WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/COMTD/N/2/Add.10
4 May 2001
(01-2286)
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, 24 April 2001, transmitted
the following information on Japan's Generalized System of Preferences Scheme, which has been
extended, together with some changes, by another ten years until 31 March 2011, as advised by the
Customs Tariff Council.  The details of the revision, as well as relevant information on ceiling
amounts, which took effect as of 1 April 2001 are as follows.
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On 13 December in 2000, the Customs Tariff Council, after reviewing the Japan's
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) which is to expire on 31 March in 2001, reported the
necessity to extend the effective period of Japan's GSP as well as to extend product coverage for the
special treatment for the Least-Developed Countries (LDCs).  The followings are reasons:
(i) Japan's GSP has contributed to the promotion of export from as well as the increase of export
income in developing countries;
(ii) there is a general consensus among the international community that GSP should be
maintained;  and
(iii) the improvement of market access for LDCs is one of the common issues that should be
addressed by developed countries including Japan.
1. Extension of the Effective period of Japan's GSP
The effective period of Japan's GSP will be extended by ten years till 31 March 2011.
2. Special Consideration to LDCs and New Beneficiaries
(i) As the special consideration to LDCs, the category of products for which preferences
(duty-free and quota-free) are granted only to LD Cs will be established (see Annex 1).  Also,
taking account of progress to be made in a new round of multilateral trade negotiations in the
WTO, the amount of preferential imports from LDCs should be expanded through the
extension of product coverage for the special treatment for LDCs while taking due
consideration to the influence on Japan's domestic industry.
(ii) All developing countries will become eligible for GSP and all LDCs for the special treatment
for LDCs, upon request.  Based upon the above, the preferential treatment will be granted
anew to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the special treatment for LDCs additionally to theWT/COMTD/N/2/Add.10
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kiribati, Tuvalu and Zambia.  However, taking account
of great impact on Japan's domestic industry, th e GSP tariff rate will be applied in the fiscal
year (April-March next year) 2001 and the ceiling will not be removed till the end of the
fiscal year 2005, with regard to the fined copper imported from the Democratic Republic of
Congo and Zambia.
3. Removal of the Ceiling
The ceilings will be removed for some product items (see Annex 2).  Also, detailed
requirements should be examined to suspend preferential treatment promptly.
4. Expansion of the Amount of Preferential Imports
The calculation formulae and control mechanisms of the ceiling will be unified in the
following ways to expand the amount of preferential imports, finally distributing benefits resultingfrom preferential treatment as well as simplifying the whole mechanism.
(i) Ceilings will be calculated for each fiscal year by the following manner:
Ceilings = Ceiling of the previous fiscal year, multiplied by 1.03
(ii) Maximum country amounts will be reduced to one-fifth of the total value/quantity of the
ceiling.
(iii) Ceilings and maximum country amounts will be administrated subject to only monthly
control and the most-favoured-nation (MFN) rate will be applied from the middle of the
following month after the ceiling or the maximum country amount has been exceeded.
(iv) The relaxed administration of ceilings and maximum country amounts will be abolished.
5. Adjustment of Preferential Tariff Rates
Balancing the benefit resulting from preferential treatment and the necessity of protecting
Japan's domestic industry together with the measures described in section 3 and 4, preferential tariff
rates will be raised (or preferential treatment margin (MFN rates - preferential tariff rates) will bereduced) in the following ways in accordance with the degree of the expansion of the amount of
preferential imports.
(i) Preferential tariff rates of industrial products will be diversified to five degrees (0%, 20%,
40%, 60%, and 80% of general tariff rates) and will be raised in accordance with the degree
of the expansion of the amount of preferential imports (see Annex 3).
(ii) Tariff of gin, geneva and vodka will be eliminated because applied tariff rates in the fiscal
year 2001 will become lower than current preferential tariff rates.
