WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/JPN/143 
26 February 2009 
 (09-1007) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 24 February 2009,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Japan .  The notification concerns the administration of tariff quotas ( Table MA:1 ) for 
the fiscal year 2008 .  
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Page 2 Table MA:1 
MARKET ACCESS:  Japan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2008 
 
Implementation of market access opportun ities: tariff and other quota commitments 
 
Description of products Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description Description of import arrangement applicable 
(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)  
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 (a) Allocation of quotas  to supplying countries
:  Global base. 
(b) Allocation of licenses or of access to quotas to importers : 
(i) Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) 
(ii) Eligibility requirements for applicants: 
1. For manufacturing starch sweetener 
Applicants must fall under one of th e following, and have assured intenti on to use or sell imported starch. 
(1) Producers of starch sweetener, such as high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), glucose and maltose 
(2) Producers' organizations of starch sweetener 
 
2. For manufacturing modified starch 
Applicants must fall under one of th e following, and have assured intenti on to use or sell imported starch. 
(1) Producers of modified starch, such as dextrin, dextrin glue, dissolved starch, roast starch and starch 
glue 
(2) Producers' organizations of the modified starch 
 
3. For manufacturing sodium gl utamate or 5'-ribonucletide 
Applicants must be producers of sodium glutamate or  5'-ribonucletide using imported starch, and must have 
their own manufacturing f acilities for the products. 
 
4. For use in Okinawa prefecture 
Applicants must have a record of imports of commoditie s classified in Sections 1 to 4 of the Customs Tariff 
Schedules of Japan and must also ha ve assured intention to sell starches imported into Okinawa prefecture 
for consumption within the prefecture. 
 
5. For other usage 
Applicants must be producers and/or suppliers of star ch products using certain types of starch, which are 
difficult to supply domestically, or organizations of such producers a nd/or supplies, and have assured 
intention to use or sell imported st arch, and also be approved by the Director-General of Agricultural 
Production Bureau, MAFF, as appropriate applicants. 
 
 
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 Page 3Description of products Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description Description of import arrangement applicable 
(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)  
Starches, inulin and preparations 
of starches (cont'd)   (iii)  The quota is allocated taking acc ount of the factors such as amount of usage or sales in the previous period and 
planned usage or sales in the current period. 
(iv) Allocations are made up to a maximum of 3 times in a half fiscal year (April-September and October-March), 
and are valid until the end of those period.  Quantity that is returned without using is  added to the quantity that 
is not allocated and redistributed.  A pplicants who wish to obt ain allocations twice or more in the same half 
fiscal year shall submit a document stating the reason for their need to do so. 
(c) Details of other arrangements :  Not applicable. 
(d) Other information : 
Sources of information: 
-  Decree-law by the Cabinet on TRQ Administration 
-  Decree-law by MAFF on TRQ Administra tion on Various Products such as Maize 
-  Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by MAFF 
-  METI Offici al Bulletin 
-  JETRO Daily Tsusho Koho 
 
Silk-worm cocoons and Raw silk 5001.00.010 
5002.00.211 5002.00.212 
5002.00.213 
5002.00.216 
5002.00.217 (a) Allocation of quotas  to supplying countries
: Global base. 
(b) Allocation of licenses or of access to quotas to importers :   
(i) Competent authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) 
(ii) Eligibility requirements for applicants:  
Applicants must have facilities to pro cess silk-worm cocoons or facilities to produce silk products using raw silk in 
the day which submit a tariff quota application, or organizations composed of th ese applicants. 
 (iii) The quota is allocated taking acc ount of the factors such as previous reco rds of usages of silk-worm cocoons or 
raw silk, and planned annu al amount of usage in th e current fiscal year.  
(iv) Allocations are made up to a maximum of twice a fiscal year, and are valid until the end of that year.  Quantity 
that is returned without using is added to the quantity that is not allocated and redistributed.  Applicants who wish to 
obtain allocations twice a fiscal year shall submit a document stating the reason for their need to do so. 
(c) Details of other arrangements :  Not applicable. 
 
 
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Page 4 Description of products Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description Description of import arrangement applicable 
(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)  
Silk-worm cocoons and Raw silk 
(cont'd)  (d) Other information :   
Sources of information: 
-  Decree-law by the Cabinet on TRQ Administration  
-  Decree-law by MAFF on TRQ Administra tion on Various Products such as Maize 
-  Bulletin on TRQ Administration announced by MAFF 
-  METI Offici al Bulletin 
-  JETRO Daily Tsusho Koho 
 
Raw silk 5002.00.211 
5002.00.212 
5002.00.213 
5002.00.216 
5002.00.217 In April 2008, tariff quota for raw silk wa s implemented.  (reference "Silk-worm cocoons and Raw silk" of column 1) 
 
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