WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/JPN/10
4September 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3457)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification concerning imports under tariff quotas during thefiscal year1995
(Table MA:2) wasreceived from thedelegation ofJapan on29August 1996.G/AG/N/JPN/10
Page2Table MA:2 MARKET ACCESS: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: Fiscal Year 1995
Listrelating totariff andother quota commitments
Description ofproducts Tariff itemnumber(s) encompassed
inproduct descriptionTariff quota quantity forperiod inquestion
(tonnes)In-quota imports during
period (tonnes)
1 2 3 4
Skimmed milkpowder forschool
lunch0402.10.211
0402.21.2117,264 4,245
Skimmed milkpowder forother
purposes0402.10.121
0402.10.216
0402.10.222
0402.21.216
0402.21.222
0402.29.22085,878 41,789
Evaporated milk 0402.91.121
0402.91.2101,585 663
Whey andmodified whey for
feeding purposes0404.10.131
0404.10.141
0404.10.171
0404.10.18145,000 20,456
Prepared whey forinfant formula 0404.10.142
0404.10.182
0404.90.116
0404.90.126
0404.90.13625,0007,329G/AG/N/JPN/10
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Butter andbutteroil 0405.00.121
0405.00.2001,873 511
Mineral concentrated whey 0404.10.121
0404.10.122
0404.10.161
0404.10.16214,000 1,944
Prepared edible fat 2106.90.121
2106.90.12218,977 18,994
Other dairy products forgeneral
use0401.10.110 0404.90.137
0401.20.110 1901.10.111
0401.30.111 1901.10.121
0401.30.121 1901.20.111
0403.10.110 1901.20.116
0403.10.120 1901.90.131
0403.90.116 1901.90.136
0403.90.117 2101.10.231
0403.90.126 2101.10.236
0403.90.127 2101.20.231
0403.90.136 2101.20.236
0403.90.137 2106.10.120
0404.90.111 2106.10.130
0404.90.117 2106.90.111
0404.90.121 2106.90.112
0404.90.127 2106.90.124
0404.90.131 2106.90.125124,640
(whole milkequivalent)114,642
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Designated dairy products for
general use0402.10.110 0405.00.110
0402.10.221 0405.00.210
0402.21.111
0402.21.121
0402.21.221
0402.29.111
0402.29.121
0402.29.211
0402.99.121
0402.99.210
0403.90.111
0403.90.112
0403.90.121
0403.90.122
0403.90.131
0403.90.132
0404.10.111
0404.10.119
0404.10.151
0404.10.159137,202
(whole milkequivalent)248,275
(whole milkequivalent)
Dried leguminous vegetables 0713.10.221
0713.32.010
0713.33.221
0713.39.221
0713.39.226
0713.50.221
0713.90.221120,000 115,279G/AG/N/JPN/10
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Wheat, meslin, triticale andtheir
processed products1001.10.010 1104.19.111
1001.90.011 1104.19.121
1001.90.016 1104.29.111
1001.90.019 1104.29.121
1008.90.021 1108.11.010
1101.00.011 1901.20.131
1101.00.091 1901.20.151
1102.90.210 1901.90.151
1103.11.010 1901.90.171
1103.19.210 1904.10.221
1103.21.010 1904.90.210
1103.29.410 2106.90.2145,565,000
(Wheat basis)5,973,242
(Wheat basis)
Barley anditsprocessed products 1003.00.011
1003.00.019
1102.90.110
1103.19.110
1103.29.310
1104.11.010
1104.21.010
1901.20.141
1901.90.161
1904.10.231
1904.90.310
2106.90.2161,326,500
(Barley basis)1,713,463
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Riceanditsworked and/or
prepared products
"STAnnex 5"*1006.10.000 2106.90.211
1006.20.000 2106.90.212
1006.30.000 2106.90.213
1006.40.000
1102.30.000
1103.14.000
1103.29.220
1104.19.220
1104.29.210
1901.20.121
1901.20.129
1901.20.161
1901.20.169
1901.90.141
1901.90.149
1901.90.181
1901.90.182
1901.90.189
1904.10.210
1904.90.100379,000
(Milled ricebasis)377,996
(Milled ricebasis)
Ground-nuts 1202.10.091
1202.20.09175,000 40,944
Tubers ofkonnyaku 1212.99.110 267
(Dried slicebasis)196
(Dried slicebasis)
*Seegeneral notes 3and4.G/AG/N/JPN/10
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Silk-worm cocoons andrawsilk 5001.00.010
5002.00.211
5002.00.212
5002.00.213
5002.00.216
5002.00.217798
(Raw silkbasis)1,045
(Raw silkbasis)
General notes:
1. Tariff itemnumbers incolumn 2asof1April 1995.
2. Datasource incolumn 4(except "rice anditsworked and/or prepared products"): "Japan 'sTrade Statistics".
3. Datasource incolumn 4("rice anditsworked and/or prepared products"): "Food Agency" and"Japan 'sTrade Statistics".
4. With respect to"rice anditsworked and/or prepared products", thequantity ofcontracts oftheFood Agency withimporters andthesize
ofquota allocated toprivate importers totalled 379,081 tonnes (milled ricebasis) which exceed theamount ofJapan'sminimum access
opportunities shown incolumn 3.Mainly because oftheunfilled quota allocated toprivate importers, 377,996 tonnes wereimported inJapanese
Fiscal Year 1995 asshown incolumn 4.
5. "Milk powder" and"Condensed milk" listed intheSchedule, arenotincluded inthenotification, because tariffquota systems arenotapplied
tothem. These products canbeintroduced intoJapan under theHozei area(note) system, without imposed customs duties andrequired quota
certifications, provided thattheyareusedforconsumption inthecruise ofinternational maritime vessels andinternational airlines asdescribed
intheNotes toSection I-BofPartIoftheSchedule. Thestatistics ofimports fortheseproducts under theHozei areasystem arenotavailable.
(Note) Hozei areaistheareawhere collection ofcustoms duties onimports istemporarily reserved.