RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE IMA/INV/10
4March 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0776)
International Bovine Meat Agreement
INTERNATIONAL MEAT COUNCIL
Inventory ofDomestic Policies andTrade Measures
Japan
Parties haveagreed to"provide information ontheirdomestic policies andtrade measures
including bilateral andplurilateral commitments inthebovine meatsector, andshallnotify assoon
aspossible anychanges insuchpolicies andmeasures thatarelikely toaffect international trade in
bovine meatandliveanimals" (Article III:3). TheSecretariat "shall draw upandkeepuptodatean
inventory ofallmeasures affecting trade inbovine meat andliveanimals, including commitments
resulting from bilateral, plurilateral andmultilateral negotiations" (Article III:4).
Thedocumentscontainingtherepliestothequestionnaireondomesticpoliciesandtrademeasures
arecirculated under theseries IMA/INV. They willberevised asandwhen changes arenotified.IMA/INV/10
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PART G
I.Information onDomestic Policies andTrade Measures
I. Production
(a) Description ofthebeefindustry inJapan
1. Trends intheraising ofbeefcattle
Inthepast,beefcattle raised inJapan wereusedforbothdraught andmeat, butasaconsequence
ofthemechanization ofcultivation, thenumber ofbeefcattle decreased afterreaching apeak of
2.7million headin1956. In1967, thisnumber fellto1.55million head.
However, since thesecond halfofthe1960s, asaresult oftheincrease ofdairy cattle fattened
forbeef, thenumber ofbeefcattle gradually increased. Even after thedecision onbeefimport
liberalization in1988, thenumber ofcattle, especially Wagyu cattle, increased continuously. In
February 1995, thenumber ofbeefcattle counted for2.965 million head.
Asforthenumber offarms raising beefcattle, itsharply decreased untilthefirsthalfofthe
1970s. Since thelatter halfofthe1970s, thedecrease ratewasrather moderate. Butafterthebeef
import liberalization, thenumber ofcattle farms remarkably decreased again, especially indairy cattle
fattening farms.
InFebruary 1995, thenumber offarms was169,700. Thenumber ofbeefcattle raised per
farmhassteadily increased (e.g.in1995, 17.5headperfarm). Especially, theaverage herdsizein
thefattening sector (interaliathatofdairy steer) hasbeensteadily increasing.
Asforbeefbreeds, interaliainthefieldofbreeding toproduce offspring which isthebase
forproduction ofmeat, enlargement ofthescalehasbeenrelatively moderate because oflowprofitability
anddifficulties involved inenlarging landscale.
2. Theimportance ofbeefindustry inJapan
Beefproduction inJapan plays amajor roleinthesecuring ofincome forthe169,700 farms
raising beefcattle. Fifty-seven percentofdomestic beefisproduced fromdairycattle. Beefproduction
contributes greatly tothesecuring oftheincome for44,300 dairy farms. Theshare oftheproduction
value ofbeefcattle ingross agricultural output wasabout 5.5percent(¥583 billion) inJFY1993.
Alsotheraising ofbeefcattle plays animportant roleinthepromotion ofuseoflandinthat
itnotonlysupplies beefbutalsoenables theeffective utilization ofplants inthemountains andmeadows
andlittle-or-unused resources suchasagricultural by-products, aswellasfeedcrops including pasture.
Itisalsoimportant tomaintain thecycle oftheecological system which ischaracteristic ofagricultural
production, since itbrings about thereturn totheground oforganic objects.
Withregard tobeefproduction, various steps aretaken forrationalizing production inrecent
years, andtheyhavebrought about steady progress intheexpansion ofthefarmmanagement scale
withincrease inproductivity.IMA/INV/10
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Supplies ofBeefbyDifferent Category (Boneless Weight Basis)
(Unit: 1,000 tons)
1985 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Domestic beef 389(100) 385(100) 403(100) 414(100) 416(100) 422(100)
Beefcattle 141(36) 142(37) 152(38) 151(36) 166(40) 181(43)
Dairy cattle 248(64) 243(63) 251(62) 263(64) 250(60) 241(57)
Dairy steer 126(32) 133(35) 139(34) 144(35) 137(33) 130(31)
Source: TheMinistry ofAgriculture, Forestry andFisheries, "Meat Statistics".
