WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/COMTD/N/2/Add.9
21 June 2000
(00-2504)
Committee on Trade and Development Original:  English
GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
Notification by Japan
Addendum
The Permanent Mission of Japan has in a communication dated, 15 May 2000, transmitted the
following information on Japan's Generalized System of Preferences Scheme, which took effect as of
1 April 2000.
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1. The following economies are now excluded from the scope of application of the
GSP Scheme:
The United Arab Emirates Israel
The Netherlands Antilles Qatar
Guam Kuwait
Greenland Cayman Islands
Cyprus Singapore
The Republic of Korea Taiwan
New Caledonia Bermuda
The Bahamas Brunei DarussalamThe US Virgin Islands Hong Kong, China
Macao, China Tot. 19
2. Expanded coverage:
The West Bank and Gaza Strip is covered by the GSP.
3. Ceiling quota for industrial products:
(i) The ceiling quota for industrial products for Fiscal Year 2000 is listed in the Annex.
(ii) The ceiling quota for umbrellas and its parts (HS Nos. 660.1 & 6603.20), formally
subject to the obligatory pre-allocation, is now under a monthly control.
4. Cumulative rule of origin for the South-East Asian countries:
(i) As Brunei and Singapore are excluded from  the scope of the GSP, both of them are
also now excluded from the cumulative rule of origin applicable to South-East Asia.
(ii) With regard to the application of the cumulative rule of origin, the indication of
"C-ASEAN" in column 4 of the Certificate of Origin is no longer necessary.WT/COMTD/N/2/Add.9
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ANNEX
Ceilings for Fiscal Year 2000
General Note
M: Ceilings and maximum country amounts are administered on a first-come-first-served
basis subject to monthly control.
D: Ceilings and maximum country amounts are administered on a first-come-first-served
basis subject to daily control.
Q: Ceilings and maximum country amounts are administered by prior allotment.
F: Flexible administration of ceilings is applied.N: Flexible administration of maximum country  amounts (a quarter of the ceiling of the
product group) is applied.
KG: KilogrammeSM: Square metrePR: Pair
Group
NumberTariff
Item Number
(HS based)Description Control
ClassificationCeilings for Fiscal
Year 2000 by
Value (1,000 yen)
or Quantity
1 25.23 Hydraulic cements M F N 2,801,251
2 Deleted
3 2815.11
2815.12
2815.20Caustic soda and caustic potash M F 680,049
4 2825.80 ex Antimony trioxide M F 1,692,996 KG
5 2827.36
etc.1Chloride of barium, etc. D F 13,950,189 KG
6 2849.10
2849.90 exCarbide of calcium, etc. M 365,330
7 Chapter 28 ex
7202.99 exInorganic chemicals, etc. (other
than goods of Group Nos. 3 to 6)M F N 32,330,923
8 Deleted
9 2905.31
2909.41
2909.49 exEthylene glycol, etc. M F N 13,197,387
10 2905.44 Sorbitol M N 433,059
11 2906.11 Menthol D 14,645
12 Deleted
13 2917.32 Dioctyl orthophthalates M 380,742
14 2918.14 Citric acid Q N 145,612
15 2918.15-1 Calcium citrate M N 238,540
16 2922.42-1 Sodium glutamates D 5,704
                                                     
1 2827.36;  2827.38;  2833.27;  2836.60WT/COMTD/N/2/Add.9
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Group
