Global Trade Alert
Global Trade Alert

Japan: GSP tariff changes in 2011

Announcement

01 Jan 2011

According to the WTO Tariff Download Facility, during 2011 the authorities of Japan changed their GSP import tariffs at the 6-digit HS code level for a number of products. This entry consolidates all of the applied GSP tariff changes by the reporting country in the year in question. There may be further GTA entries covering some of the same tariff changes which the GTA team has separately reported in the database.

Source

WTO. Tariff Download Facility Database (retrieved on 19 September 2022). http://tariffdata.wto.org

Number of interventions

4

2 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

2 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Jan 2011

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 01 Jan 2011
Import tariff In force
During 2011, the government of Japan decreased the average tariff rate of 16 six-digit HS code(s) when compared to the previous year available in the WTO Tariff Download Facility. The new tariffs only affect the LDC duties tariff regime. The WTO Tariff Download Facility 'contains comprehensive information on Most- Favoured-Nation (MFN) applied and bound tariffs at the standard codes of the Harmonized System (HS) for all WTO Members. When available, it also provides data at the HS subheading leve...

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Affected Sectors

212

239

Affected Products

030323

030324

030325

030329

030355

030356

030359

030367

030368

030369

030382

030389

[+ 9 more]

Announced: 01 Jan 2011
Import tariff In force
During 2011, the government of Japan decreased the average tariff rate of 13 six-digit HS code(s) when compared to the previous year available in the WTO Tariff Download Facility. The new tariffs only affect the GSP tariff regime. The WTO Tariff Download Facility 'contains comprehensive information on Most- Favoured-Nation (MFN) applied and bound tariffs at the standard codes of the Harmonized System (HS) for all WTO Members. When available, it also provides data at the HS subheading level on no...

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Affected Sectors

029

212

Affected Products

160551

160552

160553

160554

160555

160556

160557

160558

160559

160561

160562

160563

[+ 1 more]

Implementation date

01 Jan 2011

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 01 Jan 2011
Import tariff In force
During 2011, the government of Japan increased the average tariff rate of 349 six-digit HS code(s) when compared to the previous year available in the WTO Tariff Download Facility. The new tariffs only affect the GSP tariff regime. The WTO Tariff Download Facility 'contains comprehensive information on Most- Favoured-Nation (MFN) applied and bound tariffs at the standard codes of the Harmonized System (HS) for all WTO Members. When available, it also provides data at the HS subheading level on n...

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Affected Sectors

211

213

214

235

239

262

263

264

265

268

271

272

[+ 29 more]

Affected Products

020312

020319

020322

020329

020649

040819

080310

080390

081190

160249

170191

170199

[+ 372 more]

Announced: 01 Jan 2011
Import tariff In force
During 2011, the government of Japan increased the average tariff rate of 2 six-digit HS code(s) when compared to the previous year available in the WTO Tariff Download Facility. The new tariffs only affect the LDC duties tariff regime. The WTO Tariff Download Facility 'contains comprehensive information on Most- Favoured-Nation (MFN) applied and bound tariffs at the standard codes of the Harmonized System (HS) for all WTO Members. When available, it also provides data at the HS subheading level...

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Affected Sectors

235

Affected Products

170191

170199

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