Attaché Report (GAIN)

Japan: Japan Invokes Special Safeguard for Cornstarch

On February 7, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization that it was invoking a volume-based special safeguard on imports of cornstarch....
On March 6, 2019, Japan notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposal to revoke the designation of 10 existing food additives via G/SPS/N/JPN/621.
On December 22, 2018, the State Council Tariff Committee (SCTC) announced its annual tariff adjustment plan that sets temporary import and export tariff rates for selected commodities for 2019.
This report is an overview and update of Japan’s general legal and technical requirements for food and agricultural imports.
On January 31, 2019, Japan’s Ministry of Finance revised the beef and pork safeguard trigger volumes to reflect the entry into force of a free trade agreement between Japan and the European Union....