G/AG/N/JPN/253/Rev.1  
14 June 2022 
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Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following submission , dated  10 June  2022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Japan . The revised notification  concerns  the imports under tariff quotas (Table MA:2 ) during  the 
Fiscal Year  2018 /2019 . 
 
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This revision involves updated data (indicated by way of underlined text) which have been reported 
for Japanese fiscal year 2018.  
 
 
 
  
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- 2 - Table MA:2  
MARKET ACCESS: JAPAN  
REPORTING PERIOD:  FISCAL YEAR  FROM 01 -04-2018 TO 31 -03-2019 
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  01-04-18 31-03-19 MT 7,264 1,946 26.8%   
JPNQ002  Skimmed milk powder (For 
other purposes)  040210121, 040210216,   
040210222, 040221216,  
040221222, 040229220   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-18 31-03-19 MT 74,973 30,353 40.5%   
JPNQ003  Milk powder  040221, 040229   
 Fiscal  01-04-18 31-03-19 MT 0.3    
JPNQ004  Evaporated milk  040291121, 040291210   
 Fiscal  01-04-18 31-03-19 MT 1,500 1,444 96.3%   
JPNQ005  Condensed milk  040299   
 Fiscal  01-04-18 31-03-19 MT 13    
JPNQ006  Whey and modified whey (For 
feeding purposes)  040410131, 040410141,   
040410171, 040410181   
 Fiscal  01-04-18 31-03-19 MT 45,000 37,499 83.3%   
JPNQ007  Prepared whey (For infant 
formula)  040410142, 040410182,   
040490116, 040490126,  
040490136   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-18 31-03-19 MT 25,000 7,112 28.4%   
JPNQ008  Butter and butteroil  040510121, 040510221,   
040590221   
 Fiscal  01-04-18 31-03-19 MT 581 177 30.5%   
JPNQ009  Mineral concentrated whey  040410121, 040410122,   
040410161, 040410162   
 Fiscal  01-04-18 31-03-19 MT 14,000 9,461 67.6%   
JPNQ010  Prepared edible fat  210690121, 210690122   
 Fiscal  01-04-18 31-03-19 MT 18,977 15,487 81.6%    
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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   
 Fiscal  01-04-18 31-03-19 MT 133,940 130,645 97.5%  (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   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-18 31-03-19 MT 137,202 306,555 100% * (2) 
JPNQ013  Dried leguminous vegetables  071310221, 071332010,   
071333221, 071334291,  
071335291, 071339221,  
071339226, 071350221,  
071360291, 071390221   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-18 31-03-19 MT 120,000 75,398 62.8%    
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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  01-04-18 31-03-19 MT 5,740,000 5,460,516 95.1%  (3) 
JPNQ015  Barley and its processed 
products  100310010, 100390011,   
100390019, 110290110,  
110319110, 110320410,  
110419410, 110429410,  
190120141, 190190161,  
190410231, 190420231,  
190490310, 210690216   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-18 31-03-19 MT 1,369,000 539,314 39.4%  (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  01-04-18 31-03-19 MT 682,200 677,690 99.3%  (5) 
JPNQ017  Starches, inulin, and their 
preparations  110812010, 110812020,   
110813010, 110813020,  
110814010, 110814020,  
110819011, 110819012,  
110819091, 110819092,  
110820010, 190120156,  
190120157, 190190176,  
190190177   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-18 31-03-19 MT 157,000 138,989 88.5%   
JPNQ018  Ground -nuts 120230011, 120230019,   
120241091, 120242091   
 Fiscal  01-04-18 31-03-19 MT 75,000 35,770 47.7%    
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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 
JPNQ019  Tubers of konnyaku  121299110   
 Fiscal  01-04-18 31-03-19 MT 267 27 10.1%  (6) 
JPNQ020  Silk-worm cocoons and raw silk  500100010, 500200211,   
500200215, 500200216,  
500200217   
 Fiscal  01-04-18 31-03-19 MT 798 297 37.2%  (7) 
* In cases where in -quota imports exceed the TRQ quantities, fill rates are capped at 100% . 
Notes :  
(a) Tariff item numbers in column 2 as of 1 April 2018, based on HS2017.  
(b) JPNQ001, JPNQ002, JPNQ004, JPNQ006, JPNQ007, JPNQ008, JPNQ009, JPNQ010, JPNQ011, JPNQ013, JPNQ017, JPN018 and JPNQ020: Data s ource in column 4: 
"Japan's Trade Statistics".  
(c) JPNQ01 2: Data source in column 4: "Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation".  
(d) JPNQ016:Data source in column 4: "Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries" and "Japan's Trade Statistics".  
(e) JPNQ014, JPNQ015 and  JPNQ019: Data source in column  4: "Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries".  
(f) JPNQ003 and JPNQ005: listed in the Schedule, are not included in the notification, because tariff quota systems are not appli ed 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 the Notes to Section I  B of Part I  of the Schedule. The statistics of 
imports for these products under the Hozei  area (Note) system are not available.  
(g) JPNQ002, JPNQ004 and JPNQ008: The quota quantities and actual in -quota imports in column 3 and 4" do not include quantities available under the Hozei  area system 
as described in the Notes to Section I -B of Part I of the Schedule.  
(h) JPNQ014, JPNQ015 and JPNQ016: The In -Quota quantities in column 4 for do not include quantities imported under the Agreement between Japan and Australia fo r an 
Economic Partnership, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans -Pacific Partnership, and the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an 
Economic Partnership.  
(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) JPNQ01 9: dried slice basis . 
(7) JPNQ020 : raw silk basis . 
 
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