Note: Figures in()means percentage (%).
Average Numbers ofCattle Raised PerFarm
(Unit: head)
1970 1975 1980 1985 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Beef-cattle raising 2.0 3.9 5.9 8.7 10.2 10.8 11.6 12.7 13.8 14.9 16.1 17.5
Toproduce offspring - 2.1 - - 3.3 3.5 - 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.6 -
Dairy cattle - 8.5 16.5 29.8 37.7 40.5 45.5 54.7 66.9 74.0 82.8 90.3
Dairy farming 5.9 11.2 18.1 25.6 28.6 30.4 32.5 34.6 37.8 40.6 42.4 44.0
Source: TheMinistry ofAgriculture, Forestry andFisheries, "Statistics ofLivestock Industry".
Production Values ofBeefCattle anditsProportion inGross Agricultural Output
Year Values Proportion
billion yen %
1960 52.4 2.7
1965 104.6 3.3
1970 147.5 3.2
1975 347.4 3.8
1980 507.6 4.9
1985 600.7 5.2
1988 671.1 6.4
1989 732.0 6.6
1990 740.2 6.4
1991 702.3 6.1
1992 653.9 5.9
1993 583.1 5.5
Note: *Provisional.IMA/INV/10
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(b) Policiesormeasuresofgovernmentwhichinfluencecattleproductioneitherdirectlyorindirectly,
other thandirect support orstabilization measures
There arevarious kinds ofmeasures concerning theproduction ofbeefcattle. Forexample,
thefollowing loanprogrammes operated bytheAgriculture, Forestry andFisheries Finance Corporation
areavailable tobeefcattle farmers.
1October 1994
Kinds offunds Project eligible forloans Interest rate
(perannum)Maximum period
ofloan
Agriculture
Improvement Project
Promotion FundPurchase ofbreeding cows
orbreeding swine, etc.Subsidized
4.25%
Unsubsidized
3.5%20years (25years
forfruittrees)
Improvement, construction
oracquisition offarming
facilities suchasfarming or
livestock shedandnatural
recreation village facilities
andenvironmental facilities
foragricultural production.Maximum period
ofdeferment
3years (10years
forfruittrees)
(c) Outline ofsupport orstabilization measures
(i) Inaccordance withtheprovisions ofthe"Livestock Products Price Stabilization Law",
theMinister ofAgriculture, Forestry andFisheries establishes theStabilization Prices
fortheyear(theLower Stabilization Price andtheUpper Stabilization Price) atthe
startofeachfiscal year, taking intoconsideration ofsurrounding situation forthe
production ofbeefanditssupply-demand situation.
(ii) TheLower Stabilization Price issetupinsuchawayastoprevent thewholesale price
ofbeeffromfalling below thislevel, while theUpper Stabilization Price issetupwith
aviewtopreventing itfrom rising above thatlevel.
(iii) TheLivestock Industry Promotion Corporation, asemi-governmental corporation
(hereinafter referred toas"LIPC"), isauthorized tobeengaged inthebuying andselling
ofbeef, formaintaining thewholesale price ofdomestic beefwithin theprice band
established bytheGovernment.
(iv) ThePrice Stabilization System ofJapan istomaintain thewholesale priceofdomestic
beefwithin theStabilization Price band through market interventions bytheLIPC.
However, theLIPC hasnever intervened indomestic beefmarket before.
(v) TheJapanese Bovine Carcass Grading System wasrevised on1April 1988. Thenew
grading system consists of15grades (three yieldgrades xfivequality grades) compared
toprevious sixgrades.IMA/INV/10
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(vi) TheStabilization Prices werepreviously decided for"Wagyu Steer (Medium Grade)"
and"Dairy Steer(Medium Grade)" separately. However, inaccordance withtheabove-
mentioned revision ofthegrading system, theStabilization Price isdecided for"B-2"
and"B-3" grades, which arethemost representative classes.
