G/AG/N/JPN/210  
 
7 March 2016  
(16-1303)  Page: 1/5  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 4 March 2016, is bein g circulated at the request of the Delegation 
of Japan . The notification concerns imports under tariff quotas ( Table MA:2 ) for the 
fiscal year 2014. 
 
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  G/AG/N/JPN/210  
 
- 2 - Table MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS: JAPAN 
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR 2014 
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitment 
Description of Products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description Tariff quota quantity for 
period in question 
 
(tonnes) In-quota imports 
during period 
 
(tonnes) Fill rate(%) 
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of 
the Schedule) (from Section I-B (or I-A) 
of Part I of the Schedule) (derived from Section I-B (or I-A) 
of Part I of the Schedule)   
1 2 3 4 ５ 
Skimmed milk powder for school lunch 0402.10.211 
0402.21.211  7,264 1,827 25.2 
Skimmed milk powder for other 
purposes 0402.10.121 
0402.10.216 
0402.10.222 0402.21.216 
0402.21.222 0402.29.220 74,973 24,794 33.1 
Evaporated milk 0402.91.121 
0402.91.210  1,500 1,284 85.6 
Whey and modified whey for feeding 
purposes 0404.10.131 
0404.10.141 0404.10.171 
0404.10.181 45,000 30,685 68.2 
Prepared whey for infant formula 0404.10.142 
0404.10.182 0404.90.116 0404.90.126 
0404.90.136 25,000 7,055 28.2 
Butter and butter oil 0405.10.121 
0405.10.221 0405.90.221 581 145 25.0 
Mineral concentrated whey 0404.10.121 
0404.10.122 0404.10.161 
0404.10.162 14,000 7,682 54.9 
Prepared edible fat 2106.90.121 
2106.90.122  18,977 17,597 92.7  
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- 3 - Description of Products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description Tariff quota quantity for 
period in question 
 
(tonnes) In-quota imports 
during period 
 
(tonnes) Fill rate(%) 
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of 
the Schedule) (from Section I-B (or I-A) 
of Part I of the Schedule) (derived from Section I-B (or I-A) 
of Part I of the Schedule)   
1 2 3 4 ５ 
Other dairy products for general use 0401.10.110 
0401.20.110 0401.40.110 0401.50.111 0401.50.121 0403.10.110 0403.10.120 0403.90.116 0403.90.117 0403.90.126 0403.90.127 0403.90.136 
0403.90.137 
0404.90.111 0404.90.117 0404.90.121 0404.90.127 0404.90.131 
0404.90.137 1806.20.311 
1806.90.311 1901.10.111 1901.10.121 1901.20.111 1901.20.116 1901.90.131 1901.90.136 2101.12.231 2101.12.236 2101.20.231 2101.20.236 
2106.10.120 
2106.10.130 2106.90.111 2106.90.112 2106.90.124 
2106.90.125 133,940 
(whole milk equivalent) 133,610 
(whole milk equivalent) 99.8 
Designated dairy products for general 
use 0402.10.110 
0402.10.221 0402.21.111 0402.21.121 0402.21.221 0402.29.111 0402.29.121 0402.29.211 
0402.99.121 
0402.99.210 0403.90.111 
0403.90.112 0403.90.121 
0403.90.122 0403.90.131 0403.90.132 0404.10.111 0404.10.119 0404.10.151 0404.10.159 
0405.10.110 
0405.10.210 0405.20.010 0405.90.110 
0405.90.210 137,202 
(whole milk equivalent) 323,133 
(whole milk equivalent) 235.5 
Dried leguminous vegetables 0713.10.221 
0713.32.010 0713.33.221 0713.34.291 
0713.35.291 0713.39.221 
0713.39.226 0713.50.221 0713.60.291 
0713.90.221 120,000 73,309 61.1  
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- 4 - Description of Products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description Tariff quota quantity for 
period in question 
 
