WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/JPN/142 
26 February 2009 
 (09-1014) 
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 imports under tariff quotas ( Table MA:2 ) for the 
fiscal year 2007 .  
  G/AG/N/JPN/142 
Page 2 Table MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS:  Japan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Fiscal year 2007 
 
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 
Schedule) (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 fo r school lunch 0402.10.211 
0402.21.211  7,264 2,227 
Skimmed milk powder for other purposes 0402.10.121 
0402.10.216 
0402.10.222 0402.21.216 
0402.21.222 
0402.29.220 85,878 31,078 
Evaporated milk 0402.91.121 
0402.91.210  1,585 1,499 
Whey and modified whey for feeding 
purposes 0404.10.131 
0404.10.141 0404.10.171 
0404.10.181 45,000 37,000 
Prepared whey for infant formula 0404.10.142 
0404.10.182 
0404.90.116 0404.90.126 
0404.90.136 25,000 9,245 
Butter and butteroil 0405.10.121 
0405.10.221 0405.90.221 1,873 235 
Mineral concentrated whey 0404.10.121 
0404.10.122 0404.10.161 
0404.10.162 14,000 4,035 
Prepared edible fat 2106.90.121 
2106.90.122  18,977 16,299  
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Other dairy products for general use 0401.10.110 
0401.20.110 
0401.30.111 
0401.30.121 
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) 129,601 
(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) 135,862 
(whole milk 
equivalent) 
Dried leguminous ve getables 0713.10.221 
0713.32.010 
0713.33.221 0713.39.221 
0713.39.226 
0713.50.221 
0713.90.221 120,000 90,069  
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Wheat, meslin, triticale and their processed 
products 1001.10.010 
1001.90.011 
1001.90.016 
1001.90.019 
1008.90.021 
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 
1904.90.210 
2106.90.214 5,740,000 
(wheat basis) 5,282,598 
(wheat basis) 
Barley and its processed products 1003.00.011 
1003.00.019 
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) 1,273,645 
(barley basis) 
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) 614,678 
(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 
1901.90.177 157,000 134,280  
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Ground nuts 1202.10.091 
1202.20.091  75,000 33,441 
Tubers of konnyaku 1212.99.110  267 
(dried slice basis) 85 
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) 3 
(raw silk basis) 
 
 
General notes : 
 
1. Tariff item numbe rs in column 2 as of 1 April 2002. 
2. Data source in column 4 (except  "Designated dairy products for general use"  and "Rice and its worked and/or prepared  products"):  "Japan's Trade Statistics". 
3. Data source in column 4 ("Designated dairy products for genera l use"):  "Agriculture and Live stock Industries Corporation" and "Japan's Trade Statistics". 
4. Data source in column 4 ("Rice and its worked and/or prepared  products"):  "Ministry of Agricu lture, Forestry and Fisheries" an d "Japan's Trade Statistics". 
5. "Milk powder" and "Condensed milk", listed in the Schedule, are not included in the notification, because tariff quota systems are not applied to them.  These products can be 
introduced into Japan under the Hozei  area (note) system, without imposed custom s duties and required quota certifications, pr ovided that they are used for consumpt ion in the 
cruise of international maritime vessels and international airlines  as described in the Notes to Section I-B of Part I of the S chedule.  The statistics of imports for these products under 
the Hozei  area system are not available. 
(Note) Hozei  area is the area where collection of cust oms duties on imports is temporarily reserved. 
 
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