G/AG/N/JPN/262  
 
 
27 April 2021 
(21-3538)  Page: 1/19 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 26 April  2021, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Japan . The notification concerns the administration of tariff quotas (Table MA:1 ) for the  
Fiscal  Year 2021/2022 . 
 
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- 2 - Table MA: 1  
MARKET ACCESS: JAPAN  
REPORTING PERIOD:  FISCAL YEAR  FROM 01 -04-2021 TO 31 -03-2022 
Implementation of market access opportunities: Tariff and other quota commitments  
TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description  Not 
opened  Description of import arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
JPNQ001  Skimmed milk powder for school lunch  040210211, 040221211   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  Global base . 
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
(MAFF) . 
(ii) Eligibility requirements for applicants: Applicants must be suppliers of 
skimmed milk powder for school lunch.  
(iii) The quota is allocated taking a ccount of the factors such as annual supply 
of the end products and amount of the stock in the previous year and planned 
annual supply of the end products in the current year.  
(iv) Allocations are made up to a maximum of 6 times  a fiscal year, and are 
valid until the end of that year. Quantity that is returned without using is 
added to the quantity that is not allocated and redistributed. Applicants who 
wish to obtain allocations twice or more a fiscal year shall submit a document 
stating the reason for th eir need to do so.   
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences):  Not 
applicable.  
(d) Other information: Sources of information:  
- Decree -law by the Cabinet on TRQ Administration ; 
- Decree -law by MAFF on TRQ Administration on Various Products such as 
Maize ; 
- Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by MAFF ; 
- METI Official Bulletin ; 
- JETRO Tsusho Koho .   
 
  
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- 3 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description  Not 
opened  Description of import arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
JPNQ002  Skimmed milk powder for other purposes  040210121, 040210216,   
040210222, 040221216,  
040221222, 040229220   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  Global base . 
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries  
(MAFF) . 
(ii) Eligibility requirements for applicants:  
1. For use to produce compound feeds Applicants must fall under one of the 
following and be approved by the Director -General of Agricultural Production 
Bureau, MAFF, as appropriate applicants. (1) Prod ucers of compound feeds 
using skimmed milk powder . (2) Producers ' organizations of compound feeds 
using skimmed milk powder . (3) Suppliers of skimmed milk powder to the 
producers of compound feeds, who fulfil all of the following criteria. - produce 
compound feeds that meet the requirements specified by the suppliers - 
receive ingredient necessary to produce the compound feeds from the 
suppliers - provide suppliers or suppliers ' organizations with all the quantity 
of the compound feeds produced using skimmed milk powder that is received 
from the suppliers.  
2. For use to produce recombined milk in Okinawa prefecture Applicants m ust 
have record of production of recombined milk in plants in Okinawa prefecture 
in the previous year and must produce recombined milk for consumption in 
the prefecture.  
3. For use to produce prepared milk powder for infant formula in Okinawa 
prefecture A pplicants must be producers of prepared milk powder which must 
be sold in Okinawa prefecture for consumption by infants in the prefecture 
and/or by those who are designated by the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry 
and Fisheries.  
(iii) The quota is alloca ted taking account of the factors such as annual 
production of the end products and amount of usage/stock in the previous 
year and planned annual usage in the current year.  
(iv) Allocations are made up to a maximum of 6 times  a fiscal year, and are 
valid until the end of that year. Quantity that is returned without using is 
added to the quantity that is not allocated and redistributed. Applicants who 
wish to obtain allocations twice or more a fiscal year shall submit a document 
stating the reason for their  need to do so.   
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences):  Not 
applicable.   
(d) Other information: Sources of information:  
- Decree -law by the Cabinet on TRQ Administration ; 
- Decree -law by MAFF on TRQ Administration on Various Pr oducts such as 
Maize ; 
- Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by MAFF ; 
- METI Official Bulletin ; 
- JETRO Tsusho Koho .  
 
