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United States Standards for Rough Rice, Brown Rice for Processing, and Milled Rice
The United States issued an addendum on 21 November 2025 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/USA/473. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 8 July 2009. The comment period closed on 24 August 2009.
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Rice (HS: 10-1(a)) (ICS: 67.060)
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United States Standards for Rice
U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking public comment on whether the United States Standards for Rough Rice, Brown Rice for Processing, and Milled Rice (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/473) should be opened for comments and suggestions for revisions. The Rice Standards were last opened for comment in 2015. Since then, rice production, quality assessment methods, and consumer preferences may have changed. United States Standards for Rough Rice, Brown Rice for Processing, and Milled Rice, Final Rule, published 28 October 2009: 90 Federal Register (FR) 51636, 18 November 2025: This notice; request for comments is identified by Docket Number AMS-FGIS-25-0155. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point by or before 4pm Eastern Time on 20 January 2026. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with USDA and will also be submitted to the Docket on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.
The USDA is proposing to revise the U.S. Standards for Rough Rice, Brown Rice for Processing, and Milled Rice, to change the requirement that certain information currently provided on the grade line of official certificates for Mixed rice be moved to the Results section of the inspection certificate. These proposed changes enhance the use of the inspection certificate and, as a result, will help to facilitate; the marketing of Mixed rice.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/473/Add.1
United States Standards for Rice
U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking public comment on whether the United States Standards for Rough Rice, Brown Rice for Processing, and Milled Rice (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/473) should be opened for comments and suggestions for revisions. The Rice Standards were last opened for comment in 2015. Since then, rice production, quality assessment methods, and consumer preferences may have changed. United States Standards for Rough Rice, Brown Rice for Processing, and Milled Rice, Final Rule, published 28 October 2009: 90 Federal Register (FR) 51636, 18 November 2025: This notice; request for comments is identified by Docket Number AMS-FGIS-25-0155. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point by or before 4pm Eastern Time on 20 January 2026. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with USDA and will also be submitted to the Docket on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/USA/473
Comment deadline: Closed on 24 August 2009
United States Standards for Rough Rice, Brown Rice for Processing, and Milled Rice
The USDA is proposing to revise the U.S. Standards for Rough Rice, Brown Rice for Processing, and Milled Rice, to change the requirement that certain information currently provided on the grade line of official certificates for Mixed rice be moved to the Results section of the inspection certificate. These proposed changes enhance the use of the inspection certificate and, as a result, will help to facilitate; the marketing of Mixed rice.
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