Also, preferential tariff rates of agricultural products should be revised when a new round of
trade negotiations in the WTO reaches an agreement, taking account of general tariff rates to be
agreed on.WT/COMTD/N/2/Add.10
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ANNEX 1
List of Product Groups for which Preferences are Granted only to LDCs
1. Agricultural Products
Tariff Item Number
(HS based)Description
0305.49 ex Other smoked fish than Pacific salmon, Atlantic salmon, Danube salmon, Herrings
and Tara
0307.91-4-(2) ex,
0307.99-1-(3) ex,0307.99-2-(3) exLive Akagai (bloody clam), sea urchins and jellyfish
0508.00-1 Coral, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked
0712.30 ex Dried other mushrooms and truffles than shiitake mushrooms, whole, cut, sliced,
broken or in powder, but not further prepared
0712.90-2 ex Other vegetables than bamboo shoots, excluding sweet corn
0802.11-20802.12-2Sweet almonds, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
0804.30-2 Dried pineapples
0804.40 ex Fresh avocados
0807.20 Fresh papaws (papayas)
0811.90-1-(5) ex Papayas, pawpaws, avocados, guavas, durians, bilimbis, champeder, jackfruit,
bread-fruit, rambutan, rose-apple jambo, jambosa diamboo-kaget, chicomamey,
cherimoya, kehapi, sugar-apples, mangoes, bullock's-heart, passion-fruit, dookookokosan, mangosteens, soursop and litchi, frozen, containing added sugar
0813.40-2 ex Papayas, pawpaws, durians, bilimbis, champeder, jackfruit, bread-fruit, rambutan,
rose-apple jambo, jambosa diamboo-kaget, chicomamey, cherimoya, sugar-apples,bullock's-heart, passion-fruit, dookoo kokosan, soursop and litchi, dried
0902.30 ex Black tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3 kg
1515.60 Jojoba oil and its fractions
1521.90-2 Other insect waxes than beeswax
1602.20-2 Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood of liver than those of bovine
animals or swine
1602.31-2-(2),1602.32-2-(2),1602.39-2-(2)Other prepared or preserved meat of poultry of heading No. 01.05 other than guts,
bladders and stomachs, whole and pieces thereof, simply boiled in water, notcontaining meat or meat offal of bovine animals or swine
1602.90-2-(2) Other prepared or preserved meat than of guts, bladders and stomachs, whole and
pieces thereof, simply boiled in water, not containing meat or meat offal of bovineanimals or swine
1604.20-1-(1) ex Hard roes of Tara, prepared or preserved, in airtight containers
1605.10-1 Crab, prepared or preserved, in airtight containers, not smoked
1605.20-2,1605.30-2,
1605.40-1-(2)Prepared or preserved shrimps, prawns and lobster, other than smoked; simply
boiled in water or in brine; chilled, frozen, salted, in brine or dried, after simply
boiled in water or in brine
1905.10 Crispbread
1905.40 Rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products
1905.90-1 Bread, ship's biscuits and other ordinary bakers wares, not containing added sugar,
honey, eggs, fats, cheese or fruit
2001.90-2-(1) Papayas, pawpaws, avocados, guavas, durians, bilimbis, champeder, jackfruit,
bread-fruit, rambutan, rose-apple jambo, jambosa diamboo-kaget, chicomamey,cherimoya, kehapi, sugar-apples, bullock's-heart, passion-fruit, dookoo kokosan,soursop and litchi, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid, not containingadded sugarWT/COMTD/N/2/Add.10
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Tariff Item Number
(HS based)Description
2002.90-1 Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwis e than by vinegar or acetic acid, other than
whole or in pieces, containing added sugar
2003.10-1 Mushrooms, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid,
containing added sugar
2005.40-1-(1) Unshelled peas prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not
frozen, containing added sugar
2005.59-1 Unshelled beans prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not
frozen, containing added sugar
2005.70-1 Olives, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, in
airtight containers not more than 10 kg each including container
2005.90-1-(2) Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables than leguminous vegetables (podded
out), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen,
containing added sugar
2005.90-2-(5)-A- (a) Garlic powder prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not
frozen, not containing added sugar, in airtight containers not more than 10 kg eachincluding container
2006.00-1 Marrons glacé
2008.11-1-(1),2008.11-2-(1)Peanut butter
2008.19-1-(2)-A ex Cashew nuts otherwise prepared or preserved, containing added sugar, otherwise
than in pulp form
2008.19-1-(2)-B ex Chestnuts otherwise prepared or preserved, containing added sugar, otherwise than
in pulp form, in airtight containers not mo re than l0 kg each including container, not
roasted
2008.19-2-(1)-B Macadamia nuts, coconuts, brazil nuts, paradise nuts and hazel nuts and roasted
cashew nuts, otherwise prepared or preserved, not containing added sugar, in pulpform
2008.19-2-(2)-A ex Not roasted macadamia nuts, otherwis e prepared or preserved, not containing added
sugar, otherwise than in pulp form
2008.40-2-(1)-A,2008.40-2-(2)-A,
2008.50-2-(1),
2008.60-2-(1),2008.70-2-(2)Pears in airtight containers, apricots in pu lp form, cherries in pulp form and peaches
in pulp form, otherwise prepared or preserved, not containing added sugar
2008.91 Palm hearts
2008.99-2-(2)-B-(b) ex Other edible parts of bananas, avocados, mangoes, guavas and mangosteens,
otherwise than in pulp form, otherwise prep ared or preserved, in airtight containers
2009.80-2-(1),
2009.80-2-(2) exJuice of single vegetable, containing added sugar or otherwise than in airtight
containers
2009.90-2 Mixtures of vegetable juices
2101.20-1-(2) Extracts, essences and concentrates, of tea or maté, and preparations with a basis of
these extracts, essences or concentrates, not instant tea
2101.30 Roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and
concentrates thereof
2102.20-1 Inactive yeasts
2104.10 Soups and broths and preparations therefore
2106.90-2-(2)-E-(b) ex Bases for beverage, non-alcoholic, containing Panax Ginseng or its extract, not
containing added sugar
Note:  The detail of each item can be changed due to legal reasons.WT/COMTD/N/2/Add.10
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2. Industrial Products
Present Ceiling
Group NumberTariff Item Number
(HS based)Description
2710.00-1-(1)-A,
2710.00-1-(1)-BPetroleum spirits which are mixed alkylenes with a very low
degree of polymerisation, etc.
