090,000 kg general limit

The 2027 refined-sugar quota opens October 1, 2026, at noon Eastern, with a 7,090,000 kg limit for refined and specialty sugar and separate limits of 10,300,000 kg for Canada and 2,954,000 kg for Mexico. CBP expects the quota to oversubscribe at opening; Mexico is currently excluded. The quota period runs through September 30, 2027. The bulletin identifies in-quota and out-of-quota/high-duty categories but does not state their duty rates. (CBP, Oct 1, 2026)

The bulletin covers refined sugar under the listed Chapter 17 and 21 subheadings. Use 9903.17.01 with the applicable commodity subheading for the general in-quota category; use 9903.18.01 with that subheading for Canada, where a Certificate of Quota Eligibility is required. The asterisked 1701.99.1025 and 1701.99.1050 subheadings are for refined sugar, not specialty-sugar openings; Mexico’s quota is currently excluded. The listed out-of-quota subheadings are identified as high-duty and require no certificate. For the October 1 opening, transmit quota entry summaries from midnight local port time through noon Eastern only; early or late summaries will not be processed for the opening, though early transmissions may be retransmitted in the proper window. Entries are first come, first served, with presentation time determined only after an error-free summary, payment or statement scheduling information, and shipment-arrival information are all in ACE. The bulletin also specifies entry types, warehouse-collection handling, and that entries may be held up to 72 hours while the prorata percentage is established. (CBP, Oct 1, 2026)

Sources

• CSMS # 70014324 - Information: Quota Bulletin 26-301 2027 Refined Sugar
  CBP / CSMS · Sep 24, 2026
• Quota Bulletin 26-301 2027 Refined Sugar
  CBP · Oct 1, 2026

Türkiye welded pipe: 1.89% antidumping margins for two firms

Cash deposits for covered welded pipe from Türkiye are 1.89% for HDM Celik Boru Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. and Cimtas Boru Imalatiral Ticaret Ltd. Commerce made those rates effective upon publication on September 25, 2026, for shipments entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after that date. The final results also set 1.89% weighted-average dumping margins for the May 1, 2024, through April 30, 2025, review period.

The notice covers welded pipe from Türkiye, but the Preliminary Results’ accompanying decision memorandum governs the complete scope description. For cash deposits, previously reviewed companies not covered by this review keep their latest company-specific rates; an exporter not covered in the review or investigation gets the producer’s latest rate if that producer is covered; all other producers and exporters remain at 1.57%. For review-period entries produced by HDM where HDM did not know the U.S. destination, CBP will use 1.57% only if no rate applies to an intermediate company; Cimtas entries receive 1.89%, while HDM assessment is importer-specific and calculated from dumping divided by entered value.

Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than October 30, 2026, 35 days after publication. If a timely summons is filed at the Court of International Trade, those instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the period to request a statutory injunction expires, within 90 days of publication, or December 24, 2026. Importers must file the reimbursement certificate before liquidation of relevant review-period entries; failure may lead to a presumption of reimbursement and double antidumping duties.

Sources

• Large Diameter Welded Pipe From the Republic of Türkiye: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
  Federal Register · Sep 25, 2026

Korean superabsorbent polymers: LG Chem’s 0.00% final review margin

Commerce set LG Chem, Ltd.’s final weighted-average dumping margin at 0.00% for the December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2024 review period. For shipments entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after September 25, 2026, LG Chem’s cash-deposit rate is zero, and appropriate reviewed entries will be liquidated without antidumping duties.

The order covers certain superabsorbent polymers from Korea; the Preliminary Results Decision Memorandum governs the full product description and whether a particular product falls within that scope. For post-publication shipments, firms previously reviewed or investigated but not covered in this review keep their most recent company-specific rate; when only the producer is covered, its most recent rate applies; when neither exporter nor producer is covered, the rate is 26.05%.

For review-period entries produced by LG Chem where it did not know the goods were destined for the United States, CBP will use the all-others rate if no rate exists for an intermediate company. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions no earlier than October 30, 2026; if a timely summons is filed, CBP will hold relevant entries from liquidation until the time to request a statutory injunction expires, within 90 days of publication. Importers must file the reimbursement certificate before liquidation or Commerce may presume reimbursement and assess double antidumping duties.

Sources

• Certain Superabsorbent Polymers From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
  Federal Register · Sep 25, 2026

For information only; not legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is created by publishing or reading it. Every development above cites the official document it rests on, and those sources were checked through September 25, 2026.