WT/REG361/1/Corr.2  
 
22 March 2016  
(16-1637)  Page: 1/4  
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements   
 
FACTUAL PRESENTATION 
ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMEN T BETWEEN JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA 
(GOODS AND SERVICES) 
Report by the Secretariat 
Corrigendum 
Following the receipt of new data from Japan, the Secretariat has made changes to the 
factual presentation as follows: 
  Paragraph 3.6, page 11: The paragraph should read as follows: 
 
3.6. Table 3.1 below shows tariff and trade liberalization offered by Japan to Australia under the 
Agreement. In 2015, 40.3% of Japan's schedule was duty free on an MFN basis, corresponding to 
93.7%  of its average imports from Australia during 2012-2014. Upon the entry into force of the 
Agreement in 2015, Japan liberalized an additional 37.7% of the tariff lines corresponding to 1.2% 
of its imports during 2012-2014 from Australia. Following 10 years of liberalization, by 2024, 
Japan is expected to have liberalized 90.2%  of its tariff lines for imports from Australia. In 2029 
around 9.5% of the tariff will remain subject to duty for imports from Australia, corresponding to 
4.2%  of Japan's imports from Australia during 2012-2014. 
 Table 3.1, page 12: The table should be replaced by: 
Table 3.1: Japan 
Tariff elimination commitments under the Ag reement and corresponding average trade 
Duty 
phase-out 
period Number of 
lines % of total lines 
in Japan's tariff 
schedule Value of Japan's 
imports from Australia  
(2012-2014) 
US$ million % of Japan's total 
imports from  
Australia 
2012-2014 
MFN duty 
free (2015) 3,691 40.3 48,298.9 93.7 
January 
2015 3,447 37.7 622.6 1.2 
2017 25 0.3 0.5 0.0 
2018 452 4.9 1.5 0.0 
2019 118 1.3 64.6 0.1 
2021 218 2.4 209.3 0.4 
2024 308 3.4 204.6 0.4 
2029 24 0.3 4.1 0.0 
Remaining 
dutiable 868 9.5 2,153.2 4.2 
Total 9,151 100.0 51,559.4 100.0 
Note: Tariff lines subject to in-quota rates at th e MFN and Preferential level are excluded in the 
computation.  
 Based on the HS 2012 nomenclature.  
Source:  WTO estimates based on data from Japanese authorities. 
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   Table 3.2, page 12: The table should be replaced by: 
Table 3.2: Japan - Tariff elimination under the Agreement, by HS Section  
HS 
Section MFN 
average 
% No. of 
lines 
Duty-free 
lines under 
the MFN 
2015 Number of duty-free lines under the 
Agreement 
Remain 
dutiable 
Avg. Final 
Tariff 
(Dutiable) January 
2015 
2017 
2018 
2019 
2021 
2024 
2029 
I 8.8 722 116 291 3  7 1 11  293 16.2 
II 6.0 586 184 177 13  42 23 36 5 106 20.3 
III 3.6 89 22 25   7 6 8 1 20 19.7 
IV 15.9 789 82 119 3  59 79 86 18 343 22.9 
V 0.7 255 174 80     1    
VI 2.3 1,077 395 670   1 2   9 13.0 
VII 2.5 296 103 166    25 2    
VIII 10.5 193 65      99  29 16.8 
IX 3.4 265 95 133  3     34 7.1 
X 0.0 166 166          
XI 6.4 1,969 86 1,360  446  72   5 6,087 yen/kg  
XII 16.4 105 6 23     47  29 25.5 
XIII 1.2 163 99 62     2    
XIV 1.4 78 56 17     5    
XV 0.9 846 609 213 6 1 2 10 5    
XVI 0.0 918 911 7         
XVII 0.1 145 144 1         
XVIII 0.2 271 262 6     3    
XIX 6.9 22  22         
XX 1.7 189 109 75  2   3    
XXI 0.0 7 7          
Total 4.8 9,151 3,691 3,447 25 452 118 218 308 24 868 19.2 
Note: Tariff lines subject to in-quota rates at th e MFN and Preferential level are excluded in the 
computation. For the calculation of averages , specific rates are excluded and only the ad valorem 
part of alternate rates is included.  
 Based on the HS 2012 nomenclature. 
Source:  WTO estimates based on data from Japanese authorities. 
Paragraph 3.8, page 13: The paragraph should read as follows: 
 
3.8. Chart 3.1 shows average duties under the Ag reement and on an MFN basis by HS Chapter for 
Japan, once the Agreement is fully implemented. While for a number of Chapters the average MFN 
and preferential rates are the same suggesting  no preferential treatment for imports from 
Australia, the final average preferential tariff is lower than the MFN average in some Chapters, 
especially in HS Chapters 2 (preferential average of 14.8% compared to the MFN average of 19.7%), 8 ( 15.8%  compared to the MFN average of 19.7%), 18 (21.8% compared to 23.5%), 
15 (19.7% and 21.3%) and 20 (23.8% and 24.5%).  
 