Note: Yield grade: "A"›"B"›"C"
Quality grade: "5"›"4"›"3"›"2"›"1"
Target Stabilization Price
(¥perkilogram)
Beef(carcass) Fiscal year Upper stabilization
priceLower stabilization
price
Wagyu-steers
(Japanese native
beefcattle)
(Medium grade)1981
1984
1985
1986
19871,817
1,820
1,820
1,820
1,7801,399
1,400
1,400
1,400
1,370
Dairy-steers
(Medium grade)1981
1984
1985
1986
19871,452
1,455
1,455
1,420
1,3251,118
1,120
1,120
1,090
1,020
Steers
([B-2] &[B-3] grade)1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
19951,295
1,295
1,285
1,250
1,210
1,175
1,140
1,100995
995
985
960
935
905
875
840
Average Resale Price ofImported BeefbyLIPC
Fiscal year Resale price
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
19911,299
1,239
1,196
1,178
1,212
1,274
1,108
1,005
1,050
1,120
1,128
835
Note: LIPC terminated resale ofimported beefin1991.IMA/INV/10
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II. Internal Prices andConsumption
(a) Policies andmeasures affecting consumption
TheJapanese Government isimplementing various measures forpromoting consumption of
meatandmeatproducts. Oneofsuchmeasures isthecampaign forexpanding theconsumption.
Wholesale Price (Tokyo)
(¥perkilogram)
Calendar year Wagyu-steers
(Medium)Dairy-steers
(Medium)
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
19871,433
1,696
1,618
1,584
1,819
1,851
1,791
1,823
1,786
1,749
1,806
1,874
1,8781,234
1,358
1,265
1,276
1,451
1,329
1,245
1,304
1,298
1,284
1,318
1,339
1,289
[B-2] &[B-3]
1988
1989
1990
1991
19921,232
1,250
1,256
1,210
1,049*
Note: *Preliminary data.IMA/INV/10
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Retail Price (Tokyo)
(¥per100gram)
Calendar year Beefimported
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994245
187
197
170
168
183
180
180
181
178
159
151
131
121
117
[131]
[147]
(400)
(370)
(345)
Source: Management andCoordination Agency.
Note: Survey market haschanged since 1990.
Survey itemhaschanged from "frozen chuck" to"chilled loin" since 1992.
(Reference data)
(¥per100gram)
Calendar year Regular price Bargain price
1991 III
IV
1992 I
II
III
IV
1993 I
II
III
IV
1994 I
II
III
IV
1995 I213
217
221
217
220
204
206
197
191
178
180
174
176
172
168171
170
175
174
176
178
167
151
146
145
148
136
135
135
129
Source: LIPC.
Note: Thissurvey started from September 1991.
Survey itemis"chilled chuck".IMA/INV/10
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III. Measures atthefrontiers
(a)&(b)Customs tariffandimport measures attarifflinelevel, suchasduties, variable levies, other
special charges, quantitative restrictions, etc.
SeeAnnex.
(c) Export measures attariff linelevel, suchassubsidies, etc.
None.
(d) Sanitary regulations
(i) With respect toimportation ofmeat andprocessed meat ofcloven-hoofed animals,
theMinister ofAgriculture, Forestry andFisheries designates theimport prohibition
areasunderArticle43oftheEnforcementRegulationsoftheDomesticAnimalInfectious
Diseases Control Law, inorder toprevent theintroduction ofthemalignant infectious
diseases (i.e.rinderpest, foot-and-mouth disease andAfrican swine fever).
(ii) These areasaredesignated bytheMinister ofAgriculture, Forestry andFisheries taking
intoaccount thefollowing:
- Whether ornotthere exists suchmalignant infectious diseases ofdomestic
animals asrinderpest, foot-and-mouth disease andAfrican swine fever;
- whether ornotvaccination against those diseases isbeing carried out;
- whether ornotthere exists appropriate laws, regulations andadministrative
systems toprevent theintroduction oftheabove-mentioned diseases.
(e) Policy regarding quantitative restrictions onimports
On1April 1991, theimport allocation system onbeefwasterminated. Consequently, the
Livestock Industry Promotion Corporation (LIPC) isnolonger involved inthepricing orsales of
imported beef.
