Outline of FY2014 Customs and Tariff Policy Amendment
As of April, 2014
1. Extension of the effective periods of temporary tariff rates and measures, etc
(1)Extending the effective period of 433 temporary tariff rates, Special Safeguard clause for specific agricultural products and Safeguard Measures for beef and pork by the end of FY2014
(2)Extending the effective period of the tariff exemption for aircraft components by the end of FY2016
(3)Extending the effective period of the tariff reduction for products made of goods that are originally exported for overseas processing or assembling by the end of FY2016
(4)Expansion of the coverage of the tariff reduction and exemption system for skimmed milk
(2)Extending the effective period of the tariff exemption for aircraft components by the end of FY2016
(3)Extending the effective period of the tariff reduction for products made of goods that are originally exported for overseas processing or assembling by the end of FY2016
(4)Expansion of the coverage of the tariff reduction and exemption system for skimmed milk
2. Improvement of the customs procedures for trade facilitation
Speeding up of customs clearance procedures (expansion of the scope of applying simplified rates on small packages (goods costing 100,000 yen or less → goods costing 200,000 yen or less))