2710.00-1-(2)-A Kerosenes which are mixed alkylenes with a very low degree
of polymerisation
2710.00-1-(5) Lubricating oils, including liquid paraffin
2710.00-1-(6) Other petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous
minerals than petroleum spirits, kerosenes, gas oils, heavy fuel
oils, raw oils and lubricating oils
27.11 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons
34 4104.10-3-(1),
4104.31-2-(1),4104.39-2-(1)Leather of bovine or equine animals (dyed, coloured, stamped
or embossed)
35 4104.10-1-(2) etc.1Leather of bovine or equine animals (other)
36 4105.20-2-(1) Sheep or lamb skin leather (dyed, coloured, stamped or
embossed)
37 4106.20-2-(1) Goat or kid skin leather (dyed, coloured, stamped or
embossed)
58 4601.20-1,
4601.91-2-(1)Mats, matting and screens of Igusa (Juncus effusus) or of
Shichitoi (Cyperus tegetiformis)
50.05 Yarn spun from silk waste other than noil
50.07 Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste
52.05, 52.06, 52.07 Cotton yarn
52.08 -52.12 Woven fabrics of cotton
58.01 Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics (other than fabrics of
heading No. 58.02 or 58.06)
58.03 Gauze (other than narrow fabrics of heading No. 58.06)
58.11 Quilted textile products in the piece, composed of one or more
layers of textile materials assembled with padding by stitchingor otherwise (other than embroidery of heading No. 58.10)
85 61.01 etc.2Articles of apparel and clothing accessories
86 61.05 ex etc.3Underwear, knitted or crocheted (other than goods of Group
No. 85)
87 6111.10-1 etc.4Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted
88 6111.10-2 ex etc.5Hosiery, knitted or crocheted (other than goods of Group
No. 86)
89 62.01 etc.6Men's and boys' outerwear
90 62.02 etc.7Women's, girls' and babies' outerwear
91 62.05 etc.8Men's or boys' underwear (other than goods of Group No. 89)
                                                     
1 4104.10-1-(2), 4104.10-3-(2), 4104.21, 4104.22-2, 4104.29-2, 4104.31-2-(2), 4104.39-2-(2).
2 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.
3 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.
4 6111.10-1, 6111.20-1, 6111-30-1,6111.90-1, 6116.10-1-(1), 6116.10-1-(2) ex, 6116.10-2-(1), 6116.10-2-(2) ex,
6116.91 -6116.99.
5 6111.10-2 ex, 6111.20-2 ex, 6111.30-2 ex, 6111.90-2 ex, 6115.20, 6115.91 -6115.99.
6 62.01, 62.03, 6207.91, 6207.92, 6207.99 ex, 6210.20, 6210.40, 6211.11, 6211.20 ex, 6211.31 -6211.39.
7 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.
8 62.05, 6207.11 -6207.29, 6207.91-2 ex, 6207.92-2 ex, 6207.99-2 ex.WT/COMTD/N/2/Add.10
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Present Ceiling
Group NumberTariff Item Number
(HS based)Description
92 6206.10-2 ex etc.9Women's or girls' underwear (other than goods of Group
No. 90)
98 6403.12 etc.10Footwear (other than goods of Group No. 99)
99 6403.20 etc.11Footwear with uppers of leather or containing furskin andleather in part, excluding sports footwear and slippers
100 6404.11 etc.12Footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics
Note: 1. The detail of each item can be changed due to legal reasons.
2. Excluding products for which tariffs are elimin ated, for which ceilings are removed or which
come into Group No. 63, 64, 70, 75 or 77.
                                                     
9 6206.10 ex -6206.90 ex, 6208.11 -6208.29, 6208.91-2 ex, 6208.92-2 ex, 6208.99-2 ex.
10 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.
11 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.
12 6404.11, 6404.19-2, 6404.20-3, 6405.10-2, 6405.90-1 ex.WT/COMTD/N/2/Add.10
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ANNEX 2
List of Product Groups for which Ceilings will be Removed
Present Group
NumberTariff Item Number
(HS based)Description
1 25.23 Hydraulic cements
3 2815.11, 2815.12,
2815.20Caustic soda and caustic potash
5 2827.36 etc.1Chloride of barium, etc.
7 Chapter 28 ex,
7202.99 exInorganic chemicals, etc.(other than goods of heading
No. 2804.61-2 and Group No. 3 to 6)
9 2905.31, 2909.41,
2909.49 exEthylene glycol, etc.
