G/AG/N/KOR/56  
 
20 July 2016  
(16-3882)  Page: 1/5  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 8 July 2016, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of 
the Republic of Korea . The notification concerns the administration of tariff quotas ( Table MA:1 ) 
for calendar year 2015 . 
  
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- 2 - Table MA:1 
MARKET ACCESS: REPUBLIC OF KOREA 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2015 
Implementation of market access opportunities: tariff and other quota commitments 
Description of products Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description Description of import arrangement applicable 
1 2 3 
Manioc pellets (Dried) 0714.10.2020 
 (a) Allocation to supplying countries: Global quota 
(b) Allocation to importers: 
(i) Allocations are made by the National Agricultur al Cooperative Federation (NACF), the Korea Feed 
Association (KFA) and the Korea Feed Ingredients Association (KFIA) on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; each of them also issues permits against these allocations; 
(ii), (iii) Quotas are allocated to applicants on a first come first served basis without any qualification 
requirements; 
(iv) Quota allocations are valid for a calendar year; permits are normally valid for 30 days. (c) Other arrangements : None applicable (d) Other information : None applicable 
Jujubes (Fresh) 
Jujubes (Dried) 0810.90.3000 
0813.40.2000 (a) Allocation to supplying countries: Global quota 
(b) Allocation to importers: 
(i) Allocations are made by the National Forestry Cooperative Federation (NFCF) on behalf of the Ministry 
of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; the NFCF also issues permits against these allocations;  
(ii), (iii) Quotas are allocated to applicants on a first come first served basis without any qualification 
requirements; 
(iv) Quota allocations are valid for a calendar year; permits are normally valid for 90 days. 
(c) Other arrangements : None applicable (d) Other information : None applicable  
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- 3 - Description of products Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description Description of import arrangement applicable 
1 2 3 
Unhulled barley (Seed) 
Unhulled barley (Other) Naked barley (Seed) Naked barley (Other) 
Other barley (Seed) 
Other barley (Other) Barley flour Groats and meal (Barley) Pellets (Barley) 
Rolled or flaked grains (Barley) 
Other worked grains (Barley) 1003.10.2000 
1003.90.2000 1003.10.3000 1003.90.3000 
1003.10.9000 
1003.90.9000 1102.90.1000 1103.19.1000 1103.20.3000 
1104.19.2000 
1104.29.2000 (a) Allocation to supplying countries : Global quota 
(b) Allocation to importers:  (i) Allocations are made by the Korea Feed Associat ion (KFA), the National Agricultural Cooperative 
Federation (NACF) and the Korea Feed Ingredients A ssociation (KFIA) on behalf of the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; each of them also issues permits against these allocations;  
(ii), (iii) Quotas are allocated to assorted feed processors and national research institutes by the KFA, to 
assorted feed processors by the NACF, and to feed ingredient processors and total mixed ration for cow processors by the KFIA on the basis of past performance;  
(iv) Quota allocations are valid for a calendar year; permits are normally valid for 30 days. 
(c) Other arrangements : None applicable 
(d) Other information: Refer to Note 4 to Section I of Part I in Schedule LX; Quotas are unhulled barley 
based. 
Maize (Corn/For feeding) Maize (For popcorn) Maize (Other) 
Groats and meal (Maize) 
Other worked grains (Maize/corn) Maize Starch (For food) Maize Starch (Other) Other sweet corn (Dried) 1005.90.1000 
1005.90.2000 1005.90.9000 
1103.13.0000 
1104.23.0000 1108.12.1000 1108.12.9000 0712.90.2092 (a) Allocation to supplying countries : Global quota 
(b) Allocation to importers:  (i) Allocations are made by the National Agricult ural Cooperative Federation (NACF), Korea Feed 
Association (KFA), the Korea Feed Ingredients Association (KFIA), Korea Corn Processing Industry 
Association (KCPIA), Korea Pharmaceutical Traders Association (KPTA), the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation (AT), Korea Corn Association (KCA), Korea Paper Association (KPA) and Korea Corrugated Packaging Case Industry Association (KCPCIA) on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; each of them also issues permits against these allocations; 
(ii), (iii) Quotas are allocated to three groups; firs t, to the NACF member cooperatives by NACF, to 
assorted feed processors by the KFA and to feed ingredient processors by the KFIA on the basis of past production; second, to corn processors, millers, grain tea processors, popcorn processors and alcoholic liquor processors, etc. by the KCPIA, AT, KCA, KPA and KCPCIA on the basis of their production capability and past performance; third, to cornstarch containing pharmaceuticals processors by the KPTA on the 
basis of past imports; for new entrants, quotas can be allocated in consideration of those amounts 
allocated to historical importers with similar capability; 
(iv) Quota allocations are valid for a calendar year; permits are normally valid for 30 days. (c) Other arrangements: None applicable (d) Other information: None applicable  
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- 4 - Description of products Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description Description of import arrangement applicable 
1 2 3 
Rice in the husk (Paddy or rough) 
Husked (brown) rice (Non-glutinous) Husked (brown) rice (Glutinous) Semi milled or wholly milled rice (Non-glutinous) 
Semi milled or wholly milled rice (Glutinous) 
Broken rice Rice flour Groats and meal (rice) Pellets (rice) 
Rolled or flaked (rice)  
Other (containing cocoa/other/mixes and doughs for the preparation of baker's wares of heading 19.05) Other (containing cocoa/other/other) Rice flour (Mixes and doughs for the preparation of baker's 
wares of heading 19.05) 
Other (Mixes and doughs for the preparation of baker's wares of heading 19.05) Other food preparations of goods (rice flour) Other food preparations of goods (Other) 1006.10.0000 
1006.20.1000 1006.20.2000 1006.30.1000 
1006.30.2000 
1006.40.0000 1102.90.2000 1103.19.3000 1103.20.2000 
1104.19.1000 
1806.90.2290 
 