  
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- 4 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description  Not 
opened  Description of import arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
JPNQ004  Evaporated milk  040291121, 040291210   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  Global base.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:   
(i) Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries  
(MAFF) . 
(ii) Eligibility requirements for applicants: Applicants must fall under one of 
the following: (1) Applicants must be importers and sellers/users of 
evaporated milk in Okinawa prefecture and must also have a record of 
imports of commodities classified in S ections 1 to 4 of the Customs Tariff 
Schedules of Japan in the previous fiscal year. (2) Applicants must be 
producers and sellers of products using evaporated milk as a raw material in 
Okinawa prefecture. (3) Applicants must be producers of products using 
evaporated milk as a raw material.  
(iii) The quotas for (1) and (2) above are allocated taking the factors, such 
as annual amount of imports and sales in the previous year, planned annual 
amount of use in the current year, into account. The quota for (3) above is 
allocated taking the factors, such as annual production of the end products 
and amount of the stock in the previous year, planned annual production of 
the end products in the current year, into account.  
(iv) Allocations are made up to a maximum o f twice a fiscal year, and are 
valid until the end of that year. Quantity that is returned without using is 
added to the quantity that is not allocated and redistributed. Applicants who 
wish to obtain allocations twice or more a fiscal year shall submit a document 
stating the reason for their need to do so.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences):  Not 
applicable.  
(d) Other information: Sources of information:  
- Decree -law by the Cabinet on TRQ Administration ; 
- Decree -law by MAFF on TRQ Administration on Various Products such as 
Maize ; 
- Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by MAFF ; 
- METI Official Bulletin ; 
- JETRO Tsusho Koho .  
 
  
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- 5 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description  Not 
opened  Description of import arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
JPNQ006  Whey and modified whey for feeding 
purposes  040410131, 040410141,   
040410171, 040410181   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  Global base.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries  
(MAFF) . 
(ii) Eligibility requirements for applicants: Applicants must fall under one of 
the following and be approved by the Director General of Agricultural 
Production Bureau, MAFF, as appropriate applicants. (1) Producers of 
compound feeds using whey and modified whe y (2) Producers' organizations 
of compound feeds using whey and modified whey (3) Suppliers of whey and 
modified whey to the producers of compound feed, who fulfil all of the 
following criteria - produce compound feeds that meet the requirements 
specified by the suppliers - receive raw materials necessary to produce the 
compound feeds from the suppliers - provide suppliers or suppliers' 
organizations with all the quantity of the compound feeds produced using 
whey and modified whey received from the supplier s.  
(iii) The quota is allocated taking account of the factors such as amount usage 
in the previous year and planned annual usage in the current year.  
(iv) Allocations are made up to a maximum of 6 times  a fiscal year, and are 
valid until the end of that y ear. Quantity that is returned without using is 
added to the quantity that is not allocated and redistributed. Applicants who 
wish to obtain allocations twice or more a fiscal year shall submit a document 
stating the reason for their need to do so.  
(c) Det ails of other arrangements (not involving import licences):  Not 
applicable.  
(d) Other information: Sources of information:  
- Decree -law by the Cabinet on TRQ Administration ; 
- Decree -law by MAFF on TRQ Administration on Various Products such as 
Maize ; 
- Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by MAFF ; 
- METI Official Bulletin ;  
- JETRO Tsusho Koho .  
 
  
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- 6 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description  Not 
opened  Description of import arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
JPNQ007  Prepared whey for infant formula  040410142, 040410182,   
040490116, 040490126,  
040490136   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:Global base.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
(MAFF) . 
(ii) Eligibility requirements for applicants: Applicants must be producers of 
infant for mula using allocated amount of prepared whey, and must have their 
own manufacturing plants for infant formula.  
(iii) The quota is allocated taking account of the factors such as annual 
production of the end products, usage of prepared whey for infant form ula 
and amount of the stock in the previous year, planned annual usage of the 
end products in the current year.  
(iv) Allocations are made up to a maximum of 6 times  a fiscal year, and are 
valid until the end of that year. Quantity that is returned without  using is 
added to the quantity that is not allocated and redistributed. Applicants who 
wish to obtain allocations twice or more a fiscal year shall submit a document 
stating the reason for their need to do so.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involv ing import licences):  Not 
applicable.  
(d) Other information: Sources of information:  
- Decree -law by the Cabinet on TRQ Administration;  
- Decree -law by MAFF on TRQ Administration on Various Products such as 
Maize;  
- Bulletin on TRQ Administration announ ced by MAFF;  
- METI Official Bulletin;  
- JETRO Tsusho Koho.   
 
