Japão — Carne Suína

static: On 5 December 2022, the government of Japan approved a JPY 4'201 million (approx. USD 31 million) supplementary subsidy to support exports of certain food products*. The subsidy is announced for the year 2022-2023 and is in addition to the JPY 907 million subsidy (approx. USD 6.64 million) announced in April 2022 (see related state act). The subsidy will be provided to support exports of goods identified under the agricultural export expansion strategy approved in November 2020. Financial support will be provided for costs related to market research, establishing Japanese brands in foreign markets, research on common industry issues relating to Japanese exports, sales development, demonstration and exhibitions, research in industry regulations and dissemination, certification cost, hiring of experts for export procedures or negotiations, etc. The strategy has identified 27 Japanese products that have a competitive advantage in export markets. These include beef, pork, chicken meat, chicken eggs, infant formula, cheese, long-life milk, apples, grapes, peaches, citrus fruits, strawberries, sweet potatoes, flowers, green tea, rice and rice flour, timber, plywood, yellowtail fish, sea bream, scallops, pearls, soft drinks, snacks and confectionaries, sauces and dressings, miso and soy sauce, rice wine, whisky and distilled liquor. * 品目団体輸出力強化緊急支援事業 (translated as Emergency Support Project for Strengthening Product Group Export Capabilities)

static: On 26 November 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan allocated JPY 2'202 million (USD 19.49 million) for developing and promoting consortiums for livestock related exports. The funding will be used to support the establishment of consortiums, business negotiations and promotions conducted by the consortiums, projects related to the demands of export destination countries, and nurturing new consortiums. The budget is allocated until 31 March 2022 as part of the supplementary budget for the year 2021-2022. The supplementary budget includes support for additional programmes of the government (see related interventions).

static: On 26 November 2021, the government of Japan allocated JPY 7'003 million (USD 62 million) for supporting the exports of meat products. The budget is allocated until 31 March 2022 as part of the supplementary budget for the year 2021-2022. The funding will be used to support the development of consortiums of livestock farmers, meat processing and distribution companies, development of slaughterhouses, and the development of export-friendly livestock product processing facilities. The supplementary budget includes support for additional programmes of the government (see related interventions).

static: On 26 November 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan announced JPY 4.1 billion (approx. USD 36 million) support for exports of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products*. The support will be provided as a subsidy to incentivise exports of goods identified under the agricultural export expansion strategy approved in November 2020. The subsidy will be granted for projects with an implementation period of up to 31 March 2022. Financial support will be provided for costs related to market research, establishing Japanese brands in foreign markets, research on common industry issues relating to Japanese exports, sales development, demonstration and exhibitions, research in industry regulations and dissemination, certification cost, hiring of experts for export procedures or negotiations, etc. The strategy has identified 27 Japanese products that have a competitive advantage in export markets. These include beef, pork, chicken meat, chicken eggs, infant formula, cheese, long-life milk, apples, grapes, peaches, citrus fruits, strawberries, sweet potatoes, flowers, green tea, rice and rice flour, timber, plywood, yellowtail fish, sea bream, scallops, pearls, soft drinks, snacks and confectionaries, sauces and dressings, miso and soy sauce, rice wine, whisky and distilled liquor. *品目団体輸出力強化緊急支援事業 - translated as "Emergency Support Project for Strengthening Export Capabilities of Groups of Items"

static: During 2013, the government of Japan increased the average tariff rate of 8 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 non-MFN applied tariff regimes which a country grants to its export partners. This information is sourced from submissions made to the WTO Integrated Data Base (IDB) for applied tariffs and imports and from the Consolidated Tariff Schedules (CTS) database for the bound duties of all WTO Members.'

static: On 8 December 2012, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries decided to ban imports of beef from Brazil because of a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BCE) in Brazilian cattle. The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) ran tests on a 13-years-old female cow that died in the state of Parana in December 2010 and did not confirm the disease. What the OIE found is instead the presence of a protein, currently believed to cause the disease, but the animal died for other causes and it is estimated that it is unlikely that the disease would have developed, had the animal not died. As a result, the OIE continues to qualify Brazil as a country with 'Negligible BSE risk', whereas Japan is actually considered a country with 'Controlled BSE risk'. Given the official results of the investigation on Brazilian cattle, there appears not to be an internationally-recognized health safety ground for the ban of Brazilian beef.

static: 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 non-MFN applied tariff regimes which a country grants to its export partners. This information is sourced from submissions made to the WTO Integrated Data Base (IDB) for applied tariffs and imports and from the Consolidated Tariff Schedules (CTS) database for the bound duties of all WTO Members.'