WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/JPN/31
28 October 1998
(98-4207)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning imports under tariff and other quotas during the fiscal
year 1997 ( Table MA:2 ) was received from the delegation of Japan  on 27 October 1998.G/AG/N/JPN/31
Page 2Table MA:2
MARKET ACCESS:  Japan
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 1997
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitment
Description of Products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionTariff quota quantity for period in
question
(tonnes)In-quota imports during period
(tonnes)
(from section 1-B (or I-A) of Part I of
the Schedule)(from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule)(derived from Section I.B (or I-A) of
Part I of the schedule)
12 3 4
Skimmed milk powder for schoollunch0402.10.211
0402.21.2117,264 4,066
Skimmed milk powder for other
purposes0402.10.121
0402.10.2160402.10.2220402.21.216
0402.21.2220402.29.22085,878 37,949
Evaporated milk 0402.91.121
0402.91.2101,585 823
Whey and modified whey for feeding
purposes0404.10.131
0404.10.1410404.10.171
0404.10.18145,000 24,255
Prepared whey for infant formula 0404.10.142
0404.10.1820404.90.1160404.90.126
0404.90.13625,000 10,048
Butter and butteroil 0405.10.121
0405.10.2210405.90.221 1,873 430
Mineral concentrated whey 0404.10.121
0404.10.1220404.10.161
0404.10.16214,000 1,543
Prepared edible fat 2106.90.121
2106.90.12218,977 18,804G/AG/N/JPN/31
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Other dairy products for general use 0401.10.110
0401.20.1100401.30.1110401.30.1210403.10.110
0403.10.120
0403.90.1160403.90.1170403.90.1260403.90.127
0403.90.136
0403.90.1370404.90.1110404.90.1170404.90.1210404.90.127
0404.90.131
0404.90.1371806.20.311
1806.90.3111901.10.1111901.10.1211901.20.111
1901.20.116
1901.90.1311901.90.1362101.12.2312101.12.236
2101.20.231
2101.20.2362106.10.1202106.10.1302106.90.1112106.90.112
2106.90.124
2106.90.125128,360
(whole milk equivalent)127,171
(whole milk equivalent
Designated dairy products for generaluse0402.10.110
0402.10.2210402.21.1110402.21.1210402.21.221
0402.29.111
0402.29.1210402.29.2110402.99.1210402.99.210
0403.90.111
0403.90.1120403.90.121
0403.90.1220403.90.1310403.90.1320404.10.111
0404.10.119
0404.10.1510404.10.1590405.10.1100405.10.210
0405.20.010
0405.90.1100405.90.210137,202
(whole milk equivalent)212,514
(whole milk equivalent)
Dried leguminous vegetables 0713.10.221
0713.32.0100713.33.2210713.39.221
0713.39.2260713.50.221
0713.90.221120,000 104,139G/AG/N/JPN/31
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Wheat, meslin, triticale and their
processed products1001.10.010
1001.90.0111001.90.0161001.90.0191008.90.021
1101.00.011
1101.00.0911102.90.2101103.11.0101103.19.210
1103.21.010
1103.29.4101104.19.111
1104.19.1211104.29.1111104.29.1211108.11.010
1901.20.131
1901.20.1511901.90.1511901.90.1711904.10.221
1904.20.221
1904.90.2102106.90.2145,635,000
(wheat basis)6,129,232
(wheat basis)
Barley and its processed products 1003.00.011
1003.00.0191102.90.1101103.19.110
1103.29.310
1104.11.0101104.21.0101901.20.141
1901.90.1611904.10.2311904.20.231
1904.90.310
2106.90.2161,343,500
(barley basis)1,471,054
(barley basis)
Rice and its worked and/or prepared
products"ST Annex 5"
see General notes (3) and (4)1006.10.000
1006.20.0001006.30.000
1006.40.000
1102.30.0001103.14.0001103.29.2201104.19.220
1104.29.210
1901.20.1211901.20.1291901.20.1611901.20.1691901.90.141
1901.90.1491901.90.181
1901.90.182
1901.90.1891904.10.2101904.20.2101904.90.100
2106.90.211
2106.90.2122106.90.213530,600
(milled rice basis)530,133
(milled rice basis)G/AG/N/JPN/31
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Starches, inulin and preparations of
starches1108.12.010
1108.12.0201108.13.0101108.13.0201108.14.010
1108.14.020
1108.19.0111108.19.0121108.19.0911108.19.0921108.20.010
1901.20.1561901.20.1571901.90.1761901.90.177157,000 119,569
Ground nuts 1202.10.091
1202.20.09175,000 42,934
Tubers of konnyaku 1212.99.110 267
(dried slice basis)235
(dried slice basis)
Silk-worm cocoons and raw silk 5001.00.010
5002.00.2115002.00.2125002.00.213
5002.00.2165002.00.217798
(raw silk basis)536
(raw silk basis)
General notes:
1. Tariff item numbers in column 2 as of 1 April  1997.
2. Data source in column 4 ( except  "rice and its worked and/or prepared products"):  "Japan's Trade Statistics".
3. Data source in column 4 ("rice and its worked and/or prepared products"): "Food Agency" and "Japan's Trade Statistics".
4. With respect to "rice and its worked and/or prepared products",  the quantity of contracts of the Food Agency with importers and the size of quota allocated to
private importers totalled 530,606 tonnes (milled rice basis) which exceed the amount of Japan's minimum access opportunities s hown in column 3.  Because
of the unfilled quota allocated to private importers, 530,133 tonne s were imported in Japanese Fiscal Year 1997 as shown in col umn 4.
5. "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) system, 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 t he Notes to Section I-B of Part I of
the Schedule.  The statistics of imports for these products under the Hozei  area system are not available.
(Note)   Hozei  area is the area where collection of customs duties on imports is temporarily reserved.
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