G/AG/N/JPN/264  
 
7 July 2021 
(21-5372) Page: 1/5 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 06 July  2021, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of 
Japan . The notification concerns imports under tariff quotas ( Table  MA:2 ) during the  
Fiscal  Year 2020/2021 . 
 
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  G/AG/N/JPN/264  
 
- 2 - Table MA:2  
MARKET ACCESS: JAPAN  
REPORTING PERIOD:  FISCAL YEAR  FROM 01 -04-2020 TO 31 -03-2021 
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitments  
TQ ID  Description of 
products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting Year  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for 
period  In-quota  
imports 
during 
period  Fill rate  
 
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived 
from Section 
I-B (or I-A) 
of Part 1 of 
the 
Schedule)  (from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
JPNQ001  Skimmed milk 
powder (For school 
lunch)  040210211, 040221211   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-20 31-03-21 MT 7,264 467 6.4%   
JPNQ002  Skimmed milk 
powder (For other 
purposes)  040210121, 040210216,   
040210222, 040221216,  
040221222, 040229220   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-20 31-03-21 MT 74,973 23,538 31.4%   
JPNQ003  Milk powder  040221, 040229   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-20 31-03-21 MT 0.3    
JPNQ004  Evaporated milk  040291121, 040291210   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-20 31-03-21 MT 1,500 1,395 93%  
JPNQ005  Condensed milk  040299   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-20 31-03-21 MT 13    
JPNQ006  Whey and modified 
whey (For feeding 
purposes)  040410131, 040410141,   
040410171, 040410181   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-20 31-03-21 MT 45,000 33,635 74.7%   
JPNQ007  Prepared whey (For 
infant formula)  040410142, 040410182,   
040490116, 040490126,  
040490136   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-20 31-03-21 MT 25,000 5,027 20.1%   
JPNQ008  Butter and butteroil  040510121, 040510221,   
040590221   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-20 31-03-21 MT 581 109 18.8%   
JPNQ009  Mineral concentrated 
whey  040410121, 040410122,   
040410161, 040410162   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-20 31-03-21 MT 14,000 3,924 28%  
JPNQ010  Prepared edible fat  210690121, 210690122   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-20 31-03-21 MT 18,977 14,867 78.3%    
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- 3 - TQ ID  Description of 
products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting Year  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for 
period  In-quota  
imports 
during 
period  Fill rate  
 
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived 
from Section 
I-B (or I-A) 
of Part 1 of 
the 
Schedule)  (from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
JPNQ011  Other dairy products 
for general use  040110110, 040120110,   
040140110, 040150111,  
040150121, 040310110,  
040310120, 040390116,  
040390117, 040390126,  
040390127, 040390136,  
040390137, 040490111,  
040490117, 040490121,  
040490127, 040490131,  
040490137, 180620311,  
180690311, 190110111,  
190110121, 190120111,  
190120116, 190190131,  
190190136, 210112231,  
210112236, 210120231,  
210120236, 210610120,  
210610130, 210690111,  
210690112, 210690124,  
210690125   
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 Fiscal  01-04-20 31-03-21 MT 133,940 117,465 87.7%  (1) 
JPNQ012  Designated dairy 
products for general 
use 040210110, 040210221,   
040221111, 040221121,  
040221221, 040229111,  
040229121, 040229211,  
040299121, 040299210,  
040390111, 040390112,  
040390121, 040390122,  
040390131, 040390132,  
040410111, 040410119,  
040410151, 040410159,  
040510110, 040510210,  
040520010, 040590110,  
040590210   
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 Fiscal  01-04-20 31-03-21 MT 137,202 195,478 100% * (2) 
JPNQ013  Dried leguminous 
vegetables  071310221, 071332010,   
071333221, 071334291,  
071335291, 071339221,  
071339226, 071350221,  
071360291, 071390221   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-20 31-03-21 MT 120,000 66,931 55.8%    
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- 4 - TQ ID  Description of 
products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting Year  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for 
period  In-quota  
imports 
during 
period  Fill rate  
 