13 2917.32 Dioctyl orthophthalates
17 29.26 Nitrile-function compounds
19 Chapter 29 ex Organic chemicals (other than goods of heading
No. 2914.21-2, Group No. 9 to 11, and Group No. 13 to 17)
30 Chapter 38 Miscellaneous chemical products
59 4602.10-3 ex Tatamidoko
53.06 Flax yarn
73 53.10 Woven fabrics of jute
83 58.10 Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs
97 6305.20 etc.2Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods
112 7202.29 Ferro-silicon
116 7208.10 etc.3Hot-rolled coils
117 7208.51 etc.4Hot-rolled plate of iron or non-alloy steel
118 72.09 etc..5Cold-rolled (cold-reduced) plate of iron or non-alloy steel
118-2 7210.30 etc.6Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, plated or coatedwith zinc
119 7213.10 etc.7Bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel
120 7217.10-1 etc.8Wire of iron or non-alloy steel, stranded wire, ropes, etc. ofiron or steel
121 73.04-73.06 Tubes, etc. of iron or steel
122 Chapter 72 ex,
Chapter 73 exIron and steel and articles thereof (other than goods of Group
No. 7 and Group No. 111 to 121)
123 7402.00, 7403.19 ex Unrefined copper; copper anodes for electrolytic refining
                                                     
1 2827.36, 2827.38, 2833.27, 2836.60.
2 6305.20-6305.90.
3 7208.10-7208.39, 7208.40 ex, 7208.54, 7211.14, 7211.19.
4 7208.40 ex, 7208.51-7208.53, 7208.90, 7211.13.
5 72.09, 7211.23, 7211.29.
6 7210.30, 7210.41, 7210.49, 7212.20, 7212.30.
7 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.
8 7217.10-1, 7217.20-1, 7217.30-1, 7217.90-1, 73.12, 7317.00.WT/COMTD/N/2/Add.10
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Present Group
NumberTariff Item Number
(HS based)Description
126 7409.21 etc.9Plates, tubes, pipes, etc. of copper-zinc base alloys (brass) or
copper-tin base alloys (bronze)
127 Chapter 74 ex Copper and articles thereof (other than goods of Group
No. 123 to 126-2)
129 Chapter 75 ex Nickel and articles thereof (other than goods of Group
No. 128)
138 8104.30, 8104.90 Magnesium and articles (other than unwrought, waste and
scrap)
138-2 8108.10 Unwrought titanium;  waste and scrap;  powders
139 8544.11-8544.60 Insulated wire, cable, etc.
Note:  The detail of each item can be changed due to legal reasons.
                                                     
9 7409.21-7409.39, 7411.21, 7411.29 ex.WT/COMTD/N/2/Add.10
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ANNEX 3
List of Product Groups to which the Ceiling System is Applied
1. Product Groups given Duty-Free Treatment
Present Group
NumberTariff Item Number
(HS based)Description
4 2825.80 ex Antimony trioxide
6 2849.10, 2849.90 ex Carbide of calcium, etc.
15 2918.15-1 Calcium citrate
26 3505.10-1 Starch derivatives
28 36.04 Fireworks, etc.
47 4403.99-1 Wood of Kiri
48 4407.25 ex,
4407.26 ex,4407.29-1 ex,
4407.99-1 ex,
4409.20-3-(1)Tropical wood of Dipterocarp aceae, planed or sanded, etc.
51 44.08 ex Veneer sheets (other than goods of Group No. 50)
55 4418.90-2-(2) ex Transom
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 white streaks
57 Chapter 44 ex Wood and articles of wood (other than goods of Group No. 47
to 56-2)
64 Chapter 50 ex,
5803.90-1-(1)Fabrics of noil silk, etc. (other than goods of Group No. 63)
93 6209.10-1 etc.1Corsets, gloves, hosiery, etc.
6215.10, 6307.90-2 ex Ties, bow ties and cravats of silk or silk waste, etc.
101 Chapter 64 ex Footwear (other than goods of Group No. 98 to 100)
103 66.01,
6603.20Umbrellas and sun umbrellas etc. and parts, thereof
105 70.18 Glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or semi-
precious stones, etc.
115 7202.60 ex Ferro-nickel, containing less than 33% by weight of nickel
115-2 7202.60 ex Ferro-nickel, containing 33% more by weight of nickel
125 7407.10 etc.2Copper bars, rods, profiles and wire
126-2 7409.11, 7409.19
7409.40, 7409.9074.10, 7411.10Copper plates, sheets and strip (other than goods of Group
No. 126), copper foil, and refined copper tubesand pipes
132 Chapter 76 ex Aluminium and articles thereof
137 81.03 etc.3Other base metals and articles thereof
140 9401.90-1, 9404.10 Parts of seats (leather), Mattress supports
141 95.02 Dolls
145 9603.21-9603.90 Brooms and brushes, other than those consisting of vegetable
materials merely bound together
Note:  The detail of each item can be changed due to legal reasons.
                                                     
1 6209 ex, 62.12, 6216.00, 6217.10 ex.
2 7407.10, 7407.21, 7407.29 ex, 7408.11, 7408.19, 7408.21, 7408.29 ex.