Tariff items under import restrictions areshown inAnnex.
Trend ofQuota Allocation (Boneless Weight Basis)
(Unit: tons)
Fiscal year 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
General
quota133,200 141,400 149,400 194,000 253,600 309,000 364,000
Special
quota16,800 17,600 18,600 20,000 20,400 25,000 30,000
Total quota 150,000 159,000 168,000 214,000 274,000 334,000 394,000IMA/INV/10
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IV. Current supply anddemand situation
(a) Beefandveal
(i) Consumption
Duetotheeconomicgrowth,consumptionofbeefandvealincreasedsteadily,especially
consumption ofimported beefincreased bymore than15percentannually from1987
to1991. Butin1992, thegrowth rateofconsumption onimported beefslowed down.
Although production ofbeefandvealin1989 decreased byabout 4percentmainly
duetothedecrease ofdailybeefproduction caused bytherecent strong milkdemand,
production ofbeefandvealmarginally increased since 1990mainly duetoanincrease
ofWagyu cattle.
Meat Supply andDemand
Calendar year Consumption Production Imports Exports Stocks
A B A B A B A B A B
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994768,330
803,510
873,419
957,403
989,263
1,067,789
1,142,278
1,190,588
1,308,289
1,441,987102.1
104.6
108.7
109.6
103.3
107.9
107.0
104.2
109.9
110.2555,256
558,620
564,883
569,803
547,957
549,479
575,160
591,683
594,366
602,206103.6
100.6
101.1
100.9
96.2
100.3
104.7
102.9
100.5
101.3220,372
261,986
318,967
379,737
495,907
529,171
508,003
590,509
732,495
841,577103.4
118.9
121.7
119.1
130.6
106.7
96.0
116.2
124.0
114.962
51
48
47
56
57
52
64
62
66206.7
82.3
94.1
97.9
119.1
101.8
91.2
123.1
96.9
106.580,366
97,411
107,794
99,884
154,429
165,233
106,066
97,606
116,116
117,846109.9
121.2
110.7
92.7
154.6
107.0
64.2
92.0
119.0
101.5
A.Carcass weight
B.Comparison withprevious year.
(ii) Prices
Duetotherapid expansion ofbeefimport, wholesale prices ofdomestic beefhave
fallen significantly. Forexample, theprice of"B-2" grade dailysteer(whose quality
isnearly equal tothegrain-fed import chilled beef)hasfallen about 39percentduring
thepastfiveyears (1,195 yen/kg. atDecember 1989to731yen/kg. atDecember 1994).
Themost significant price decline hasbeenseenin"C-1" grades ofcullcowbeef,
thelowest grade inJapanese beefgrading system.
More substantial price decline hasbeenseeninimported beef. Suchprice decline of
imported beefhascontributed totheexpansion ofitsconsumption.IMA/INV/10
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Wholesale Prices ofDomestic Beef
(Tokyo Market)
(Yen/kg.)
Wagyu
steerA5Wagyu
steerB4Dairy
steerB3Dairy
steerB2Culling
cowC2Culling
cowC1
June1989 2,576 2,107 1,291 1,217 1,026 869
Sep. 2,564 2,214 1,266 1,270 1,066 937
Dec. 2,698 2,286 1,275 1,195 981 557
Mar. 1990 2,643 2,167 1,229 1,091 873 564
June 2,697 2,232 1,256 931 747 461
Sep. 2,670 2,222 1,245 1,070 758 323
Dec. 2,736 2,285 1,243 1,016 779 329
Mar. 1991 2,690 2,193 1,219 898 623 331
June 2,669 2,013 1,124 803 587 393
Sep. 2,688 2,101 1,112 896 664 324
Dec. 2,825 2,199 1,115 873 655 302
Mar. 1992 2,657 2,042 1,057 736 539 328
June 2,717 2,106 1,049 745 559 372
Sep. 2,708 2,121 1,062 811 647 371
Dec. 2,718 2,149 1,092 842 601 293
Mar. 1993 2,559 1,867 989 771 443 239
June 2,705 1,921 889 771 492 320
Sep. 2,672 1,998 1,010 872 524 216
Dec. 2,772 2,217 1,130 911 545 225
Mar. 1994 2,647 1,975 1,012 788 426 225
June 2,651 1,969 1,047 734 462 293
Sep. 2,612 1,944 1,186 872 525 299
Dec. 2,684 2,023 1,078 731 435 239
Mar. 1995 2,565 1,891 1,077 744 426 302IMA/INV/10
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Traders 'Prices ofImported Beef
(Yen/kg.)
