G/AG/N/JPN/225  
 
22 May 2018 
(18-2996) Page: 1/5 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 9 May 2018, is being ci rculated at the request of the d elegation of 
Japan . The notification concerns imports under tariff quotas ( Table  MA:2 ) during the fiscal year  
from 01-04-2016 to 31-03-2017. 
 
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- 2 - Table MA:2  
MARKET ACCESS: JAPAN  
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR  FROM 01-04-2016 TO 31 -03-2017 
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitments  
TQ ID Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description  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)  
1 2 3 4 5 
JPNQ001  Skimmed milk powder  
(For school lunch)  040210211,040221211  MT 7264 1715 24% (1) 
JPNQ002  Skimmed milk powder  
(For other purposes)  040210121,040210216,  
040210222,040221216,  
040221222,040229220  MT 74973  26769  36% (1) 
(6) 
JPNQ004  Evaporated milk  040291121,040291210  MT 1500 1283 86% (1) 
(6) 
JPNQ006  Whey and modified whey (For 
feeding purposes)  040410131,040410141,  
040410171,040410181  MT 45000  34508  77% (1) 
JPNQ007  Prepared whey (For infant formula)  040410142,040410182,  
040490116,040490126,  
040490136  MT 25000  8013 32% (1) 
JPNQ008  Butter and butteroil  040510121,040510221,  
040590221  MT 581 216 37% (1) 
(6) 
JPNQ009  Mineral concentrated whey  040410121,040410122,  
040410161,040410162  MT 14000  9436 67% (1) 
JPNQ010  Prepared edible fat  210690121,210690122  MT 18977  18494  97% (1)  
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- 3 - TQ ID Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description  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)  
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,  
040490117,040490121,  
040490127,040490131,  
040490137,180620311,  
180690311,190110111,  
190110121,190120111,  
190120116,190190131,  
190190136,210112231,  
210112236,210120231,  
210120236,210610120,  
210610130,210690111,  
210690112,210690124,  
210690125  MT 133940  
(whole milk equivalent)  
 133678  
(whole milk equivalent)  
 100%  (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  MT 137202  
(whole milk equivalent)  
 271446  
(whole milk equivalent)  
 198%  (2) 
JPNQ013  Dried leguminous vegetables  071310221,071332010,  
0713332 21,071334291,  
071335291,071339221,  
071339226,071350221,  
071360291,071390221  MT 120000  69323  58% (1)  
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- 4 - TQ ID Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description  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)  
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,  
190190 151,190190171,  
190410221,190420221,  
190430010,190490210,  
210690214  MT 5740000  
(wheat basis )  
 5429782  
(wheat basis )  
 95% (1) 
(7) 
JPNQ015  Barley and its processed products  100310010,100390011,  
100390019,110290110,  
110319110,110320410,  
110419410,110429410,  
190120141,190190161,  
190410231,190420231,  
190490310,210690216  MT 1369000  
(barley basis )  
 363223  
(barley basis )  
 27% (1) 
(7) 
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  MT 682200  
(milled rice basis )  
 
 676338  
(milled rice basis ) 99% (3)  
JPNQ017  Starches, inulin, and their 
preparations  110812010,110812020,  
110813010,110813020,  
110814010,110814020,  
110819011,110819012,  
110819091,110819092,  
110820010,190120156,  
190120157,190190176,  
190190177  MT 157000  141306  90% (1) 
JPNQ018  Ground -nuts 120230011,120230019,  
120241091,120242091  MT 75000  31882  43% (1)  
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- 5 - TQ ID Description of products  Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description  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)  
1 2 3 4 5 
JPNQ019  Tubers of konnyaku  121299110  MT 267 
(dried slice basis)  64 
(dried slice basis)  24% (4)  
JPNQ020  Silk-worm cocoons and raw silk  500100010,500200211,  
500200215,500200216,  
500200217  MT 798 
(raw silk basis)  408 
(raw silk basis)  51% (1)  
The following TRQs were not opened during the reporting period:  
JPNQ003  Milk powder  040221,040229      (5) 
JPNQ005  Condensed milk  040299      (5) 
Notes:  
Tariff item numbers in column 2 as of 1 April 2016, based on HS2012.  
(1) JPNQ001, JPNQ002, JPNQ004, JPNQ006, JPNQ007, JPNQ008, JPNQ009, JPNQ010, JPNQ011, JPNQ013, JPNQ014, JPNQ015, JPNQ017, JPNQ018 and JPNQ020: Data source in column 4: 
"Japan's  Trade Statistics".  
(2) JPNQ012: Data source in column 4: "Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation".  
(3) JPNQ016: Data source in column 4: "Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries" and "Japan's Trade Statistics".  
(4) JPNQ019: Data source in column 4: "Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries".  
(5) JPNQ003 and JPNQ005: listed in  the Schedule, are included at the end of the table, because tariff quota systems are not applied to them. These products can be introduced into Japan under the 
Hozei  area (area where collection of customs duties on imports is temporarily reserved) system,  without imposed customs duties and required 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 Secti on I-B of Part I of the Schedule. Th e statistics of imports for these 
products under the Hozei  area system are not available.  
(6) JPNQ002, JPNQ004 and JPNQ008: The quota quantities and actual in -quota imports in column 3 and 4 do not include quantities available under the Hozei  area (area where collection of customs 
duties on imports is temporarily reserved) system as described in the Notes to Section I -B of Part I of the Schedule.  
(7) JPNQ014 and JPNQ015: The in -quota imports in column 4 do not include quantities imported from Australia under the Ja pan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement.  
 
 
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