3 81.03, 8106.00, 81.07, 8108.90, 8111.00, 8112.20, 8112.40, 8112.91 ex, 8112.99, 8113.00.WT/COMTD/N/2/Add.10
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2. Product Groups for which Tariff Rates are 20 per cent of Most-Favoured-Nation Rates
Present Group
NumberTariff Item Number
(HS based)Description
10 2905.44 Sorbitol
27 3505.10-2, 3505.20 Dextrins, dextrin glues, etc.
31 39.01 ex etc.4Polyethylene, polystyrene, etc., in blocks of irregular shape,
lumps, powders (including moulding powders), granules,flakes and similar bulk forms
31-2 3926.90 ex Woven fabrics of plastics obtained from strip, entirely coated
or covered on both sides with plastics
39 4109.00,
Chapter 41 exRaw hides or skins (other than furskins) and leather (other than
goods of Group No. 34 to 38)
42 Chapter 42 ex Articles of leather (other than goods of Group No. 40 and 41)
44 4302.11 etc.5Tanned furskins
63 5005.00-2, 5006.00-1 Yarn spun from noil silk, not put up for retail sale and silk
yarn, etc., put up for retail sale
7165308.90 ex, 53.09,
5311.00-1Ramie yarn, and woven fabrics of flax or ramie
76 Chapter 54 ex,
5604.20 ex, 5604.90-2Man-made filament yarn and woven fabrics thereof (other than
goods of Group No. 74 and 75)
80 57.01 Carpets and other textile floor coverings, knotted
95 62.13 Handkerchiefs
95-2 6301.20 etc.7Blankets (other than electric blankets) and travelling rugs
104 67.02 Artificial flowers, foliage and fruit and parts thereof; articles
made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit
108 7117.19 etc.8Imitation jewellery, watch straps, etc.
133 7801.10 Unwrought refined lead
Note:  The detail of each item can be changed due to legal reasons.
                                                     
4 39.01 ex -39.04 ex, 39.06 ex, 3911.10 ex, 3914.00 ex.
5 4302.11, 4302.19 ex, 4302.20 ex, 4302.30-2 ex.
6 Goods of Group No. 71 other than flax yarn.
7 6301.20, 6301.30, 6301.40, 6301.90.
8 7117.19, 7117.90-1, 9113.90-2-(1).WT/COMTD/N/2/Add.10
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3. Product Groups for which Tariff Rates are 40 per cent of Most-Favoured-Nation Rates
Present Group
NumberTariff Item Number
(HS based)Description
107 71.13 Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal or of
metal clad with precious metal
135 79.01 Unwrought zinc
Note:  The detail of each item can be changed due to legal reasons.
4. Product Groups for which Tariff Rates are 60 per cent of Most-Favoured-Nation Rates
Present Group
NumberTariff Item Number
(HS based)Description
14 2918.14 Citric acid
21 3301.25-1-(2) Peppermint oils, obtained from Mentha arvensis containing
65% or less by weight of total menthol
24 3502.11, 3502.19 Egg albumin
38 4109.00 Patent leather, etc.
41 4205.00,
9305.90-2-(1)Articles of composition leather, etc.
45 4302.30-1 ex,
4303.10 ex,
4303.90 exArticles of apparel, and other articles of furskin
49 4407.25 ex,
4407. 26ex ,
4407.29-1 ex,
4407.99-1 ex,Tropical wood of Dipterocarpaceae, not planed nor sanded
(other than goods of Group No. 48)
50 4408.10-2 ex,
4408.31 ex,4408.39-3 ex,4408.90-2 exSheets for plywood
52 4409.20-1 ex,
4421.90-1Drawn wood of bamboo and Kushi of bamboo
53 44.10, 44.11 Particle board, etc.
54 4412.22 -4412.99,
4420.90-1Laminated wood, etc.
56 4419.00-1 Waribashi
60 4602.10 ex Basketwork, etc. (other than goods of Group No. 59)
65 51.06 Yarn of carded wool
66 51.07 Yarn of combed wool
67 51.11 ex, 51.12 ex Woven fabrics of carded wool, of combed wool, of carded fine
animal hair or of combed fine animal hair, containing more
than 10% by weight of silk
68 51.11 ex, 51.12 ex Woven fabrics of carded wool, of combed wool, of carded fine
animal hair or of combed fine animal hair (other than goods ofGroup No. 67)
70 Chapter 52 ex etc.9Cotton (other than batik woven fabrics of cotton, certified ashand-dyed by the Government or a Government
instrumentality of the country of origin, of heading
No. 5208.51 etc.
10
                                                     
9 Chapter 52 ex, 5802.11, 5802.19, 5803.10.
10 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.WT/COMTD/N/2/Add.10
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Present Group
NumberTariff Item Number
(HS based)Description
74 5402.20-2-(1) etc.11Filament yarn of polyester, containing 10% by weight or less
of silk, and containing more than 50% by weight of synthetic
fibres or synthetic fibres and acetate fibres taken together
78 Chapter 55 ex Man-made staple fibres and woven fabrics thereof (other than
goods of Group No. 77)
79 5607.21 etc.12Twine, cordage, ropes and cables
81 5702.10 etc.13Carpets and other textile floor coverings (other than goods ofGroup No. 80)
114 7202.41, 7202.49 Ferro-chromium
124 7403.11 etc.14Refined copper; unwrought
128 7501.20-1, 7502.10 Unwrought nickel
142 95.03 Toys
Note:  The detail of each item can be changed due to legal reasons.