NumberTariff
Item Number
(HS based)Description Control
ClassificationCeilings for Fiscal
Year 2000 by
Value (1,000 yen)
or Quantity
17 29.26 Nitrile-function compounds M 2,142,270
18 Deleted
19 Chapter 29 ex Organic chemicals (other than
goods of Heading No. 2914.21-2,Group Nos. 9 to 11, and GroupNos. 13 to 17)M F N 117,309,510
20 Deleted
21 3301.25-1-(2) Peppermint oils, obtained from
Mentha arvensis containing 65%
or less by weight of total mentholD 11,685
22 Deleted
23 Deleted
24 3502.11
3502.19Egg albumin M F N 1,384,314
25 Deleted
26 3505.10-1 Starch derivatives M F N 2,618,415
27 3505.10-2
3505.20Dextrins, dextrin glues, etc. M 40,225
28 36.04 Fireworks, etc. M F 1,742,082
29 Deleted
30 Chapter 38 Miscellaneous chemical products M F N 27,422,258
31 39.01 ex
etc.2Polyethylene, polystyrene, etc., inblocks of irregular shape, lumps,powders (including moulding
powders), granules, flakes and
similar bulk formsD 16,930,554
31-2 3926.90 ex Woven fabrics of plastics obtained
from strip, entirely coated orcovered on both sides with plasticsM N 381,567
32 Deleted
33 Deleted
34 4104.10-3-(1)
4104.31-2-(1)4104.39-2-(1)Leather of bovine or equine
animals (dyed, coloured, stampedor embossed)Q N 24,253
SM
35 4104.10-1-(2)
etc.3Leather of bovine or equineanimals (other)Q N 34,634
SM
36 4105.20-2-(1) Sheep or lamb, skin leather (dyed,
coloured, stamped or embossedQ N 29,693 SM
37 4106.20-2-(1) Goat or kid skin leather (dyed,
coloured, stamped or embossed)Q N 123,708 SM
38 4109.00 Patent leather, etc. M 12,101
39 Chapter 41 ex Raw hides or skins (other than
furskins) and leather (other thangoods of Group Nos. 34 to 38)M 974,098
40 4202.11
etc.4Trunks, suit-cases, etc. D 5,724,557
41 4205.00
9305.90-2-(1)Articles of composition leather,
etc.M 584,390
                                                     
2 39.01 ex – 39.04 ex;  39.06 ex;  3911.10 ex;  3914.00 ex
3 4104.10-1-(2);  4104.10-3-(2; , 4104.21, 4104.22-2;  4104.29-2;  4104.31-2-(2);  4104.39-2-(2)
4 4202.11;  4202.12;  4202.21-4202.32;  4202.91;  4202.92;  9605.00WT/COMTD/N/2/Add.9
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Group
NumberTariff
Item Number
(HS based)Description Control
ClassificationCeilings for Fiscal
Year 2000 by
Value (1,000 yen)
or Quantity
42 Chapter 42 ex Articles of leather (other than
goods of Group Nos. 40 and 41)M 202,754
43 Deleted
44 4302.11
etc.5Tanned furskins D 943,939
45 4302.30-1 ex
4303.10 ex4303.90 exArticles of apparel, and other
articles of furskinQ N 1,062,518
46 Deleted
47 4403.99-1 Wood or Kiri (Paulownia spp.) M F 1,220,988
48 4407.25 ex
4407.26 ex
4407.29-1 ex4407.99-1 ex4409.20-3-(1)Tropical wood of
Dipterocarpaceae planed or
sanded, etc.M N 14,940,252
49 4407.25 ex
4407.26 ex4407.29-1 ex
4407.99-1 exTropical wood of
Dipterocarpaceae, not planed norsanded (other than goods of Group
No. 48)M N 5,769,223
50 4408.10-2 ex
4408.31 ex4408.39-3 ex4408.90-2 exSheets for plywood M N 978,499
51 44.08 ex Veneer sheets (other than goods of
Group No. 50M F N 1,253,478
52 4409.20-1 ex
4421.90-1Drawn wood of bamboo and Kushi
of bambooD 5,901
53 44.10
44.11Particle board, etc. M N 5,734,408
54 4412.22 –
4412.994420.90-1Laminated wood, etc. M N 624,092
55 4418.90-2-(2)
exTransom M F N 485,502