Strip loin Chilled beef
fullsetAged beef
fullsetChuck and
bladeShort plate
June1989 1,954 1,488 1,268 999 890
Sep. 1,767 1,356 1,146 747 742
Dec. 1,753 1,396 1,178 742 732
Mar. 1990 1,749 1,272 1,127 811 717
June 1,797 1,167 1,084 779 722
Sep. 1,810 1,283 1,129 789 675
Dec. 1,785 1,042 1,043 735 656
Mar. 1991 1,736 1,057 1,033 720 683
June 1,704 923 945 673 614
Sep. 1,621 937 836 627 578
Dec. 1,586 902 827 621 577
Mar. 1992 1,524 986 833 602 516
June 1,691 789 764 522 497
Sep. 1,665 752 737 464 490
Dec. 1,598 767 763 483 528
Mar. 1993 1,408 725 706 452 564
June 1,399 687 670 380 522
Sep. 1,332 568 589 359 426
Dec. 1,261 667 622 365 385
Mar. 1994 1,230 691 644 510 402
June 1,164 575 587 395 404
Sep. 1,374 638 597 389 334
Dec. 1,308 577 594 394 313
Mar. 1995 1,103 609 586 382 320IMA/INV/10
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(iii) Stocks
Stock levelofimported beefandvealon31March 1991(justbefore theliberalization
ofbeefimports) was148,000 tons(including LIPC stock, 81,000 tons). After the
liberalization, stocks decreased.
On31March 1995, stocks ofimported beefandvealwere46,000 tonsintotal, and
ofcourse LIPC didnothaveanystock.
Themainreason forthisrelatively lowlevelofstock on31March wererapid changes
ofyenexchange rateand1.9percenttariff reduction fromApril. Importers intended
toputoffthecustoms clearance datetoeconomize onimport duty.
(b) Calves
Reflecting thedecrease ofwholesale market prices forbeefandveal,theprices ofcalves fell
significantly.IMA/INV/10
Page13ANNEX
Customs Tariff andImport Measure (1995-2000)
No. Stat.
Code
No.Description Rateofduty Import
measure
General WTO Preferential Temporary
0102.10 000 Pure-bred breeding animals Free Free
0102.90 Other:
010 -Buffaloes Free Free
-Other:
091 -Weighing notmore than300kgs.: 45,000 43,875 (1995)
42,750 (1996)
41,625 (1997)
40,500 (1998)
39,375 (1999)
38,250 (2000)
yenper
eachyenper
each
099 -Other 75,000 73,125 (1995)
71,250 (1996)
69,375 (1997)
67,500 (1998)IMA/INV/10
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Code
No.Description Rateofduty Import
measure
General WTO Preferential Temporary
65,625 (1999)
63,750 (2000)
yenper
eachyenper
each
02.01 Meat ofbovine animals, fresh orchilled:
0201.10 000 Carcasses andhalf-carcasses 50% 50% 48.1%* (1995)
50% 46.2%* (1996)
50% 44.3%* (1997)
50% 42.3%* (1998)
50% 40.4%* (1999)
50% 38.5%* (2000)
0201.20 Other cutswithbonein
010 -Quarter 50% 50% 48.1%* (1995)
50% 46.2%* (1996)
50% 44.3%* (1997)
50% 42.3%* (1998)
50% 40.4%* (1999)
50% 38.5%* (2000)IMA/INV/10
Page15No. Stat.