  
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- 7 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description  Not 
opened  Description of import arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
JPNQ008  Butter and butter oil  040510121, 040510221,   
040590221   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global base.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries  
(MAFF) . 
(ii) Eligibility requirements for applicants: 1. For use to produce recombined 
milk in Okinawa prefecture Applicants must have record of production of 
recombined milk in plants in Okinawa prefecture in the previous year and 
must produce recombined milk for  consumption in the prefecture. 2. For use 
to produce prepared milk powder for infant formula in Okinawa prefecture 
Applicants must be producers of prepared milk powder which must be sold in 
Okinawa prefecture for consumption by infants in the prefecture a nd/or by 
those who are designated by the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and 
Fisheries. 3. For international airlines' in -flight use Applicants must be 
providers of catering services for international flights from and to Japan, and 
must be providers of butter and butter oil for international airlines in the 
current fiscal year. 4. For use at international trade fairs Applicants must have 
assured intention to exhibit and sell butter and butter oil at international trade 
fairs in Japan, and must be certifi ed as scheduled exhibitors by embassy of 
respective country, and must be approved by the Director General of 
Agricultural Production Bureau, MAFF, as appropriate applicants.  
(iii) The quota is allocated taking account of the factors such as annual 
product ion of the end products, usage of butter and butter oil and amount of 
the stock in the previous year, planned annual usage of butter and butter oil 
in the current year.  
(iv) Allocations are made up to a maximum of 6 times  a fiscal year, and are 
valid unti l the end of that year. Quantity that is returned without using is 
added to the quantity that is not allocated and redistributed. Applicants who 
wish to obtain allocations twice or more a fiscal year shall submit a document 
stating the reason for their nee d to do so.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences):  Not 
applicable.  
(d) Other information: Sources of information:  
- Decree -law by the Cabinet on TRQ Administration ; 
- Decree -law by MAFF on TRQ Administration on Various Products such as 
Maize ; 
- Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by MAFF ; 
- METI Official Bulletin ;  
- JETRO Tsusho Koho .  
 
  
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- 8 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description  Not 
opened  Description of import arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
JPNQ009  Mineral concentrated whey  040410121, 040410122,   
040410161, 040410162   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  Global base.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
(MAFF) .  
(ii) Eligibility requirements for applicants: Applicants must fall under one of 
the following: (1) Applicants must be producers of products, including those 
for further processing, using mineral concentrated whey powder in the 
previous fiscal year. (2) App licants must have records of production of milk 
products, excluding those for further processing, in the previous fiscal year, 
and must be producers of milk products using mineral concentrated whey 
powder in the current fiscal year.  
(iii) The quota is all ocated taking account of the factors such as annual usage 
of the mineral concentrated whey and amount of the stock in the previous 
year, planned annual usage of the mineral concentrated whey in the current 
year.  
(iv) Allocations are made up to a maximum o f 6 times  a fiscal year, and are 
valid until the end of that year. Quantity that is returned without using is 
added to the quantity that is not allocated and redistributed. Applicants who 
wish to obtain allocations twice or more a fiscal year shall submit a document 
stating the reason for their need to do so.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences):  Not 
applicable.  
(d) Other information: Sources of information:  
- Decree -law by the Cabinet on TRQ Administration ;  
- Decree -law by MA FF on TRQ Administration on Various Products such as 
Maize ;  
- Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by MAFF ;  
- METI Official Bulletin ;  
- JETRO Tsusho Koh o.  
 