5. Product Groups for which Tariff Rates are 80 per cent of Most-Favoured-Nation Rates
Present Group
NumberTariff Item Number
(HS based)Description
11 2906.11 Menthol
16 2922.42-1 Sodium glutamates
40 4202.11 etc.15Trunks, suit-cases, etc.
75 54.07, 54.08,
5811.00-2Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn
77 55.12 -55.16,  
5801.31-2Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres
82 5806.10,
5806.31 -5806.40Narrow woven fabrics, etc.
84 60.01 etc.16Knitted or crocheted fabrics, etc.
94 6209.10-2-(2) ex etc.17Clothing accessories, etc. (other than goods of Group No. 90
and 93)
96 6302.21 etc.18Bed linen, table linen, etc.
111 7202.11, 7202.19 Ferro-manganese
113 7202.30 etc.19Ferro-silico-manganese, etc. and other ferro-alloys (other thangoods of Group No. 7)
Note:  The detail of each item can be changed due to legal reasons.
                                                     
11 5402.20-2-(1), 5402.33-2-(1), 5402.42-2-(1), 5402.43-2-(1), 5402.52-2-(1), 5402.62-2-(1).
12 5607.21, 5607.29, 5607.41 -5607.90.
13 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.
14 7403.11 -7403.13, 7403.19 ex.
15 4202.11, 4202.12, 4202.21 -4202.32, 4202.91, 4202.92, 9605.00.
16 60.01, 6002.10 ex, 6002.20, 6002.30 ex, 6002.41 -6002.99.
17 6209 ex, 6217.10 ex, 6217.90.
18 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.
19 7202.30, 7202.50, 7202.70 -7202.93, 7202.99 ex.WT/COMTD/N/2/Add.10
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CEILINGS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001
(General Note)
KG: kilogramme
Table 1
Group
NumberTariff Item
Number
(HS based)DescriptionCeilings for Fiscal Year 2001
by Value (1,000yen) or
Quantity
1 2825.80 ex Antimony trioxide 2,290,900 KG
2 2849.10
2849.90 exCarbide of calcium, etc. 631,724
3 2905.44 Sorbitol 866,456
4 2906.11 Menthol 219,375
5 2918.14 Citric acid 141,914
6 2918.15-1 Calcium citrate 7,772
7 2922.42-1 Sodium glutamates 815,540
8 3301.25-1-(2) Peppermint oils, obtained from Mentha
arvensis containing 65% or less by weight o f
total menthol34,246
9 3502.11
3502.19Egg albumin 900,224
10 3505.10-1 Starch derivatives 10,721,340
11 3505.10-2
3505.20Dextrins, dextrin glues, etc. 152,723
12 36.04 Fireworks, etc. 1,242,378
13 39.01 ex
etc.1Polyethylene, polystyrene, etc., in blocks o f
irregular shape, lumps, powders(includingmoulding powders), granules, flakes andsimilar bulk forms16,900,980
14 3926.90-2 ex Woven fabrics of plastics obtained from strip,
entirely coated or covered on both sides withplastics1,207,424
15 4109.00 Patent leather, etc. 12,387
16 Chapter 41 ex Raw hides or skins (other than furskins) and
leather (other than goods of headingNo. 4104.10-1-(2) etc.
21,540,905
17 4202.11
etc.3Trunks, suit-cases, etc. 6,140,430
18 4205.00
9305.90-2-(1)Articles of composition leather, etc. 573,114
19 Chapter 42 ex Articles of leather (other than goods o f
heading No. 42.03 and Group No. 17 and 18)417,981
20 4302.11
etc.4Tanned furskins 483,172
21 4302.30-1 ex
4303.10 ex4303.90 exArticles of apparel, and other articles o
f
furskin1,046,009
22 4403.99-1 Wood of Kiri (Paulownia spp.) 196,210
                                                     
1 39.01 ex~39.04 ex, 39.06 ex, 3911.10 ex, 3914.00 ex.
2 4104.10-1-(2), 4104-10-3, 4104.21, 4104.22-2, 4104.29-2, 4104.31-2, 4104.39-2, 4105.20-2-(1), 4106.20-2-(1),
4109.00.
3 4202.11, 4202.12, 4202.21~4202.32, 4202.91, 4202.92, 9605.00.