Code
No.Description Rateofduty Import
measure
General WTO Preferential Temporary
090 -Cutswithbonein 50% 50% 48.1%* (1995)
50% 46.2%* (1996)
50% 44.3%* (1997)
50% 42.3%* (1998)
50% 40.4%* (1999)
50% 38.5%* (2000)
0201.30 Boneless
010 -Loin 50% 50% 48.1%* (1995)
50% 46.2%* (1996)
50% 44.3%* (1997)
50% 42.3%* (1998)
50% 40.4%* (1999)
50% 38.5%* (2000)
020 -Chuck, clodandround 50% 50% 48.1%* (1995)
50% 46.2%* (1996)
50% 44.3%* (1997)
50% 42.3%* (1998)
50% 40.4%* (1999)
50% 38.5%* (2000)IMA/INV/10
Page16No. Stat.
Code
No.Description Rateofduty Import
measure
General WTO Preferential Temporary
030 -Brisket andplate 50% 50% 48.1%* (1995)
50% 46.2%* (1996)
50% 44.3%* (1997)
50% 42.3%* (1998)
50% 40.4%* (1999)
50% 38.5%* (2000)
090 -Other 50% 50% 48.1%* (1995)
50% 46.2%* (1996)
50% 44.3%* (1997)
50% 42.3%* (1998)
50% 40.4%* (1999)
50% 38.5%* (2000)
02.02 Meat ofbovine animals, frozen:IMA/INV/10
Page17No. Stat.
Code
No.Description Rateofduty Import
measure
General WTO Preferential Temporary
0202.10 000 Carcasses andhalf-carcasses 50% 50% 48.1%* (1995)
50% 46.2%* (1996)
50% 44.3%* (1997)
50% 42.3%* (1998)
50% 40.4%* (1999)
50% 38.5%* (2000)
0202.20 Other cutswithbonein
010 -Quarter 50% 50% 48.1%* (1995)
50% 46.2%* (1996)
50% 44.3%* (1997)
50% 42.3%* (1998)
50% 40.4%* (1999)
50% 38.5%* (2000)
090 -Cutswithbonein 50% 50% 48.1%* (1995)
50% 46.2%* (1996)
50% 44.3%* (1997)
50% 42.3%* (1998)
50% 40.4%* (1999)
50% 38.5%* (2000)IMA/INV/10
Page18No. Stat.
Code
No.Description Rateofduty Import
measure
General WTO Preferential Temporary
0202.30 Boneless
010 -Loin 50% 50% 48.1%* (1995)
50% 46.2%* (1996)
50% 44.3%* (1997)
50% 42.3%* (1998)
50% 40.4%* (1999)
50% 38.5%* (2000)
020 -Chuck, clodandround 50% 50% 48.1%* (1995)
50% 46.2%* (1996)
50% 44.3%* (1997)
50% 42.3%* (1998)
50% 40.4%* (1999)
50% 38.5%* (2000)
030 -Brisket andplate 50% 50% 48.1%* (1995)
50% 46.2%* (1996)
50% 44.3%* (1997)
50% 42.3%* (1998)
50% 40.4%* (1999)
50% 38.5%* (2000)IMA/INV/10
Page19No. Stat.
Code
No.Description Rateofduty Import
measure
General WTO Preferential Temporary
090 -Other 50% 50% 48.1%* (1995)
50% 46.2%* (1996)
50% 44.3%* (1997)
50% 42.3%* (1998)
50% 40.4%* (1999)
50% 38.5%* (2000)
*The Government ofJapan willreduce thetariff rates forbeefinlinewiththisschedule. (Aswritten in"Temporary" column.) But,ifattheendofanyofthefirst
three quarters ofaJapanese Fiscal Year ("JFY"), thequantity ofimports from thebeginning oftheJFYuptotheendoftherelevant quarter offresh/chilled [frozen] beef
(HSCode No.0201. [0202.]) exceeds 117percentofthequantity ofimports during thecorresponding period ofthepreceding year, "Temporary" dutywillnotbeapplied,
butinstead "WTO" ratewillbeapplied.