  
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- 9 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description  Not 
opened  Description of import arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
JPNQ010  Prepared edible fat  210690121, 210690122   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  (1) New Zealand: 11,550 MT 
(2) Others: 7,427 MT . 
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries  
(MAFF) .  
(ii) Eligibility requirements for applic ants: Applicants must fall under one of 
the following. (1) Producers of products using prepared edible fats 
(2) Producers ' organization of products using prepared edible fats (3) 
Suppliers of prepared edible fats in the same condition at the time of import  
to the producers .  
(iii) The quota is allocated taking account of the factors such as annual usage 
of prepared edible fats and sales of the end products in the previous year, 
and planned annual usage of prepared edible fats and sales of the end 
products i n the current year.  
(iv) Allocations are made up to a maximum of 6 times  a fiscal year, and are 
valid until the end of that year. Quantity that is returned without using is 
added to the quantity that is not allocated and redistributed. Applicants who 
wish to obtain allocations twice or more a fiscal year shall submit a documen t 
stating the reason for their need to do so.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences):  Not 
applicable.  
(d) Other information: Sources of information:  
- Decree -law by the Cabinet on TRQ Administration ; 
- Decree -law by MAFF on TRQ Administration on Various Products such as 
Maize ; 
- Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by MAFF ; 
- METI Official Bulletin ; 
- JETRO Tsusho Koho .  
 
  
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- 10 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description  Not 
opened  Description of import arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
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   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  Global base.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries  
(MAFF) .  
(ii) Eligibility requirements for applicants: Applicants must fall under one of 
the following: (1) Applicants must have import records of "other dairy 
products for general use " through tariff quota system. Import records made 
under categories (3) and/or (4) must not be qualified. (2) Applicants must be 
users of "other dairy products for general use " in the current fiscal year and 
must also be buyers and us ers of "other dairy product for general use " in the 
previous fiscal year. (3) Applicants must have assured intention to produce 
ice-cream in the current fiscal year , and must have their own manufacturing 
plants for ice -cream and must also be approved as a ppropriate applicants by 
the Director General of Agricultural Production Bureau, MAFF. (4) Applicants 
must be importers and sellers/users of "other dairy products for general use " 
in the current fiscal year and must also have a record of imports of 
commodi ties classified in Sections 1 to 4 of the Customs Tariff Schedules of 
Japan in the previous fiscal year. (5) Applicants must be allocated the quota 
for categories (1), (2) and/or (3) in the current fiscal year and must have 
assured intention to import the whole quantity allocated.  
(iii) The quota for the category (1) is allocated taking the factors, such as 
annual amount of allocation, imports, production and stock in the previous 
fiscal year, into account. The quota for the category (2) is allocated takin g 
the factors, such as annual amount of purchase, production and stock in the 
previous fiscal year, into account. The quota for the category (3) is allocated 
taking the factors, such as production records in the previous fiscal year and 
production plan in the current fiscal year, into account. Quota allocation for 
the category (4) is made first -come, first -served basis. The quota for the 
category (5) is allocated taking the factors, such as annual amount of 
allocation, imports, production and stock in the p revious fiscal year and 
imports in the current fiscal year, into account.  
(iv) Allocations are made once a fiscal year, and are valid until the end of that 
year. Quantity that is returned without using is added to the quantity that is 
not allocated and re distributed for the category (5). Applicants who wish to 
obtain allocations twice a fiscal year shall submit a document stating the 
reason for their need to do so.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences):  Not 
applicable.  
(d) Othe r information: Sources of information:  
- Decree -law by the Cabinet on TRQ Administration ;  
- Decree -law by MAFF on TRQ Administration on Various Products such as 
Maize ;  
- Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by MAFF ;  
- METI Official Bulletin ; 
- JETRO Tsusho Koho .  
 
  
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- 11 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description  Not 
opened  Description of import arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
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   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  Global base.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Competent authority: Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation 
(ALIC) .  
(ii) Eligibility requirements for applicants: ALIC gives contracts for imports of 
designated dairy products to the successful bidders in the designated 
competitiv e bidding conducted by the Corporation. Those who fulfill the 
requirements described in (1) and (2) below, or who fulfill the requirements 
described in (1), (3) and (4) are eligible to participate the bidding. 
(1) Companies registered under Companies Act. (2) Companies having 
imported at least 100 metric tons of dairy products, which are specified as 
dairy products in the Ministerial Order on compositional standards, etc. of 
milk and dairy products, during the most recent calendar year. (3)  Companies 
that a re recommended by buyers as their appropriate agents. (4) Companies 
that have records of imports of at least 1  MT of dairy products, by paying 
import tariffs based on declarations in the last three  consecutive years.  
(iii) The successful bidders in the de signated competitive bidding are 
designated from those who put in lower price than others, until the planned 
quantity of imports are filled. The filled bids must be lower than the expected 
price, which is set by ALIC. In the competitive tenders for Simulta neous Buy 
and Sell (SBS), importers are designated from those who offer higher mark -
up than others, until the planed quantity of import is filled. The mark -ups 
must be higher than the predetermined amount set by ALIC.  
(iv) Period of licence validity, freq uency of allocations, restrictions for use: 
Valid until the day ALIC defines.   
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences):  Not 
applicable.  
(d) Other information: Sources of information:  
- Operational method statement of Agriculture & Livestock Industries 
Corporation .  
 