56 4419.00-1 Waribashi D 1,222,760
56-2 4421.90-3-(1) Articles of wood of Kwarin, Tsuge
or boxwood, Tagayasan (Cassia
siamea), red sandal wood,
rosewood or ebony wood,excluding ebony wood with whitestreaksM F N 341,266
57 Chapter 44 ex Wood and articles of wood (other
than goods of Group Nos. 47 to
56-2)M N 33,592,163
58 4601.20-1
4601.91-2-(1)Mats, matting and screens of Igusa
(Juncus effusus) or of Shichitoi(Cyperus tegetiformis)M 602,321
59 4602.10-3 ex Tatamidoko D F 687,869
60 4602.10 ex Basketwork, etc. (other than goods
of Group No. 59)D F 1,775,176
61 Deleted
                                                     
5 4302.11;  4302.19 ex;  4302.20 ex;  4302.30-2 exWT/COMTD/N/2/Add.9
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Group
NumberTariff
Item Number
(HS based)Description Control
ClassificationCeilings for Fiscal
Year 2000 by
Value (1,000 yen)
or Quantity
62 Deleted
63 5005.00-2
5006.00-1Yarn spun from noil silk, not put
up for retail sale and silk yarn, etc.,put up for retail saleD 141,173
64 Chapter 50 ex
5803.90-1-(1)Fabrics of noil silk, etc. (other than
goods of Group No. 63)M N 48,278
65 51.06 Yarn of carded wool D F 317,384
66 51.07 Yarn of combed wool Q N 1,172,606
67 51.11 ex
51.12 exWoven fabrics of carded wool, of
combed wool, of carded fine
animal hair or of combed fine
animal hair, containing more than10% by weight of silkM N 448,112
68 51.11 ex
51.12 exWoven fabrics of carded wool, of
combed wool, of carded fineanimal hair or of combed fineanimal hair (other than goods of
Group No. 67)M F N 10,746,681
69 Deleted
70 Chapter 52 ex
etc.6Cotton (other than batik wovenfabrics of cotton, certified ashand-dyed by the Government or aGovernment instrumentality of thecountry of origin, of heading
No. 5208.51 etc.)
7D 219,559
71 53.06 etc.8Flax yarn and ramie yarn, and
woven fabrics thereofD 1,268,943
72 Deleted
73 53.10 Woven fabrics of jute M N 23,223,998
74 5402.20-2-(1)
etc. 9Filament yarn of polyester,containing 10% by weight or lessof silk, and containing more than50% by weight of synthetic fibresor synthetic fibres and acetate
fibres taken togetherQ N 821,332
75 54.07, 54.08
5811.00-2Woven fabrics of synthetic
filament yarnQ N 2,109,130
76 Chapter 54 ex
5604.20 ex5604.90-2Man-made filament yarn and
woven fabrics thereof (other thangoods of Group Nos. 74 and 75)M 1,433,422
77 55.12-55.16
5801.31-2Woven fabrics of synthetic staple
fibresQ N 1,388,477
                                                     
6 Chapter 52 ex;  5802.11;  5802.19;  5803.10
7 5208.51;  5208.52;  5208.53;  5208.59;  5209.51;  5209.52;  5209.59;  5210.51;  5210.52;  5210.59,
5211.51;  5211.52;  5211.59;  5212.15;  5212.25
8 53.06, 5308.90 ex, 53.09;  5311.00-1
9 5402.20-2-(1);  5402.33-2-(1);  5402.42-2-(1);  5402.43-2-(1);  5402.52-2-(1);  5402.62-2-(1)WT/COMTD/N/2/Add.9
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Group
NumberTariff
Item Number
(HS based)Description Control
ClassificationCeilings for Fiscal
Year 2000 by
Value (1,000 yen)
or Quantity
78 Chapter 55 ex Man-made staple fibres and woven
fabrics thereof (other than goods ofGroup No. 77)Q N 1,440,668
79 5607.21
etc. 10Twine, cordage, ropes and cables D 174,269
80 57.01 Carpets and other textile floor