4 4302.11, 4302.19 ex, 4302.20 ex, 4302.30-2 ex.WT/COMTD/N/2/Add.10
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Group
NumberTariff Item
Number
(HS based)DescriptionCeilings for Fiscal Year 2001
by Value (1,000yen) or
Quantity
23 4407.25 ex
etc.5Tropical wood of Dipterocarpaceae, planed orsanded, etc.13,451,299
24 4407.25 ex
etc.6Tropical wood of Dipterocarpaceae, notplaned nor sanded (other than goods of GroupNo. 23)119,307
25 4408.10-2 ex 7Sheets for plywood 1,539,807
26 44.08 ex Veneer sheets (other than goods of Group
No.  25)3,320,800
27 4409.20-1 ex
4421.90-1Drawn wood of bamboo and Kushi of bamboo 281,608
28 44.10
44.11Particle board, etc. 7,052,992
29 4412.22
etc.8Laminated wood, etc. 5,314,788
30 4418.90-2-(2) ex Transom 631,848
31 4419.00-1 Waribashi 1,264,973
32 4421.90-3-(1) Articles of wood of Kwarin, Tsuge or
boxwood, Tagayasan (Cassia siamea), redsandal wood, rosewood or ebony wood,excluding ebony wood with white streaks215,194
33 Chapter 44 ex Wood and articles of wood (other than goods
of heading No. 4412.13, 4412.14 and 4412.19
and Group No. 22 to 32)58,514,014
34 4602.10 ex Basketwork, etc.(other than Tatamidoko) 2,134,880
35 5005.00-2
5006.00-1Yarn spun from noil silk, not put up for retail
sale and silk yarn, etc., put up for retail sale129,257
36 5006.00-2
5007.105803.90-1-(1)Silk worm gut, Woven fabrics of noil silk and
gauze of silk noil27,981
37 51.06 Yarn of carded wool 191,195
38 51.07 Yarn of combed wool 1,128,411
39 5111.11-1
etc.9Woven fabrics of carded wool, of combedwool, of carded fine animal hair or of combed
fine animal hair, containing more than 10% by
weight of silk975
40 51.11 ex
51.12 exWoven fabrics of carded wool, of combed
wool, of carded fine animal hair or of combedfine animal hair (other than goods of GroupNo. 39)3,016,222
41 Chapter 52 ex
etc.10Cotton (other than batik woven fabrics o f
cotton, certified as hand-dyed by the
Government or a Government instrumentality
of the country of origin, of headingNo. 5208.51 etc.
11)223,679
                                                     
5 4407.25 ex, 4407.26 ex, 4407.29-1 ex, 4407.99-1 ex, 4409.20-3-(1).
6 4407.25 ex, 4407.26 ex, 4407.29-1 ex, 4407.99-1 ex.
7 4408.10-2 ex, 4408.31 ex, 4408.39-3 ex, 4408.90-2 ex.
8 4412.22, 4412.23, 4412.29, 4412.92, 4412.93, 4412.99, 4420.90-1.
9 5111.11-1, 5111.19-1, 5111.20-1, 5111.30-1, 5111.90-1, 5112.11-1, 5112.19-1, 5112.20-1, 5112.30-1,
5112.90-1.
10 Chapter 52 ex, 5802.11, 5802.19, 5803.10.
11 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.WT/COMTD/N/2/Add.10
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Group
NumberTariff Item
Number
(HS based)DescriptionCeilings for Fiscal Year 2001
by Value (1,000yen) or
Quantity
42 5308.90 ex
53.09
5311.00-1Ramie yarn, and woven fabrics of flax and
ramie412,306
43 5402.20-2-(1)
etc.12Filament yarn of polyester, containing 10% byweight or less of silk, and containing morethan 50% by weight of synthetic fibres orsynthetic fibres and acetate fibres taken
together723,433
44 54.07
etc.13Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn 1,210,127
45 Chapter 54 ex
5604.20-2-(2)5604.90-2Man-made filament yarn and woven fabrics
thereof (other than goods of Group No. 43and  44)1,774,320
46 55.12~55.16
5801.31-2Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres 1,326,449
47 Chapter 55 ex Man-made staple fibres and woven fabrics
thereof (other than goods of Group No. 46)1,276,651
48 5607.21
etc.14Twine, cordage, ropes and cables 181,419
49 57.01 Carpets and other textile floor coverings,
knotted5,466,574
50 5702.10
etc.15Carpets and other textile floor coverings (otherthan goods of Group No. 49)9,088,778
51 5806.10
etc.16Narrow woven fabrics, etc. 376,017
52 60.01
etc.17Knitted or crocheted fabrics, etc. 672,835
53 6209.10-1
etc.18Corsets, gloves, hosiery, etc. 7,717,314
54 6209.10-2-(2) ex
etc.19Babies' clothing accessories, other made upclothing accessories (other than socks) andparts of garments or of clothing accessories(other than those of heading No. 62.12)531,603
55 62.13 Handkerchiefs 1,118,320
56 6215.10
6307.90-2 exTies, bow ties, cravats, of silk; etc. 4,242,634
57 6301.20
etc.20Blankets (other than electric blankets) andtravelling rugs4,058,740
58 6302.21
etc.21Bed linen, table linen, etc. 3,401,588
                                                     
12 5402.20-2-(1), 5402.33-2-(1), 5402.42-2-(1), 5402.43-2-(1), 5402.52-2-(1), 5402.62-2-(1).