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   Chart 3.1, page 13: The chart should be replaced by: 
Chart 3.1 Japan: Average of du tiable rates by HS chapter 
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0203040708
10
111215161718192021222324293541
42
4344
*50
64Rate of duty (%)
HS ChapterMFN Preferential
 
Note: *HS chapter 50 contains specific duties only. 
 For the calculation of averages, sp ecific rates are excluded and the ad valorem  parts of alternate 
rates are included.  Based on the HS 2012 nomenclature. 
Source: WTO estimates based on data subm ission from the Japanese authorities. 
 
 Paragraph 2, Annex 1, page 42: The paragraph should read as follows: 
 
2. Japan's overall average applied MFN tariff rate in 2015 was 4.8%. The average applied tariff on agricultural goods was 11.2%, compared to an average applied tariff of 3.4% on 
non-agricultural products. Duty-free tariff lines a ccounted for 40.3% of all tariff lines. As of the 
entry into force of the Agreement, Australian expo rters enjoy duty-free access in 78% of all goods; 
86.7% of non-agricultural tariff lines became duty free, compared to 42.9%  of agricultural tariff 
lines. As a consequence Australian exporters to Japan benefited from an average margin of 
preference of 43.8% over the overall MFN tariff (67.6% for non-agricultural products and 14.3% 
for agricultural products). Following ten years of implementation in 2024 90.3% of all tariff lines are due to become duty free for imports from Australia (96.9% for non-agricultural products and 
63.3%  for agricultural products). At the end of implementation in 2031 90.5% of all tariff lines 
will become duty free (96.9% for non-agriculture and 64.6%  for agriculture).  
 Table A1.1, page 42: The table should be replaced by: 
Table A1.1 Japan: Indicators of MFN tariff ra tes and preferential rates for imports from 
Australia 
Origin of 
goods Year ALL PRODUCTS Agricultural productsa Non-agricultural 
products 
Average applied 
tariff Share 
of duty-
free 
tariff 
lines 
(%) Average applied 
tariff Share 
of 
duty-
free 
tariff 
lines 
(%) Average applied 
tariff Share 
of 
duty-
free 
tariff 
lines 
(%) Overall 
(%) On 
dutiable 
(%) Overall 
(%) On 
dutiable 
(%) Overall 
(%) On 
dutiable 
(%) 
MFN 2015 4.8 8.3 40.3 11.2 15.7 25.3 3.4 6.2 44.1 
Australia January 
2015 2.7 13.2 78.0 9.6 18.5 42.9 1.1 8.6 86.7 
 April 
2015 2.5 12.2 78.0 9.2 17.7 42.9 1.0 7.4 86.7 
 2016 2.3 11.2 78.0 8.8 17.0 42.9 0.8 6.3 86.7 WT/REG361/1/Corr.2 
 
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  Origin of 
goods Year ALL PRODUCTS Agricultural productsa Non-agricultural 
products 
Average applied 
tariff Share 
of duty-
free 
tariff 
lines 
(%) Average applied 
tariff Share 
of 
duty-
free 
tariff 
lines 
(%) Average applied 
tariff Share 
of 
duty-
free 
tariff 
lines 
(%) Overall 
(%) On 
dutiable 
(%) Overall 
(%) On 
dutiable 
(%) Overall 
(%) On 
dutiable 
(%) 
 2017 2.1 10.4 78.3 8.4 16.5 43.9 0.7 5.2 86.8 
 2018 1.9 12.7 83.2 8.0 15.8 43.9 0.5 7.7 93.0 
 2019 1.8 13.2 84.5 7.6 17.3 50.0 0.5 7.3 93.0 
 2020 1.7 12.6 84.5 7.4 16.7 50.0 0.5 6.7 93.0 
 2021 1.6 14.6 86.9 7.1 18.8 56.0 0.4 7.9 94.5 
 2022 1.6 14.2 86.9 7.0 18.5 56.0 0.4 7.5 94.5 
 2023 1.6 13.8 86.9 6.8 18.1 56.0 0.4 7.1 94.5 
 2024 1.6 18.9 90.3 6.6 22.2 63.3 0.4 11.6 96.9 
 2025 1.5 18.8 90.3 6.6 22.1 63.3 0.4 11.6 96.9 
 2026 1.5 18.8 90.3 6.6 22.0 63.3 0.4 11.6 96.9 
 2027 1.5 18.7 90.3 6.6 21.9 63.3 0.4 11.6 96.9 
 2028 1.5 18.6 90.3 6.5 21.9 63.3 0.4 11.6 96.9 
 2029 1.5 19.2 90.5 6.5 22.8 64.6 0.4 11.6 96.9 
 2030 1.5 19.2 90.5 6.5 22.8 64.6 0.4 11.6 96.9 
 2031 1.5 19.2 90.5 6.5 22.8 64.6 0.4 11.6 96.9 
a WTO Definition. 
Note: Tariff lines subject to in-quota rates are exclud ed in the computation; fo r calculation of averages, 
specific rates are excluded and the ad valorem part of alternate rates are included. 
 Based on the HS 2012 nomenclature.  
Source:  WTO estimates based on data su bmission from the Japanese authorities. 
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