coverings, knottedD F 6,885,768
81 5702.10 etc.11Carpets and other textile floor
coverings (other than goods of
Group No. 80)M 7,321,597
82 5806.10
5806.31-5806.40Narrow woven fabrics, etc. Q N 398,361
83 58.10 Embroidery in the piece, in strips
or  in motifsM 6,323,917
84 60.01 etc.12Knitted or crocheted fabrics, etc. Q N 2,173,365
85 61.01 etc.13Articles of apparel and clothing
accessoriesQ N 7,352,187
86 61.05 ex
etc.14Underwear, knitted or crocheted(other than goods of Group
No. 85)Q N 1,205,742
87 6111.10-1
etc.15Gloves, mittens and mitts, knittedor crochetedD 515,475
88 6111.10-2 ex
etc.16Hosiery, knitted or crocheted(other than goods of GroupNo. 86)Q N 445,581
89 62.01 etc.17Men's and boys' outerwear D 4,739,736
90 62.02 etc.18Women's, girls' and babies'
outerwearD 4,311,174
91 62.05 etc.19Men's or boys' underwear (other
than goods of Group No. 89)Q N 662,770
92 6206.10-2 ex
etc.20Women's or girls' underwear (otherthan goods of Group No. 90)D 419,854
93 6209.10-1
etc.21Corsets, gloves, hosiery, etc. M F 1,328,976
                                                     
10 5607.21;  5607.29;  5607.41-5607.90
11 5702.10;  5702.31-5702.41;  5702.42-2, 5702.49-5702.99;  5703.10;  5703.20-2;  5703.30-2,
5703.90;  5705.00
12 60.01;  6002.10 ex, 6002.20;  6002.30 ex;  6002.41-6002.99
13 61.01-61.04;  61.05 ex, 61.06 ex;  61.07 ex;  61.08 ex;  61.09 ex;  61.10, 61.11 ex;  61.12, 6113.00-2,
61.14;  6117.10;  6117.20;  6117.80-2;  6117.90;  6302.10 ;  6302.40;  6303.11;  6303.12;  6303.19;  6304,11;
6304.91
14 61.05 ex;  61.06 ex;  6107.11-6107.29;  6107.91 ex;  6107.92 ex;  6107.99 ex;  6108.11-6108.39,
6108.91 ex   6108.92 ex;  6108.99 ex, 61.09 ex;  61.11 ex;  6115.11-6115.19
15 61.11 ex;  6116.10 ex;  6116.91-6116.99
16 61.11 ex;  6115.20;  6115.91-6115.99
17 62.01;  62.03;  6207.91;  6207.92;  6207.99 ex, 6210.20;  6210.40;  6211.11;  6211.20 ex;
6211.31-6211.39
18 62.02;  62.04;  6206 ex;  6208.91 ex-6208.99 ex, 6209.10 ex, 6209.20 ex-6209.90 ex;  6210.10,
6210.30;  6210.50;  6211.12;  6211.20 ex;  6211.41;  6211.42;  6211.43;  6211.49
19 62.05;  6207.11-6207.29;  6207.91-2 ex, 6207.92-2 ex;  6207.99 ex
20 6206.10 ex-6206.90 ex;  6208.11 – 6208.29;  6208.91-2 ex;  6208.92-2 ex;  6208.99-2 exWT/COMTD/N/2/Add.9
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Group
NumberTariff
Item Number
(HS based)Description Control
ClassificationCeilings for Fiscal
Year 2000 by
Value (1,000 yen)
or Quantity
94 6209.10-2-(2)
ex, etc.22Clothing accessories, etc. (otherthan goods of Group Nos. 90 and93)D 933.013
95 62.13 Handkerchiefs M 831,329
95-2 6301.20 etc.23Blankets (other than electric
blankets) and travelling rugsM N 1,627,654
96 6302.21 etc.24Bed linen, table linen, etc. D 3,317,176
97 6305.20 etc.25Sacks and bags, of a kind used for
the packing of goodsM 541
98 6403.12 etc.26Footwear (other than goods of
Group No. 99)D 144,624 PR
99 6403.20 etc.27Footwear with uppers of leather or
containing furskin and leather inpart, excluding sports footwear andslippersQ N 66,336
PR
100 6404.11 etc.28Footwear with outer soles of
rubber or plasticsD 752,853
101 Chapter 64 ex Footwear (other than goods of
Group Nos. 98 to 100)M F 321,950
102 Deleted
103 66.01
6603.20Umbrellas and sun umbrellas etc.
