1 APPENDIX A TARIFF RATE QUOTAS OF JAPAN Section A

The total quota quantity of goods with originating status, which is set out in the tariff items in letter c), from the other parties, which must be duty-free in a particular year, is specified below:. The total quota quantity of originating goods set out in the customs item in letter c) from the other parties which shall be duty-free in a particular year is specified below:.

APPENDIX A – JAPAN – 12

For year 12 and for each subsequent year, the total quota amount remains at 24,102 whole milk equivalent metric tons, and for year 12 and for each subsequent year, the in-quota customs duty remains 25 percent for skimmed milk. powder (MMP) that contains no added sugar, or 35 percent for MMP that contains added sugar. b) For the purposes of TWQ-JP10, the conversion factor in the right column of the following schedule indicates the coefficient for a calculation to obtain the whole milk equivalent weight of the respective originating goods, expressed as Tariff Classification Numbers listed in the left column in the following schedule:.

APPENDIX A – JAPAN – 14

Total rate within quota Rate within quota Quota rate customs duties customs duties quantity for buttermilk powder for buttermilk powder for milk powder (whole milk (does not contain (contains. For year 12 and for each) next year the total quota quantity remains 2 250 of whole milk in metric tons equivalent, and for year 12 and for each subsequent year, the in-quota duty rate remains 25 percent for buttermilk powder without added sugar, 35 percent for buttermilk powder with added sugar, or 30 percent for milk in dust.

APPENDIX A – JAPAN – 16

For year 12 and for each subsequent year, the total quota amount remains 60,000 tonnes; And. ii) the quota amount to be allocated for each application submitted by an importer cannot exceed the limit of three multiplied by the amount of milk powder specified in the application, produced from domestic milk and used by the importer for the production of chocolate in Japan . For the purposes of TWQ-JP12, the conversion factor in the right column of the following schedule indicates the coefficient for a calculation to obtain the whole milk equivalent weight of the respective originating goods expressed as tariff classification numbers as set out in the left column in the following schedule: .

APPENDIX A – JAPAN – 18

For year 12 and each subsequent year, the total quota amount will remain at 5,500 metric tons. For year 2 and each subsequent year, the total quota amount will remain at 750 metric tons.

APPENDIX A – JAPAN – 24

APPENDIX A – JAPAN – 27

For Year 12 and for each subsequent year, the total quota quantity will remain at 6,000 metric tons. -JP25: Cane sugar below 98.5 Polarimetric. a) The in-quota rate of customs duty on originating goods provided for in the tariff items set out in subparagraph (c) of the other Parties is duty-free, when:. i) the total volume of imports of the originating goods from the other Parties in any year does not exceed the total quota quantity specified below:.

APPENDIX A – JAPAN – 33

The total quota amount of goods with originating status set out in the customs item in letter c) from the other parties and the tariff rate within the quota in a particular year are specified below:. For year 12 and for each subsequent year, the duty rate remains within the quota of 14.0 per cent.

APPENDIX A – JAPAN – 37

For Year 2 and for each subsequent year, the total quantum amount will remain at 500 metric tons; and. ii) the original goods are imported with a certificate of product testing and development certifying that the original goods meet criteria and conditions set forth in the laws and regulations of Japan. For Year 2 and for each subsequent year, the total quota quantity will remain at 7,500 metric tons. ii) The in-quota rate of customs duty on originating goods provided for in the tariff item imported for the purposes other than those determined in subparagraph (b)(i) is 12.5 percent.

APPENDIX A – JAPAN – 41 Section C: Country-Specific TRQs (CSQs)

APPENDIX A – JAPAN – 42

The total quota quantity of originating goods provided for in Australia's tariff lines listed in subparagraph c) which shall be duty free, subject to an import surcharge applied by Japan as determined in subparagraph e), in any given year is specified below: . For the purposes of CSQ-JP2, a good is of Australian origin if the good has been harvested in Australia or produced in Australia from rice harvested in Australia.

APPENDIX A – JAPAN – 47

The total quota quantity of originating goods provided for in the tariff items set forth in subparagraph (d) of the United States which shall be duty-free, subject to an import surcharge applied by Japan as provided in subparagraphs (g) and (h), and the maximum import mark-up to fix the minimum selling price for each year for those goods in a particular year is specified below:. For Year 10 and for each subsequent year, the maximum import surcharge to determine the minimum selling price will remain at 9.4 yen per kilogram for the original goods classified under Group 1 and 8.5 yen per kilogram for the original goods classified under Group 2 is classified. i) Group 1 means Dark Northern Spring, Hard Red Winter, Western White, Canadian Western Red Spring and Australia Standard White (Japan Blend) wheat classes; and. ii) Group 2 means all classes of wheat other than those set out in sub-paragraph (b)(i).

