Japan: MAFF Announces Dairy TRQs for JFY 2022

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   JA2022-0035

On April 1, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) announced tariff-rate quota (TRQ) volumes for dairy products that will be open during Japanese Fiscal Year (JFY) 2022 (April to March). The announcement includes quotas for natural cheese for processing, skimmed milk powder, evaporated milk, butter and butter oil, as well as certain whey products. The quota volume for natural cheese for processing decreased three percent from JFY 2021.

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