and parts, thereofM N 42,693
104 67.02 Artificial flowers, foliage and fruit
and parts thereof; articles made ofartificial flowers, foliage or fruitD 3,803,314
105 70.18 Glass beads, imitation pearls,
imitation precious orsemi-precious stones, etc.M 266,516
106 Deleted
107 71.13 Articles of jewellery and parts
thereof, of precious metal or of
metal clad with precious metalD 4,284,014
108 7117.19 etc29Imitation jewellery, watch straps,
etc.M 755,764
109 Deleted
110 Deleted
111 7202.11
7202.19Ferro-manganese Q N 17,783,100 KG
112 7202.29 Ferro-silicon M F N 3,552,500 KG
                                                                                                                                                                    
21 6209 ex;  62.12;  6216.00;  6217.10 ex
22 6209 ex;  6217.10 ex;  6217.90
23 6301.20;  6301.30;  6301.40;  6301.90
24 6302.21;  6302.22 ex;  6302.29;  6302.31;  6302.32 ex;  6302.39;  6302.51;  6302.52;  6302.53 ex,
6302.59-6302.92;  6302.93 ex;  6302.99;  6303.91;  6303.92 ex;  6303.99, 6304.19;  6304.92;  6304.93 ex,
6304.99
25 6305.20-6305.90
26 6403.12;  6403.19;  6403.30 ex;  6403.51 ex;  6403.59; ex; 6403.91 ex;  6403.99 ex;  6404.19-1 ex,
6404.20-1 ex;  6404.20-2 ex;  6405.10-1 ex;  6405.90-1 ex
27 6403.20;  6403.30 ex;  6403.40;  6403.51 ex;  6403.59 ex; 6403.91 ex;  6403.99 ex;  6404.19-1 ex,
6404.20-1 ex;  6404.20-2 ex;  6405.10-1 ex;  6405.90-1 ex
28 6404.11;  6404.19-2;  6404.20-3;  6405.10-2;  6405.90-1 ex
29 7117.19;  7117.90-1;  9113.90-2-(1)WT/COMTD/N/2/Add.9
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Group
NumberTariff
Item Number
(HS based)Description Control
ClassificationCeilings for Fiscal
Year 2000 by
Value (1,000 yen)
or Quantity
113 7202.30 etc.30Ferro-silico-manganese, etc. and
other ferro-alloys (other thangoods of Group No. 7)D N 7,189,750
KG
114 7202.41
7202.49Ferro-chromium Q N 28,100,000 KG
115 7202.60 ex Ferro-nickel, containing less than
33% by weight of nickelQ N 11,282,757 KG
115-2 7202.60 ex Ferro-nickel, containing 33% or
more by weight of nickelQ N 4,836,550 KG
116 7208.10 etc.31Hot-rolled coils M 101,038,965
117 7208.51 etc.32Hot-rolled plate of iron or
non-alloy steelM N 81,602.874
118 72.09 etc.33Cold-rolled (cold-reduced) plate of
iron or non-alloy steelM 13,022,108
118-2 7210.30 etc.34Flat-rolled products of iron or
non-alloy steel, plated or coatedwith zincD N 3,686,301
119 7213.10 etc.35Bars and rods of iron or non-alloy
steelD F N 936,051
120 7217.10-1
etc.36Wire or iron or non-alloy steel,stranded wire, ropes, etc. of iron or
steelD N 1,344,949
121 73.04 –
73.06Tubes, etc. of iron or steel M N 5,173,735
122 Chapter 72 ex
Chapter 73 exIron and steel and articles thereof