(Already circulated on16February 1995 asGATT L/7621.)IMA/INV/10
Page20No. Stat.
code
No.Description Rateofduty Import
measure
General WTO Preferential Temporary
02.06 Edible offalofbovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses;
asses, mules orhinnies; fresh, chilled orfrozen:
0206.10 Ofbovine animals, fresh orchilled:
020 -Cheek meatandheadmeat 50% 50% (1995)
50% (1996)
50% (1997)
50% (1998)
50% (1999)
50% (2000)
010 -Internal organs andtongues 15% 14.6% (1995)
14.3% (1996)
13.9% (1997)
13.5% (1998)
13.2% (1999)
12.8% (2000)
090 -Other 25% 24.4% (1995)
23.8% (1996)
23.2% (1997)
22.5% (1998)IMA/INV/10
Page21No. Stat.
code
No.Description Rateofduty Import
measure
General WTO Preferential Temporary
21.9% (1999)
21.3% (2000)
Ofbovine animals, frozen:
0206.21 000 -Tongues 15% 14.6% (1995)
14.3% (1996)
13.9% (1997)
13.5% (1998)
13.2% (1999)
12.8% (2000)
0206.22 000 -Livers 25% 24.4% (1995)
23.8% (1996)
23.2% (1997)
22.5% (1998)
21.9% (1999)
21.3% (2000)
0206.29 -Other:IMA/INV/10
Page22No. Stat.
code
No.Description Rateofduty Import
measure
General WTO Preferential Temporary
020 -Cheek meatandheadmeat 50% 50% (1995)
50% (1996)
50% (1997)
50% (1998)
50% (1999)
50% (2000)
010 -Internal organs 15% 14.6% (1995)
14.3% (1996)
13.9% (1997)
13.5% (1998)
13.2% (1999)
12.8% (2000)
090 -Other 25% 24.4% (1995)
23.8% (1996)
23.2% (1997)
22.5% (1998)
21.9% (1999)
21.3% (2000)IMA/INV/10
Page23No. Stat.
code
No.Description Rateofduty Import
measure
General WTO Preferential Temporary
02.10 Meat andedible meatoffal, salted, inbrine, dried or
smoked; edible flours andmeals ofmeatormeatoffal:
0210.20 000 Meat ofbovine animals 190 185.3 (1995)
180.5 (1996)
175.8 (1997)
171.0 (1998)
166.3 (1999)
161.5 (2000)
yen/kg. yen/kg.
0210.90 Other, including edible flours andmeals ofmeatormeat
offal
020 -Ofbovine animals 190 185.3 (1995)
180.5 (1996)
175.8 (1997)
171.0 (1998)
166.3 (1999)
161.5 (2000)
yen/kg. yen/kg.IMA/INV/10
Page24No. Stat.
code
No.Description Rateofduty Import
measure
General WTO Preferential Temporary
16.02 Other prepared orpreserved meat, meatoffalorblood:
1602.10 000 Homogenized preparations 25% 24.4% (1995)
23.8% (1996)
23.2% (1997)
22.5% (1998)
21.9% (1999)
21.3% (2000)
1602.20 Ofliverofanyanimal
010 -Ofbovine animals orswine 25% 24.4% (1995)
23.8% (1996)
23.2% (1997)
22.5% (1998)
21.9% (1999)
21.3% (2000)
1602.31 Ofturkeys:
210 -Containing meatormeatoffalofbovine animals or
swine 25% 24.4% (1995)
23.8% (1996)IMA/INV/10
Page25No. Stat.
code
No.Description Rateofduty Import
measure
General WTO Preferential Temporary
23.2% (1997)
22.5% (1998)
21.9% (1999)
21.3% (2000)
1602.39 Other:
210 -Containing meatormeatoffalofbovine animals or
swine 25% 24.4% (1995)
23.8% (1996)
23.2% (1997)
22.5% (1998)
21.9% (1999)
21.3% (2000)
1602.49 Other, including mixtures:
-Other:
290 --Other 25% 24.2% (1995)
23.3% (1996)
22.5% (1997)
21.7% (1998)IMA/INV/10
Page26No. Stat.
