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Home > Export/Import > Customs Answer(FAQ) > 4042: Overview of the Elimination or Reduction in Tariffs under the Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement(FAQ)

4042: Overview of the Elimination or Reduction in Tariffs under the Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement(FAQ)

Based on the Japan-Australia EPA, the tariff is scheduled to be eliminated approximately 95% of the value of the trade between the two countries (approximately 99% of exports from Japan and approximately 94% of imports from Australia) within 10 years from the entry into force of the agreement.

Ⅰ．Agriculture, forestry and fisheries

1. Japan's key commitments

・Rice: Excluded from any commitment

・Wheat (for food): Subject to review

・Wheat (for feeding purposes): Free

・Beef (frozen): Gradual tariff reduction to 19.5% in the 18th year (current tariff rate: 38.5%) with safeguard measures

・Beef (chilled): Gradual tariff reduction to 23.5% in the 15th year (current tariff rate: 38.5%) with safeguard measures

・Dairy products (skimmed milk, butter): Subject to review

・Dairy product (fresh cheese intended for use as materials for processed cheese): Tariff rate quota, TRQ quantity: 4,000 metric tons for the 1st year → 20,000 metric tons for the 21st year, In-quota rate: Free

・Sugar (raw cane sugar, refined sugar): Subject to review

・Sugar (high pol sugar): Free (for refining purposes)

・Bottled wine: gradual tariff elimination in 7 years

 

２． Australia’s key commitments

Tariffs on all the goods imported into Australia are eliminated immediately.

 

 

Ⅱ．Industrial products

１．Japan's key commitments

Tariffs on almost all the goods imported into Japan are eliminated immediately or gradually eliminated in 10 years.

２．Australia’s key commitments

Tariffs on almost all the goods imported into Australia are eliminated immediately.
・Motor vehicles: Immediate tariff elimination for 75% of the total export value of finished motor vehicles
Tariff elimination in the 3rd year for the rest of the finished motor vehicles
・Parts of the motor vehicles: Tariff elimination in mainly until the 3rd year, including immediate tariff elimination
・Iron and Steel: Immediate tariff elimination or tariff elimination in the 5th year
・General machinery, electrical/electronic machinery (excluding parts of the motor vehicles): Immediate tariff elimination

 

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