13 54.07, 54.08, 5811.00-2-(1), 5811.00-2-(3).
14 5607.21, 5607.29, 5607.41, 5607.49, 5607.50, 5607.90.
15 5702.10, 5702.31, 5702.32, 5702.39, 5702.41, 5702.42, 5702.49, 5702.51, 5702.52, 5702.59, 5702.91, 5702.92,
5702.99, 57.03, 5705.00.
16 5806.10, 5806.31, 5806.32-2, 5806.39, 5806.40.
17 60.01, 6002.10 ex, 6002.20, 6002.30 ex, 6002.41, 6002.42, 6002.43, 6002.49, 6002.91, 6002.92, 6002.93,
6002.99.
18 6209.10-1, 6209.20-1, 6209.30-1, 6209.90-1, 62.12, 6216.00, 6217.10 ex.
19 6209.10-2-(2) ex, 6209.20-2-(2)-A, 6209.30-2-(2)-A, 6209.90-2-(2)-A, 6217.10 ex, 6217.90.
20 6301.20, 6301.30, 6301.40, 6301.90.
21 6302.21, 6302.22 ex, 6302.29, 6302.31, 6302.32 ex, 6302.39, 6302.51, 6302.52,6302.53 ex, 6302.59, 6302.60,
6302.91, 6302.92, 6302.93 ex, 6302.99, 6303.91, 6303.92 ex, 6303.99, 6304.19, 6304.92, 6304.93 ex, 6304.99.WT/COMTD/N/2/Add.10
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Group
NumberTariff Item
Number
(HS based)DescriptionCeilings for Fiscal Year 2001
by Value (1,000yen) or
Quantity
59 6405.10-3
6405.20
6405.90-2Other footwear with uppers of leather and o f
textile materials, etc.474,518
60 66.01
6603.20Umbrellas and sun umbrellas etc. and parts,
thereof37,987
61 67.02 Artificial flowers, foliage and fruit and parts
thereof; articles made of artificial flowers,foliage or fruit1,414,788
62 70.18 Glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation
precious or semi-precious stones, etc.279,438
63 71.13 Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, o f
precious metal or of metal clad with precious
metal4,564,506
64 7117.19
7117.90-19113.90-2-(1)Imitation jewellery, watch straps, etc. 1,155,348
65 7202.11
7202.19Ferro-manganese 16,334,216 KG
66 7202.30
etc.22Ferro-silico-manganese, etc. and other ferro-alloys (other than ferro-phosphorus)38,737,265 KG
67 7202.41
7202.49Ferro-chromium 27,670,321 KG
68 7202.60 ex Ferro-nickel, containing less than 33% by
weight of nickel2,688,732 KG
69 7202.60 ex Ferro-nickel, containing 33% or more by
weight of nickel877,560 KG
70 7403.11
etc.23Refined copper; unwrought 37,658,982 KG
71 7407.10
etc.24Copper bars, rods, profiles and wire 4,277,416 KG
72 7409.11
etc.25Copper plates, sheets and strip (other thanthose of copper-zinc base alloy (brass) or o
f
copper-tin base alloy (bronze)), copper foil,and refined copper tubes and pipes4,764,119
73 7501.20-1
7502.10Unwrought nickel 23,208,442 KG
74 Chapter 76 Aluminium and articles thereof 8,962,676
75 7801.10 Unwrought refined lead 6,065,776 KG
76 79.01 Unwrought zinc 19,610,642 KG
77 81.03
etc.26Other base metals and articles thereof 5,614,766
78 9401.90-1
9404.10Parts of seats (leather), Mattress supports 168,931
79 95.02 Dolls 5,865,287
80 95.03 Toys 5,942,647
81 9603.21
etc.27Brooms and brushes, other than thoseconsisting of vegetable materials merelybound together3,975,105
                                                     
22 7202.30, 7202.50, 7202.70, 7202.80, 7202.91, 7202.92, 7202.93, 7202.99 ex.
23 7403.11, 7403.12, 7403.13, 7403.19 ex.
24 7407.10, 7407.21, 7407.29 ex, 7408.11, 7408.19, 7408.21, 7408.29 ex.
25 7409.11, 7409.19, 7409.40, 7409.90, 74.10, 7411.10.
26 81.03, 8106.00, 81.07, 8108.90, 8111.00, 8112.20, 8112.40, 8112.91, 8112.99, 8113.00.WT/COMTD/N/2/Add.10
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Table 2
Ceiling for refined copper (goods of Group No. 70 of table 1)
originating in Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia
Group
NumberTariff Item
Number
(HS based)DescriptionCeilings for Fiscal Year
2001 by Quantity
70 7403.11
etc.28Refined copper; unwrought 12,687,841 KG
__________
                                                                                                                                                                    
27 9603.21, 9603.29, 9603.30, 9603.40, 9603.50, 9603.90.
28 7403.11, 7403.12, 7403.13, 7403.19 ex.