G/AG/N/JPN/263  
 
27 April  2021 
(21-3560) Page: 1/6 
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 imports under tariff quotas ( Table  MA:2 ) during 
the Fiscal  Year 2019/2020 . 
 
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  G/AG/N/JPN/263  
 
- 2 - Table MA:2  
MARKET ACCESS: JAPAN  
REPORTING PERIOD:  FISCAL YEAR  FROM 01 -04-2019 TO 31 -03-2020 
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitments  
TQ ID  Description of 
products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting Year  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for 
period  In-quota  
imports 
during 
period  Fill rate  
 
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived from 
Section I -B 
(or I-A) of Part 1 
of the Schedule)  (from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
JPNQ001  Skimmed milk powder 
(For school lunch)  040210211, 040221211   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-19 31-03-20 MT 7,264 1,702 23.4%   
JPNQ002  Skimmed milk powder 
(For other purposes)  040210121, 040210216,   
040210222, 040221216,  
040221222, 040229220   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-19 31-03-20 MT 74,973 31,062 41.4%   
JPNQ003  Milk powder  040221, 040229   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-19 31-03-20 MT 0.3    
JPNQ004  Evaporated milk  040291121, 040291210   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-19 31-03-20 MT 1,500 1,285 85.7%   
JPNQ005  Condensed milk  040299   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-19 31-03-20 MT 13    
JPNQ006  Whey and modified 
whey (For feeding 
purposes)  040410131, 040410171,   
040410181, 040410141   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-19 31-03-20 MT 45,000 33,876 75.3%   
JPNQ007  Prepared whey (For 
infant formula)  040410142, 040410182,   
040490116, 040490126,  
040490136   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-19 31-03-20 MT 25,000 6,709 26.8%   
JPNQ008  Butter and butteroil  040510121, 040510221,   
040590221   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-19 31-03-20 MT 581 176 30.3%   
JPNQ009  Mineral concentrated 
whey  040410121, 040410122,   
040410161, 040410162   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-19 31-03-20 MT 14,000 3,772 26.9%   
JPNQ010  Prepared edible fat  210690121, 210690122   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-19 31-03-20 MT 18,977 15,461 81.5%    
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- 3 - TQ ID  Description of 
products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting Year  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for 
period  In-quota  
imports 
during 
period  Fill rate  
 
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived from 
Section I -B 
(or I-A) of Part 1 
of the Schedule)  (from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
JPNQ011  Other dairy products 
for general use  040110110, 040120110,   
040140110, 040150111,  
040150121, 040310110,  
040310120, 040390116,  
040390117, 040390126,  
040390127, 040390136,  
040390137, 040490111,  
040490117040490121, 
040490127,  
040490131, 040490137,  
180620311, 180690311,  
190110111, 190110121,  
190120111, 190120116,  
190190131, 190190136,  
210112231, 210112236,  
210120231, 210120236,  
210610120, 210610130,  
210690111, 210690112,  
210690124, 210690125   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-19 31-03-20 MT 133,940 131,602 98.3%  (1) 
JPNQ012  Designated dairy 
products for general 
use 040210110, 040210221,   
040221111, 040221121,  
040221221, 040229111,  
040229121, 040229211,  
040299121, 040299210,  
040390111, 040390112,  
040390121, 040390122,  
040390131, 040390132,  
040410111, 040410119,  
040410151, 040410159,  
040510110, 040510210,  
040520010, 040590110,  
040590210   
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 Fiscal  01-04-19 31-03-20 MT 137,202 313,981 100% *  
JPNQ013  Dried leguminous 
vegetables  071310221, 071332010,   
071333221, 071334291,  
071335291, 071339221,  
071339226, 071350221,  
071360291, 071390221   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-19 31-03-20 MT 120,000 77,765 64.8%    
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- 4 - TQ ID  Description of 
products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting Year  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for 
period  In-quota  
imports 
during 
period  Fill rate  
 
