(a) from the first to the sixth year after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the customs duty shall be reduced by a total of 15 percent in equal annual stages;
(b) from the seventh to the fifteenth year after the date
of entry into force of this Agreement, the customs duty
shall be removed entirely in equal annual stages; and
(c) after the end of the sugar transition period, the duty
on all imports of sugar and syrup goods from Mexico
shall be zero.
3. In addition to the customs duty reductions provided for under paragraph 2, imports into the territory of the United States of sugar and syrup goods originating in the territory of Mexico shall be duty free for a quantity, on a marketing year (October 1 - September 30) basis, to be determined as follows:
(a) for each upcoming marketing year in which Mexico is not projected to be a net surplus producer, the quantity shall be the greater of 7,258 metric tons raw value or the quota allocated by the United States for a non- Party within the category designated "other specified countries and areas" under paragraph (b)(i) of additional U.S. note 3 to chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States;
(b) for each upcoming marketing year in which Mexico is projected to be a net surplus producer of sugar, in accordance with sub-paragraph (d), the quantity shall be the greater of (i) the amount specified in sub- section (a), or (ii) Mexico's projected net production surplus, but not greater than a maximum quantity as follows
(i) for each of the first through sixth marketing
years after the date of entry into force of this
Agreement, 25,000 metric tons raw value,
(ii) for the seventh marketing year after the date of
entry into force of this Agreement, 150,000 metric
tons raw value, and
(iii) for each of the eighth through fifteenth marketing years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, 110 percent of the previous marketing year's maximum quantity;
(c) in any year after the sixth year after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the quantity of imports of sugar and syrup goods originating in the territory of Mexico shall not be subject to the limitations set out in subparagraph (b) if