 
JPNQ013  Dried leguminous vegetables  071310221, 071332010,  
071333221, 071334291,  
071335291, 071339221,  
071339226, 071350221,  
071360291, 071390221   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global base.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
(MAFF).  
(ii) Eligibility requirements for applicants: 1. For general use (1) Applicants 
must have import records of dried leguminous vegetables through tariff quota 
system in the previous period, and have assured intention to import dried 
leguminous vegetables, such as small red beans, peas, broad beans and 
horse beans, kidney beans, including white pea beans , and other dried 
leguminous vegetables (excluding chickpeas, beans of the species Vigna 
mungo (L.) Hepper or Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek, lentils, soya beans and 
ground -nuts), and be approved by the Director -General of Crop Production 
Bureau, MAFF, as appr opriate applicants. (2) Other applicants who do not 
meet above criteria must fulfill all of the requirements described below, and 
also be approved by the Director -General of Crop Production Bureau, MAFF, 
as appropriate applicants.    
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- 12 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description  Not 
opened  Description of import arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
- have import records of  at least 10 million yen of commodities classified in 
Section 1 to 4 of the Customs Tariff Schedules in both of the preceding two 
years; or have at least 10 million yen of capital in the case of corporations.  
- have sales records of at least one thousand MT of dried leguminous 
vegetables in the domestic market in both of the preceding two years.  
- have assured intention to import dried leguminous vegetables specified in 
1. above.  
2. For new demand use Applicants must have import records of small red 
beans through tariff quota system in the previous period, and have assured 
intention to import them, and be approved by the Director -General of Crop 
Production Bureau, MAFF, as appropriate applicants.  
3. For use in Okinawa prefecture (1) Applicants must have import records of 
dried leguminous vegetables through tariff quota system in the previous 
period, and have assured intention to import dried leguminous vegetables to 
Okinawa prefecture and to sell them within the prefecture for consumption. 
(2) Other appli cants who do not meet above criteria must have import records 
of at least 1 million yen of commodities classified in Section 1 to 4 of the 
Customs Tariff Schedules in both of the preceding two years, and have 
assured intention to import dried leguminous ve getables to Okinawa 
prefecture and to sell them within the prefecture for consumption.  
(iii) The quota is allocated taking account of the factors such as amount of 
usage in the previous years and planned usage in the current year.  
(iv) Allocations are ma de 2 times a fiscal year and are valid until the end of 
that year except small red beans for general use (Regarding small red beans 
for general use, the first allocation is valid until the end of October and the 
second allocation is valid until the end of that year). Quantity that is returned 
without using is added to the quantity that is not allocated and redistributed.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Not 
applicable.  
(d) Other information: Sources of information:  
- Decree -law by the Cabinet on TRQ Administration;  
- Decree -law by MAFF on TRQ Administration on Various Products such as 
Maize;  
- Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by MAFF;  
- METI Official Bulletin;  
- JETRO Tsusho Koho.   
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- 13 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description  Not 
opened  Description of import arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
JPNQ014  Wheat, meslin, triticale and their processed 
products  100111010, 100119010,   
110100011, 110429121,  
110419121, 190190171,  
100191011, 100199011,  
110100091, 110811010,  
110429111, 190410221,  
100199016, 110290210,  
110320110, 190120131,  
190420221, 100191019,  
100199019, 110311010,  
110320510, 190120151,  
190430010, 190490210,  
100860210, 110319210,  
110419111, 190190151,  
210690214   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  Global base.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:   
(i) Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries  
(MAFF) .  
(ii) Qualifications for participating in competitive bidding: 1. Ordinary Import 
System (1) Busi ness experience: Applicants must have experience of wheat 
and/or barley trading (2) Business records: Applicants must have business 
record of at least 20,000 MT of annual import/export of wheat and/or barley 
during the last 3 years, as well as contract -based import records during the 
same period. (3) Owned capital: Applicants must be corporations which were 
established in Japan and have at least one billion yen of owned capital. (4) 
Other requirement: Applicants must have staffs in the main office and in 
overseas branch offices, who have at least 3 years experience for wheat 
and/or barley importing and exporting operation. 2. Simultaneous Buy and 
Sell (SBS) (1) Business experience: Applicants must have experience of 
wheat and/or barley trading. (2) Business records: Applicants must have 
business record of at least 20 MT of import/export of wheat and/or barley 
during the last 3 years, as well as contract -based import records during the 
same period. (3) Owned capital: Applicants must be corporations which were 
established in Japan and have at least 0.1 billion yen of owned capital. (4) 
Other requirement: Applicants must have staffs in the main office or in 
overseas branch offices, who have at least one year's experience for wheat 
and/or barley importing and expo rting operation.  
(iii) MAFF provides contracts for wheat imports to the successful bidders in 
the designated competitive bidding conducted by MAFF. The successful 
bidders are designated from those who put in lower price, until the planned 
quantity of impo rt are filled. The filled bids must be lower than the ceiling 
price, which is provided by the Accounting Law.  
(iv) The entry qualification is valid for 3 years , provided that the qualification 
is examined once a year.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (no t involving import licences):  Not 
applicable.  
(d) Other information: Sources of information:  
- Decree Law on qualifications for participating in competitive bidding of 
ordinary Import System for rice, wheat and barley imports ; 
-- Decree Law on qualification for participating in SBS for rice and wheat .  
 
