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1204 Duty Rates for Major Products (FAQ)


  
(As of April 1, 2009)

Category
Item
Tariff rate
Clothing
Fur coats
Outer garments (fabric), underwear (fabric)
T-shirts
Swimwear (fabric)
Ties (fabric)
Scarves (fabric)
20%
7.4-12.8%
7.4-10.9%
9.1%
8.4-13.4%
4.4-9.1%
Handbags
Leather handbags
8-16%
Accessories
Gold, silver and platinum
5.2-5.4%
Watches
Watches and other clocks
Free
Optical equipments
Cameras and photographic equipment
Free
Musical Instruments
Pianos, string instruments, accordions and wind instruments
Free
Recorded materials
Records, Tapes, CD, Books and Magazines
Free
Printed matters
Music, posters, reproduction paintings and catalogues
Free
Works of art
Paintings by hand, engravings and sculptures
Free
Cosmetics
Perfumes, cologne, lipsticks, manicure preparations, skin lotions and bath soaps
Free
Hobby goods
Toys, dolls and models
Free-3.9%
Tea
Tea (oolong tea and black tea)
3-17%
Sporting goods
Leisure goods
Motor cars, Motorcycles
Motorboats, Yachts, Canoes
Snow-ski equipment, Golf clubs
Fishing tackle
Free
Free
Free
3.2%
Buildings
Prefabricated buildings
Free
Footwear
Leather footwear/footwear using leather (for sports, other)
3.4-30% or 4,300yen/pair,
whichever is higher.
Furniture
Seats Furniture
(for office, kitchen or bedroom)
Free-3.8%
Free-3.8%
Rugs
Carpet (cotton, wool and man-made textile materials)
Free-8.4%
Kitchen accessories
Ceramic, metal tableware, glassware for table and drinking glasses
Free-4.6%
Bedclothes
Blankets (cotton, wool and artificial fiber), mattress, quilts and eiderdowns and bed linen (cotton)
3.8-10.9%
Liquor
Whisky, brandy and liqueurs
Wine
Free
45yen/l - 182yen/l

(Note) This Table shows tariff rates of typical commodities in which individual importers are highly interested.
Since tariff rates may be significantly different by countries, materials of goods, extent of processing, and usage, this table may not necessarily be applied without modification. Please use this table only for reference purposes.


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