(other than goods of Group No. 7and Group Nos. 111 to 121)D N 9,764.528
123 7402.00
7403.19 exUnrefined copper; copper anodes
for electrolytic refiningM F N 74,651,526 KG
124 7403.11 etc.37Refined copper; unwrought D 11,438,547 KG
125 7407.10 etc.38Copper bars, rods profiles and wire M F 1,193,344 KG
126 7409.21 etc.39Plates, tubes, pipes, etc. of
copper-zinc base alloys (brass) orcopper-tin base alloys (bronze)M F N 1,098,369
126-2 7409.11
7409.197409.407409.90
74.10
7411.10Copper plates sheets and strip
(other than goods of GroupNo. 126), copper foil, and refinedcopper tubes and pipesM N 1,546,512
                                                     
30 7202.30;  7202.50;  7202.70-7202.93;  7202.99 ex
31 7208.10-7208.39;  7208.40 ex;  7208.54;  7211.14;  7211.19
32 7208.40 ex 7208.51-7208.53;  7208.90;  7211.13
33 72.09;  7211.23;  7211.29
34 7210.30;  7210.41;  7210.49;  7212.20;  7212.30
35 7213.10;  7213.20;  7213.91-1; 7213.99-1;  7214.10;  7214.20;  7214.30;  7214.91-1;  7214.99-1,
7215.10;  7215.50-1;  7215.90
36 7217.10-1;  7217.20-1;  7217.30-1;  7217.90-1;  73.12;  7317.00
37 7403.11 – 7403.13;  7403.19 ex
38 7407.10;  7407.21;  7407.29 ex;  7408.11;  7408.19;  7408.21;  7408.29 ex
39 7409.21 – 7409.39;  7411.21;  7411.29 exWT/COMTD/N/2/Add.9
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Group
NumberTariff
Item Number
(HS based)Description Control
ClassificationCeilings for Fiscal
Year 2000 by
Value (1,000 yen)
or Quantity
127 Chapter 74 ex Copper and articles thereof (other
than goods of Group Nos. 123 to126-2)M F N 551,628
128 7501.20-1
7502.10Unwrought nickel M F N 11,376,797 KG
129 Chapter 75 ex Nickel and articles thereof (other
than goods of Group No. 128)M F N 2,106,525
130 Deleted
131 Deleted
132 Chapter 76 ex Aluminium and articles thereof M N 7,006,018
133 7801.10 Unwrought refined lead D 10,927,565 KG
134 Deleted
135 79.01 Unwrought zinc D 15,718,856 KG
136 Deleted
137 81.03 etc.40Other base metals and articles
thereofM F 4,429,486
138 8104.30
8104.90Magnesium and articles (other
than unwrought, waste and scrap)M F N 95,474
138-2 8108.10 Unwrought titanium; waste and
scrap; powdersD F 768,138 KG
139 8544.11 –
8544.60Insulated wire, cable, etc. M F N 9,307,731
140 9401.90-1
9404.10Parts of seats (leather), mattress
supportsM 114,669
141 95.02 Dolls M N 1,840,133
142 95.03 Toys D 5,791,922
143 Deleted
144 Deleted
145 9603.21 –
9603.90Brooms and brushes, other than
those consisting of vegetable
materials merely bound togetherM F 2,511,064
__________
                                                     
40 81.03;  8106.00;  81.07;  8108.90;  8111.00;  8112.20,  8112.40;  8112.91 ex;  8112.99;  8113.00