G/AG/N/JPN/196  
1 October 2014  
(14-5520)  Page: 1/5  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 25 September 2014,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Japan . The notification concerns imports under tariff quotas ( Table MA:2 ) for the 
fiscal year 2012 . 
  
  
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- 2 - Table MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS: JAPAN 
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR 2012 
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) 
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the Schedu le) (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 
Skimmed milk powder for school lunch 0402.10.211 
0402.21.211  7,264 1,978 
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  25,811 
Evaporated milk 0402.91.121 
0402.91.210  1,500  1,453 
Whey and modified whey for feeding purposes 0404.10.131 
0404.10.141 0404.10.171 
0404.10.181 45,000 31,334 
Prepared whey for infant formula 0404.10.142 
0404.10.182 0404.90.116 0404.90.126 
0404.90.136 25,000 6,422 
Butter and butter oil 0405.10.121 
0405.10.221 0405.90.221 581  166 
Mineral concentrated whey 0404.10.121 
0404.10.122 0404.10.161 
0404.10.162 14,000 6,040 
Prepared edible fat 2106.90.121 
2106.90.122  18,977 17,171  
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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) 
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the Schedu le) (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 
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) 133,228 
(whole milk equivalent) 
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) 160,757 
(whole milk equivalent) 
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 82,287  
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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) 
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the Schedu le) (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 
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) 6,406,799 
(wheat basis) 
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) 1,296,274 
(barley basis)  
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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) 
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the Schedu le) (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 
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) 677,797 
(milled rice basis) 
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 1901.90.177 157,000 147,358 
Ground nuts 1202.30.011 
1202.30.019 1202.41.091 
1202.42.091 75,000 25,465 
Tubers of konnyaku 1212.99.110  267 
(dried slice basis) 132 
(dried slice basis) 
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) 628 
(raw silk basis) 
General 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 purp oses,” “Evaporated milk” and “Butter and b utter oil” do 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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