APPENDIX A – JAPAN – 49

The total amount of the quota of originating goods provided for in the tariff headings set out in subparagraph (d) from Australia, which will be duty-free, subject to an import increase applied by Japan, as provided in subparagraphs (g) and (h) , and the maximum import value to establish the minimum selling price for each year for those goods, in a given year are specified below:. For the 10th year and for each subsequent year, the maximum import value to establish the minimum selling price will remain at 9.4 yen per kilogram for originating goods classified under Group 1 and 8.5 yen per kilogram for goods origin classified in Group 2. i) Group 1 means the wheat classes Northern Dark Spring, Hard Red Winter, Western White, Canadian Western Red Spring and Australian Standard White (Japan Blend); and. ii) Group 2 means all classes of wheat other than those defined in sub-paragraph (i).

APPENDIX A – JAPAN – 51

The total quota quantity of originating goods provided for in the tariff items referred to in subparagraph (d) from duty-free Canada, subject to the import surcharge applied by Japan as provided for in subparagraphs (g) and (h), and the maximum import mark-up to determine the minimum selling price for each year for this commodity in a particular year are listed below:. For year 10 and each subsequent year, the total quota remains at 53,000 metric tons.

APPENDIX A – JAPAN – 53

The total quota amount of goods originating in the United States, referred to in the tariff subheading specified in subparagraph (c), which shall be duty free in any given year is set out below:. The total quota quantity of originating goods provided for in the tariff heading mentioned in subparagraph (c) from Australia which shall be duty free in any given year is specified below:.

APPENDIX A – JAPAN – 56

The total quantum amount of originating goods provided for in the tariff item set forth in subparagraph (c) from Canada that will be duty-free in a given year is specified below:. The total quota quantity of originating goods provided for in the tariff item set forth in subparagraph (c) of the United States and the in-quota rate of customs duty in a particular year are specified below:.

APPENDIX A – JAPAN – 62

The total in-quota quantity of goods originating in Australia referred to in the tariff heading indicated in subparagraph c) and the in-quota customs duty in a given year are specified below: For the purposes of CSQ-JP15, a good is of Australian origin if the good is in produced in Australia and all HS Chapter 4 classified materials used in the production of the good are exclusively produced in Australia.

APPENDIX A – JAPAN – 64

The total quota quantity of originating goods provided for in the tariff item referred to in subparagraph (c) from New Zealand and the rate of duty within the quota in each year are set out below:. For the purposes of CSQ-JP16, a New Zealand good is a New Zealand good if the good is manufactured in New Zealand and all HS Chapter 4 materials used in the manufacture of the good are produced solely in New Zealand.

APPENDIX A – JAPAN – 68

-JP18: Whey (mineral concentrate for Australia). a) The in-quota rate of customs duty on originating goods provided for in the tariff items set out in sub-paragraph (c) from Australia shall be eliminated as follows, when:. i) the total volume of imports of the originating goods from Australia in any year does not exceed the total quota quantity specified below:. For Year 12 and for each subsequent year, the in-quota rate of customs duty will remain at zero;. ii) the ash content of the original goods is greater than or equal to 11 percent.

APPENDIX A – JAPAN – 72

For year 12 and each subsequent year, the total quota amount will remain at 2,000 metric tons; and. ii) originating goods are whey whey with a protein content of less than 5 percent.

APPENDIX A – JAPAN – 74

The in-quota duty rate for originating goods classified under the tariff headings and from New Zealand shall be reduced as follows:.

APPENDIX A – JAPAN – 77

The total quota quantity of originating goods provided for in the tariff items referred to in subparagraph (d) from the United States in a given year is set forth below:. The rate of this duty may not be higher than the rate of duty applied at the time of import for goods originating from tariff item 170199.200.

APPENDIX A – JAPAN – 79

The total quota quantity of originating goods, referred to in the tariff headings mentioned in subparagraph c), from the United States, which are duty-free, subject to a levy of up to 25 percent if the originating goods are starches for the production of starch sugar, dextrin , dextrin glue, soluble starch, calcined starch or starch glue, and free of duty if the originating goods are starches for purposes other than the manufacture of starch sugar, dextrin, dextrin glue, soluble starch, calcined starch or starch glue, in a given year as specified below . For the purposes of CSQ-JP23, a good is of United States origin if the good was produced in the United States from corn or potatoes harvested in the United States.