1806.90.2999 1901.20.1000 
 
1901.20.9000 
 
1901.90.9091 1901.90.9099 (a) Allocation to supplying countries: Global quota 
(b) Allocation to importers: (i) Allocations are made by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA); the MAFRA also 
issues permits against these allocations;  
(ii), (iii) Quotas are allocated to the Office of Supply as a designated agency; 
(iv) Quota allocations are valid for a calendar year; permits are normally valid for 30 days. (c) Other arrangements : None applicable (d) Other information: Refer to Note 4 to Section I of Part I in Schedule LX; Quotas are non-glutinous 
milled rice based and will be imported mainly in the form of brown rice. 
Ground-nuts (Seed/In shell) 
Ground-nuts Other/(In shelled) 
Ground-nuts (Seed/Shelled) Ground-nuts (Other/Shelled) Other ground-nuts (Other prepared or preserved) 1202.30.1000 
1202.41.0000 
1202.30.2000 1202.42.0000 2008.11.9000 (a) Allocation to supplying countries: Global quota 
(b) Allocation to importers:  
(i) Allocations are made by the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation (AT) and the Korea 
Peanut Production Distribution Processors Association on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; each of them also issues permits against these allocations;  
(ii), (iii) Quotas are allocated in two ways; first in the order of the highest price bidders at quota auctions 
held by the AT. No qualifications are required on entering the auctions; second to applicants on a first 
come first served basis without any qualification requirements; 
(iv) Quota allocations are valid for a calendar year; permits are normally valid for 30 days. (c) Other arrangements: None applicable (d) Other information: Refer to Note 4 to Section I of Part I in Schedule LX; Quotas are shelled 
groundnuts based.  
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- 5 - Description of products Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description Description of import arrangement applicable 
1 2 3 
Forage products (Fodder roots) 
Other forage products (Excluding alfalfa, bale) Other vegetable materials, vegetable waste, and vegetable residues and by products 1214.90.1000 
1214.90.9090 2308.00.9000 (a) Allocation to supplying countries: Global quota 
(b) Allocation to importers:  (i) Allocations are made by the National Agricultur al Cooperative Federation (NACF), the Korea Feed 
Association (KFA), the Korea Feed Ingredients Association (KFIA) and the Korean Mushroom Growers 
Federation (KMGF) on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; each of them also 
issues permits against these allocations; 
(ii), (iii) Quotas are allocated to two groups; first, to assorted feed processors and national research 
institutes by the NACF, KFA and KFIA on a first come first served basis; second, to mushroom growers and mushroom media producers by the KMGF on a first-come-first-served basis; 
(iv) Quota allocations are valid for a calendar year; permits are normally valid for 90 days. 
(c) Other arrangements: None applicable (d) Other information: None applicable 
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