  
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- 14 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description  Not 
opened  Description of import arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
JPNQ015  Barley and its processed products  100310010, 100390011,   
110419410, 190420231,  
100390019, 110429410,  
190490310, 110290110,  
190120141, 210690216,  
110319110, 190190161,  
110320410, 190410231   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:Global base.   
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:   
(i) Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries  
(MAFF) .  
(ii) Qualifications for participating in competitive bidding: (1) Business 
experience: Applicants must have experience of wheat and/or barley trading. 
(2) Business records: Applicants must have business record of at least 20,000 
MT of annual import/export o f wheat and/or barley during the last 3 years , 
as well as contract -based import records during the same period. (3)  Owned 
capital: Applicants must be corporations which were established in Japan and 
have at least one billion yen of owned capital. (4)  Other  requirement: 
Applicants must have staffs in the main office and in overseas branch offices, 
who have at least 3 years  experience for wheat and/or barley importing and 
exporting operation.  
(iii) MAFF provides contracts for barley imports to the successful  bidders in 
the designated competitive bidding conducted by MAFF. The successful 
bidders are designated from those who put in lower price, until the planned 
quantity of import are filled. The filled bids must be lower than the ceiling 
price, which is provi ded by the Accounting Law.  
(iv) The entry qualification is valid for 3 years, provided that the qualification 
is examined once a year.   
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences):  Not 
applicable.  
(d) Other information: Sources of information:  
- Decree Law on qualifications for participating in competitive bidding of 
ordinary Import System for rice, wheat and barley imports.   
 
