The Foreign Agriculture Service of the US Department of Agriculture has allowed export of 160,000 tonne speciality sugar to the US for 2017-18 (Oct-Sep) under the non-country specific tariff rate quota. This would allow export of speciality sugar from traders of all member countries of the World Trade Organisation. As there is stiff competition among suppliers, the quota of speciality sugar fills immediately. Therefore, Indian suppliers are advised to identify a US company with presence in the US who is supposed to apply to USDA for tariff free quota.