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived from 
Section I -B 
(or I-A) of Part 1 
of the Schedule)  (from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
JPNQ014  Wheat, meslin, 
triticale and their 
processed products  100111010, 100119010,   
100191011, 100191019,  
100199011, 100199016,  
100199019, 100860210,  
110100011, 110100091,  
110290210, 110311010,  
110319210, 110320110,  
110320510, 110419111,  
110419121, 110429111,  
110429121, 110811010,  
190120131, 190120151,  
190190151, 190190171,  
190410221, 190420221,  
190430010, 190490210,  
210690214   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-19 31-03-20 MT 5,740,000 5,171,621 90.1%  (2) 
JPNQ015  Barley and its 
processed products  100310010, 100390011,   
100390019, 110290110,  
110319110, 110320410,  
110419410, 110429410,  
190120141, 190190161,  
190410231, 190420231,  
190490310, 210690216   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-19 31-03-20 MT 1,369,000 258,176 18.9%  (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   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-19 31-03-20 MT 682,200 678,284 99.4%  (4)  
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- 5 - TQ ID  Description of 
products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting Year  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for 
period  In-quota  
imports 
during 
period  Fill rate  
 
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived from 
Section I -B 
(or I-A) of Part 1 
of the Schedule)  (from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule)  Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
JPNQ017  Starches, inulin, and 
their preparations  110812010, 110812020,   
110813010, 110813020,  
110814010, 110814020,  
110819011, 110819012,  
110819091, 110819092,  
110820010, 190120156,  
190120157, 190190176,  
190190177   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-19 31-03-20 MT 157,000 145,891 92.9%   
JPNQ018  Ground -nuts 120230011, 120230019,   
120241091, 120242091   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-19 31-03-20 MT 75,000 34,757 46.3%   
JPNQ019  Tubers of konnyaku  121299110   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-19 31-03-20 MT 267 89 33.3%  (5) 
JPNQ020  Silk-worm cocoons 
and raw silk  500100010, 500200211,   
500200215, 500200216,  
500200217   
 
 Fiscal  01-04-19 31-03-20 MT 798 278 34.8%  (6) 
* In cases where in -quota imports exceed the TRQ quantities, fill rates are capped at 100% . 
Notes : 
1. Tariff item numbers in column 2 as of 1 April 2019, based on HS2017.  
2. Data source in column 4 (except "Designated dairy products for general use" and "Rice and its worked and/or prepared products " and "Tubers of konnyaku"): "Japan's 
Trade Statistics".  
3. Data source in column 4 ("Designated dairy products for general use"): "Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation".  
4. Data source in column 4 ("Rice and its worked and/or prepared products"): "Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries" a nd "Japan's Trade Statistics".  
5. Data source in column 4 ("Tubers of konnyaku"): "Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries".  
6. "Milk powder" and "Condensed milk", listed in the Schedule, are not included in the notification, because tariff quota systems are not applied to them. These products 
can be introduced into Japan under the Hozei  area (note) system, without imposed customs duties and required quota certifications, provided that they are used for 
consumption in the cruise of international ma ritime vessels and international airlines as described in the Notes to Section I B of Part I of the Schedule. The statistics of 
imports for these products under the Hozei  area system are not available.   
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- 6 - 7. Likewise, the quota quantities in column 4 for "Skimmed milk powder for other purposes, " "Evaporated milk " and "Butter and butter oil " does not include quantities 
available under the Hozei  area system as described in the Notes to Section I -B of Part I of the Schedule. 8. The In -Quota quantities in column 4 for "wheat, meslin, 
triticale and their processed products " and "barley and its processed products " does not include quantities imported from Australia under the Japan -Australia Economic 
Partnership Agreement.  
(Note)  Hozei  area is the area where collect ion of customs duties on imports is temporarily reserved.  
(1) JPNQ011 : whole milk equivalent . 
(2) JPNQ014 : wheat basis . 
(3) JPNQ015 : barley basis . 
(4) JPNQ016 : milled rice basis . 
(5) JPNQ019 : dried slice basis . 
(6) JPNQ020 : raw silk basis . 
 
 
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