code
No.Description Rateofduty Import
measure
General WTO Preferential Temporary
20.8% (1999)
20.0% (2000)
1602.50 Ofbovine animals:
100 1.Guts, bladders andstomachs, whole andpieces thereof,
simply boiled inwater Free Free
2.Other
(1)Ofbovine internal organs andtongues
210 A.Inairtight containers, containing vegetables 25% 24.4% (1995)
23.8% (1996)
23.2% (1997)
22.5% (1998)
21.9% (1999)
21.3% (2000)
290 B.Other 25% 24.4% (1995)
23.8% (1996)
23.2% (1997)
22.5% (1998)
21.9% (1999)
21.3% (2000)IMA/INV/10
Page27No. Stat.
code
No.Description Rateofduty Import
measure
General WTO Preferential Temporary
(2)Other
A.Containing lessthan30%ofbovine meatandoffals
(except internal organs andtongues)
(a)Inairtight containers, containing vegetables
310 -Containing rice 25% 24.4% (1995)
23.8% (1996)
23.2% (1997)
22.5% (1998)
21.9% (1999)
21.3% (2000)
320 -Other 25% 24.4% (1995)
23.8% (1996)
23.2% (1997)
22.5% (1998)
21.9% (1999)
21.3% (2000)
(b)Other
330 -Containing rice 25% 24.2% (1995)
23.8% (1996)
23.2% (1997)IMA/INV/10
Page28No. Stat.
code
No.Description Rateofduty Import
measure
General WTO Preferential Temporary
22.5% (1998)
21.9% (1999)
21.3% (2000)
390 -Other 25% 24.4% (1995)
23.8% (1996)
23.2% (1997)
22.5% (1998)
21.9% (1999)
21.3% (2000)
B.Other
400 (a)Dried aftersimply boiled inwater 25% 24.4% (1995)
23.8% (1996)
23.2% (1997)
22.5% (1998)
21.9% (1999)
21.3% (2000)
500 (b)Beefjerky 10% 10% (1995)
10% (1996)
10% (1997)IMA/INV/10
Page29No. Stat.
code
No.Description Rateofduty Import
measure
General WTO Preferential Temporary
10% (1998)
10% (1999)
10% (2000)
600 (c)Corned beef 25% 24.4% (1995)
23.8% (1996)
23.2% (1997)
22.5% (1998)
21.9% (1999)
21.3% (2000)
(d)Other
700 -Inairtight containers, containing vegetables 25% 24.4% (1995)
23.8% (1996)
23.2% (1997)
22.5% (1998)
21.9% (1999)
21.3% (2000)
800 -Inairtight containers, notcontaining vegetables, other
thanchilled andfrozen 45% 43.9% (1995)
42.8% (1996)
41.7% (1997)IMA/INV/10
Page30No. Stat.
code
No.Description Rateofduty Import
measure
General WTO Preferential Temporary
40.5% (1998)
39.4% (1999)
38.3% (2000)
-Other
910 --Simply boiled inwater 50% 50% 48.1% (1995)
50% 46.2% (1996)
50% 44.3% (1997)
50% 42.3% (1998)
50% 40.4% (1999)
50% 38.5% (2000)
990 --Other: 50% 50% 48.1% (1995)
50% 46.2% (1996)
50% 44.3% (1997)
50% 42.3% (1998)
50% 40.4% (1999)
50% 38.5% (2000)
1602.90 Other, including preparations ofblood ofanyanimals:IMA/INV/10
Page31No. Stat.
code
No.Description Rateofduty Import
measure
General WTO Preferential Temporary
210 -Containing meatormeatoffalofbovine animals or
swine 25% 24.4% (1995)
23.8% (1996)
23.2% (1997)
22.5% (1998)
21.9% (1999)
21.3% (2000)
19.02 Pasta, whether ornotcooked orstuffed (with meatorother
substances) orotherwise prepared, suchasspaghetti,
macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni;
couscous, whether ornotprepared:
1902.20 Stuffed pasta, whether ornotcooked orotherwise prepared:
2.Other
290 -Other 25% 24.4% (1995)
23.8% (1996)
23.2% (1997)
22.5% (1998)
21.9% (1999)
21.3% (2000)