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived 
from Section 
I-B (or I-A) 
of Part 1 of 
the 
Schedule)  (from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
JPNQ014  Wheat, meslin, 
triticale and their 
processed products  100111010, 100119010,   
100191011, 100191019,  
100199011, 100199016,  
100199019, 100860210,  
110100011, 110100091,  
110290210, 110311010,  
110319210, 110320110,  
110320510, 110419111,  
110419121,  110429111,  
110429121, 110811010,  
190120131, 190120151,  
190190151, 190190171,  
190410221, 190420221,  
190430010, 190490210,  
210690214   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-20 31-03-21 MT 5,740,000 5,054,873 88.1%  (3) 
JPNQ015  Barley and its 
processed products  100310010, 100390011,   
100390019, 110290110,  
110319110, 110320410,  
110419410, 110429410,  
190120141, 190190161,  
190410231, 190420231,  
190490310, 210690216   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-20 31-03-21 MT 1,369,000 225,109 16.4%  (4) 
JPNQ016  Rice and its worked 
and/or prepared 
products  100610010, 100620010,   
100630010, 100640010,  
110290310, 110319510,  
110320350, 110419250,  
110429250, 190120122,  
190120162, 190190142,  
190190587, 190410211,  
190420211, 190490120,  
210690517   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-20 31-03-21 MT 682,200 682,200 100%  (5) 
JPNQ017  Starches, inulin, and 
their preparations  110812010, 110812020,   
110813010, 110813020,  
110814010, 110814020,  
110819011, 110819012,  
110819091, 110819092,  
110820010, 190120156,  
190120157, 190190176,  
190190177   
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 Fiscal  01-04-20 31-03-21 MT 157,000 139,344 88.8%    
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- 5 - TQ ID  Description of 
products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting Year  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for 
period  In-quota  
imports 
during 
period  Fill rate  
 
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived 
from Section 
I-B (or I-A) 
of Part 1 of 
the 
Schedule)  (from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
JPNQ018  Ground -nuts 120230011, 120230019,   
120241091, 120242091   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-20 31-03-21 MT 75,000 30,795 41.1%   
JPNQ019  Tubers of konnyaku  121299110   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-20 31-03-21 MT 267 32 12% (6) 
JPNQ020  Silk-worm cocoons 
and raw silk  500100010, 500200211,   
500200215, 500200216,  
500200217   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-20 31-03-21 MT 798 103 12.9%  (7) 
* In cases where in -quota imports  exceed the TRQ quantities, fill rates are capped at 100% . 
1. Tariff item numbers in column 2 as of 1 April 2019, based on HS2017.  
2. Data source in column 4 (except "Designated dairy products for general use" and "Rice and its worked and/or prepared products " and "Tubers of konnyaku"): "Japan's 
Trade Statistics".  
3. Data source in column 4 ("Designated dairy products for general use"):  "Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation".  
4. Data source in column 4 ("Rice and its worked and/or prepared products"): "Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries" a nd "Japan's Trade Statistics".  
5. Data source in column 4 ("Tubers of konn yaku"): "Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries".  
6. The data in column 4 ("Rice and its worked and/or prepared products") is quantity of successful bids (state trading) and acce ss that was opened up for private imports, 
and will be updated  to actually -imported quantity.  
7. "Milk powder" and "Condensed milk", listed in the Schedule, are not included in the notification, because tariff quota system s are not applied to them. These products can 
be introduced into Japan under the Hozei area (note) sy stem, without imposed customs duties and required quota certifications, provided that they are used for consumption 
in the cruise of international maritime vessels and international airlines as described in the Notes to Section I B of Part I  of the Schedul e. The statistics of imports for these 
products under the Hozei area system are not available.  
8. Likewise, the quota quantities in column 4 for "Skimmed milk powder for other purposes, " "Evaporated milk " and "Butter and butter oil " do not include quantit ies available 
under the Hozei area system as described in the Notes to Section I -B of Part I of the Schedule.  
9. The In -Quota quantities in column 4 for "wheat, meslin, triticale and their processed products " and "barley and its processed products " do not  include quantities of the 
commodities for feed imported under the Economic Partnership Agreements.  
(Note)  Hozei  area is the area where collection of customs duties on imports is temporarily reserved.  
(1) JPNQ011 : whole milk equivalent . 
(2) JPNQ012 : whole milk equivalent . 
(3) JPNQ014 : wheat basis . 
(4) JPNQ015 : barley basis . 
(5) JPNQ016 : milled rice basis . 
(6) JPNQ0 19: dried slice basis . 
(7) JPNQ020 : raw silk basis . 
 
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