  
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- 15 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description  Not 
opened  Description of import arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
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   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  Global base.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries  
(MAFF) .  
(ii) Qualifications for participating in competitive bidding: 1. Ordinary Import 
System (1) Busin ess experience: Applicants must have experience of rice 
trading. (2) Business records: Applicants must have business record of at 
least 10,000 MT of annual import/export, as well as contract -based imports, 
during the last 3 years . (3) Owned capital: Applic ants must be corporations 
which were established in Japan and have at least one billion yen of owned 
capital. (4) Other requirement: Applicants must have staffs in the main office 
and in overseas branch offices, who have at least 3 years  experience for ric e 
importing and exporting operation. 2. Simultaneous Buy and Sell (SBS) (1) 
Business experience: Applicants must have experience of rice trading. (2) 
Business records: Applicants must have business record of at least 20  MT of 
import/export during the last 3 years. (3) Owned capital: Applicants must be 
corporations which were established in Japan and have at least 0.1 billion yen 
of owned capital. (4) Other requirement: Applicants must have staffs in the 
main office or in overseas branch offices, who have at  least one year's 
experience for rice importing and exporting operation.  
(iii) MAFF provides contracts for rice imports to the successful bidders in the 
designated competitive bidding conducted by MAFF. The successful bidders 
are designated from those who  put in lower price, until the planned quantity 
of import are filled. The filled bids must be lower than the ceiling price, which 
is provided by the Accounting Law.  
(iv) The entry qualification is valid for 3 years, provided that the qualification 
is exam ined once a year.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences):  Not 
applicable.  
(d) Other information: Sources of information:  
- Decree Law on qualifications for participating in competitive bidding of 
ordinary Import System for rice, wheat and barley imports ; 
- Decree Law on qualification for participating in SBS for rice and wheat.   
 
  
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- 16 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description  Not 
opened  Description of import arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
JPNQ017  Starches, inulin and preparations of starches  110812010, 110812020,   
110813010, 110813020,  
110814010, 110814020,  
110819011, 110819012,  
110819091, 110819092,  
110820010, 190120156,  
190120157, 190190176,  
190190177   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  Global base.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:   
(i) Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
(MAFF) .  
(ii) Eligibility requirements for applicants: 1. For manufacturing starch 
sweetener Applicants must fall under one of the following, and have assured 
intention to use or sell imported star ch. (1) Producers of starch sweetener, 
such as high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), glucose and maltose (2) Producers' 
organizations of starch sweetener 2. For manufacturing modified starch 
Applicants must fall under one of the following, and have assured inte ntion 
to use or sell imported starch. (1) Producers of modified starch, such as 
dextrin, dextrin glue, dissolved starch, roast starch and starch glue 
(2) Producers' organizations of the modified starch 3. For manufacturing 
sodium glutamate or 5' -ribonuclet ide Applicants must be producers of sodium 
glutamate or 5' -ribonucletide using imported starch, and must have their own 
manufacturing facilities for the products. 4. For use in Okinawa prefecture 
Applicants must have a record of imports of commodities clas sified in Sections 
1 to 4 of the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan and must also have assured 
intention to sell starches imported into Okinawa prefecture for consumption 
within the prefecture. 5. For other usage Applicants must be producers and/or 
supplier s of starch products using certain types of starch, which are difficult 
to supply domestically and are inedible usage, or organizations of such 
producers and/or supplies, and have assured intention to use or sell imported 
starch, and also be approved by th e Director -General of Crop Production 
Bureau, MAFF, as appropriate applicants.  
(iii) The quota is allocated taking account of the factors such as amount of 
usage or sales in the previous period and planned usage or sales in the 
current period.  
(iv) Alloc ations are made 3 times a fiscal year, and are valid until the end of 
that year. Quantity that is returned without using is added to the quantity 
that is not allocated and redistributed.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences):  Not 
applicable.  
(d) Other information: Sources of information:  
- Decree -law by the Cabinet on TRQ Administration ;  
- Decree -law by MAFF on TRQ Administration on Various Products such as 
Maize ;  
- Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by MAFF ;  
- METI O fficial Bulletin ;  
- JETRO Tsusho Koho .  
 