(tonnes) In-quota imports 
during period 
 
(tonnes) Fill rate(%) 
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of 
the Schedule) (from Section I-B (or I-A) 
of Part I of the Schedule) (derived from Section I-B (or I-A) 
of Part I of the Schedule)   
1 2 3 4 ５ 
Wheat, meslin, triticale and their 
processed products 1001.11.010 
1001.19.010 1001.91.011 
1001.91.019 
1001.99.011 1001.99.016 1001.99.019 1008.60.210 1101.00.011 1101.00.091 1102.90.210 1103.11.010 
1103.19.210 
1103.20.110 
1103.20.510 1104.19.111 
1104.19.121 1104.29.111 1104.29.121 1108.11.010 1901.20.131 1901.20.151 1901.90.151 1901.90.171 1904.10.221 1904.20.221 1904.30.010 
1904.90.210 
2106.90.214 5,740,000 
(wheat basis) 5,853,935 
(wheat basis) 102.0 
Barley and its processed products 1003.10.010 
1003.90.011 1003.90.019 1102.90.110 1103.19.110 1103.20.410 1104.19.410 
1104.29.410 1901.20.141 
1901.90.161 1904.10.231 1904.20.231 1904.90.310 
2106.90.216 1,369,000 
(barley basis) 1,190,402 
(barley basis) 87.0 
Rice and its worked and/or prepared 
products 1006.10.010 
1006.20.010 1006.30.010 1006.40.010 1102.90.310 1103.19.510 1103.20.350 1104.19.250 1104.29.250 1901.20.122 
1901.20.162 1901.90.142 1901.90.587 1904.10.211 1904.20.211 1904.90.120 2106.90.517 682,200 
(milled rice basis) 677,143 
(milled rice basis) 99.3  
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- 5 - Description of Products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description Tariff quota quantity for 
period in question 
 
(tonnes) In-quota imports 
during period 
 
(tonnes) Fill rate(%) 
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of 
the Schedule) (from Section I-B (or I-A) 
of Part I of the Schedule) (derived from Section I-B (or I-A) 
of Part I of the Schedule)   
1 2 3 4 ５ 
Starches, inulin and preparations of 
starches 1108.12.010 
1108.12.020 1108.13.010 1108.13.020 1108.14.010 1108.14.020 1108.19.011 1108.19.012  1108.19.091 
1108.19.092 
1108.20.010 1901.20.156 1901.20.157 1901.90.176 
1901.90.177 157,000 139,690 89.0 
Ground nuts 1202.30.011 
1202.30.019 1202.41.091 
1202.42.091 75,000 28,100 37.5 
Tubers of konnyaku 1212.99.110  267 
(dried slice basis) 150 
(dried slice basis) 56.2 
Silk-worm cocoons and raw silk 5001.00.010 
5002.00.211 
5002.00.212 5002.00.213 
5002.00.216 
5002.00.217 798 
(raw silk basis) 481 
(raw silk basis) 60.3 
Notes: 
 1. Tariff item numbers in column 2 as of 1 April 2012.  2. Data source in column 4 (except "Designated dairy products fo r general use" and "Rice and its worked and/or prepared product s" and "Tubers of konnyaku"): 
"Japan's Trade Statistics". 
3. Data source in column 4 ("Designated dairy products for ge neral use"): "Agriculture and Li vestock Industries Corporation". 
4. Data source in column 4 ("Rice and its worked and/or prepared products"): "Ministr y of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries" and "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", list ed in the Schedule, are not included in the notification, because tariff quota syste ms are not applied to them. These products 
can be introduced into Japan under the Hozei  area (note) system, without imposed customs duties and requ ired quota certifications, provided that they are used for 
consumption in the cruise of international maritime vessels and international airlines as described in the Notes to Section I-B  of Part I of the Schedule. The statistics 
of imports for these products under the Hozei  area system are not available. 
7. Likewise, the quota quantities in column 4 for "Skimmed milk  powder for other purposes," "E vaporated milk" and "Butter and b utter 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.  
(Note) Hozei  area is the area where collection of custom s duties on imports is temporarily reserved. 
 
 
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