G/AG/N/JPN/247  
 
 
8 January  2020 
(20-0088)  Page: 1/19 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 20 December  2019, 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  from 01 -04-2019  to 31 -03-2020 . 
 
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- 2 - Table MA: 1  
MARKET ACCESS: JAPAN  
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR  FROM 01 -04-2019 TO 31 -03-2020 
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 account 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 six 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 sh all 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 Daily 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) Producers 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 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. 3. 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 c onsumption by infants 
in the prefecture and/or by those who are designated by the Minister for 
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.  
(iii) The quota is allocated taking account of the factors such as annual production 
of the end products and amount of usag e/stock in the previous year and planned 
annual usage in the current year.  
(iv) Allocations are made up to a maximum of six times a fiscal year, and are valid 
until the end of that year. Quantity that is returned without using is added to the 
quantity tha t 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 applicabl e.  
(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 Daily 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 a nd must also have a record of imports of commodities 
classified in Sections 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 Oki nawa 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 curr ent 
year, into account.  
(iv) Allocations are made up to a maximum of 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 wi sh 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 Daily 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) Produ cers of compound feeds using 
whey and modified whey (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 c ompound 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 usin g 
whey and modified whey received from the suppliers .  
(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 six 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 docume nt 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 TR Q Administration on Various Products such as Maize ;  
- Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by MAFF ;  
- METI Official Bulletin ;  
- JETRO Daily 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 
formula 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 facto rs such as annual production 
of the end products, usage of prepared whey for infant formula 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 six 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 Products such as Maize ;  
- Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by MAFF ;  
- METI Official Bulletin ;  
- JETRO Daily 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 butteroil  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 prepar ed 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 and/or by those who are designated by the Minister for 
Agricu lture, 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 curr ent 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 certified 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 production 
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 six 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 involvi ng 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 announc ed by MAFF ;  
- METI Official Bulletin ;  
- JETRO Daily 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) Applicants 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 allocated 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 of six times a fiscal year, and are valid 
until the end of that year. Quantity that is returned without using is added to the 
quanti ty 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 ap plicable.   
(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 Daily Tsusho Koho .   
 
  
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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:  The quota is allocated to: (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 applicants: 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 to the producers .  
(iii) The quota is allocated taking account of the factors such as annual usage of 
prepared edible fats and sal es of the end products in the previous year, and 
planned annual usage of prepared edible fats and sales of the end products in the 
current year.  
(iv) Allocations are made up to a maximum of six 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) Detail s 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 Daily 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 fo r 
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 
users 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 appropriate 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 commod ities 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 taki ng 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 previous 
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 redistributed 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 Daily 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 competitive 
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 are recommended by buyers as their appropriate agents. 
(4) Companies that have records of imports of at least 1MT of dairy products, by 
paying import tariffs based on declarations in the last three  consecutive years.  
(iii) The successf ul bidders in the designated 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 Simultaneous 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 li cence validity, frequency 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 statem ent of Agriculture & Livestock Industries Corporation .   
 
  
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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 
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 Prod uction Bureau, MAFF, as appropriate 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 applicant s. - 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 use in Okinawa prefecture (1) Applicants mus t 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 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 
dried legumi nous vegetables 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 made four 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 app licable.  
(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 Daily 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 Imp ort 
System (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 of wheat and/or barley during the last 
three  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 staff s in the main office and in overseas branch offices, who 
have at least three  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 an d/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 three  years, as well as contract -based import 
records during the same period. (3) Owned capital: Appli cants 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 exporting 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 pr ice, 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 three  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 b arley 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 of wheat and/or barley during the last three  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 three  
years experience for wheat and/or barley importing and exporting operation.  
(iii) MAFF provides contracts for barley imports to the s uccessful 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, whic h is provided by 
the Accounting Law.  
(iv) The entry qualification is valid for three  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 lic ences 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) Business experience: Applicants must hav e 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 three  
years. (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 three  years experience for rice 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 three  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 o r 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 success ful 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 three  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 competitiv e 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 their preparations  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 starch. (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 und er one of 
the following, and have assured intention 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' -ribonucletide 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 mus t have a record of imports of commodities classified 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 usa ge Applicants must be producers and/or suppliers 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 s ell imported starch, and also be 
approved by the 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 us age or sales in the current period.  
(iv) Allocations are made three  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 oth er 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 o n TRQ Administration announced by MAFF ;  
- METI Official Bulletin ;  
- JETRO Daily 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, and 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, and 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 C ustoms 
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 an d 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 precedin g two years, and have assured intention to import 
ground 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 planne d usage in the current year.  
(iv) Allocations are made 2 -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 arrang ements (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 Daily 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 us e 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 material 
suppliers' organizations and processors' o rganizations.  
(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 maximum of three  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 thei r 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 Daily 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 
applicants.  
(iii) The quota is allocated taking account of the factors su ch 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 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 Daily Tsusho Koho .   
 
 
 
 
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