  
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- 17 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description  Not 
opened  Description of import arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
JPNQ018  Ground -nuts 120230011, 120230019,   
120241091, 120242091   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  Global base.   
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:   
(i) Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
(MAFF) . 
(ii) Eligibility requirements for applicants: 1. For general use (1)  Applicants 
must have import records of ground nuts through tariff quota system in the 
previous fiscal year, an d have assured intention to import ground nuts, and 
be approved by the Director -General of Crop Production Bureau, MAFF, as 
appropriate applicants. (2) Other applicants who do not meet above criteria 
must fulfill all of the requirements described below, an d also be approved by 
the Director -General of Crop Production Bureau, MAFF, as appropriate 
applicants. - have import records of at least 10 million yen of commodities 
classified in Section 1 to 4 of the Customs Tariff Schedules in both of the 
preceding two  years; or have at least 10 million yen of capital in the case of 
corporations. - have sales records of at least 200 MT of ground nuts in the 
domestic market in both of the preceding two years. - have assured intention 
to import ground nuts. 2. For use in Okinawa prefecture (1) Applicants must 
have import records of ground nuts through tariff quota system in the 
previous fiscal year, and have assured intention to import ground nuts to 
Okinawa prefecture and to sell them within the prefecture for consumption . 
(2) Other applicants who do not meet above criteria must have import records 
of at least 1 million yen of commodities classified in Section 1 to 4 of the 
Customs Tariff Schedules in both of the preceding two years, and have 
assured intention to import gr ound nuts to Okinawa prefecture and to sell 
them within the prefecture for consumption .  
(iii) The quota is allocated taking account of the factors such as amount of 
usage in the previous years and planned usage in the current year.  
(iv) Allocations are m ade 2 times a fiscal year, and are valid until the end of 
that year. Quantity that is returned without using is added to the quantity 
that is not allocated and redistributed.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences):  Not 
applicable.  
(d) Other information: Sources of information:  
- Decree -law by the Cabinet on TRQ Administration ;  
- Decree -law by MAFF on TRQ Administration on Various Products such as 
Maize ;  
- Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by MAFF ;  
- METI Offic ial Bulletin ;  
- JETRO Tsusho Koho .  
 
  
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- 18 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description  Not 
opened  Description of import arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
JPNQ019  Tubers of konnyaku  121299110   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  Global base.   
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:   
(i) Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries  
(MAFF) .  
(ii) Eligibility requirements for applicants: 1. For use in Okinawa prefecture 
Applicants must have facilities to produce konnyaku or konnyaku flour in 
Okinawa prefecture in the day which submits a tariff quota application, and 
have assured intention to use tubers of konnyaku imported into Okinawa 
prefecture for consumption within the prefecture. 2. For use in other areas 
Applicants must be producers, organizations composed of producers' 
organizations, raw materi al suppliers' organizations and processors' 
organizations.  
(iii) The quota is allocated taking account of the factors such as annual 
amount of usage in previous years, and planned annual amount of usage and 
sales.  
(iv) Allocations are made up to a maximu m of 3 times a fiscal year, and are 
valid until the end of that year. Quantity that is returned without using is 
added to the quantity that is not allocated and redistributed. Applicants who 
wish to obtain allocations twice or more a fiscal year shall subm it a document 
stating the reason for their need to do so.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences):  Not 
applicable.  
(d) Other information: Sources of information:  
- Decree -law by the Cabinet on TRQ Administration ; 
- Decree -law by MAFF on TRQ Administration on Various Products such as 
Maize ; 
- Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by MAFF ; 
- METI Official Bulletin ;  
- JETRO Tsusho Koho .  
 
  
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- 19 - TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description  Not 
opened  Description of import arrangement applicable  Note  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 
JPNQ020  Silk-worm cocoons and Raw silk  500100010, 500200211,   
500200215, 500200216,  
500200217   (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries:  Global base.  
(b) Allocation of licences or of access to quotas to importers:  
(i) Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
(MAFF) . 
(ii) Eligibility requirements for applicants: Applicants must have facilities to 
process silk -worm cocoons or facilities to produce silk products using raw silk 
in the day which submit a tariff quota application, or organizations composed 
of these applican ts.  
(iii) The quota is allocated taking account of the factors such as previous 
records of usages of silk -worm cocoons or raw silk, and planned annual 
amount of usage in the current fiscal year.  
(iv) Allocations are made up to a maximum of 3 times a fisc al year, and are 
valid until the end of that year. Quantity that is returned without using is 
added to the quantity that is not allocated and redistributed. Applicants who 
wish to obtain allocations twice or more a fiscal year shall submit a document 
stating the reason for their need to do so.  
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences):  Not 
applicable.  
(d) Other information: Sources of information:  
 - Decree -law by the Cabinet on TRQ Administration ; 
 - Decree -law by MAFF on TRQ Admini stration on Various Products such as 
Maize ; 
- Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by MAFF ;  
- METI Official Bulletin ; 
- JETRO Tsusho Koho .  
 
 
 
 
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