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This report is one in a series of product briefs highlighting the tariff benefits for specific commodities and products from Year 3 (2021) to Year 5 (2023) of the agreement.

This report is one in a series of product briefs highlighting the tariff benefits for specific commodities and products from Year 3 (2021) to Year 5 (2023) of the agreement.

Japan is the fourth largest market for U.S. exporters of food and agricultural products.

The U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA) entered into force on January 1, 2020.

The U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA) entered into force on January 1, 2020.

The U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA) entered into force on January 1, 2020.

Effective April 1, 2020, Japan will no longer apply the beef special safeguard and pork safeguard to imported products from member countries of the World Trade Organization.

The Japanese Cabinet approved new support programs for livestock producers under the 2019 supplementary budget aimed at increasing beef and dairy cow numbers.

Following seven consecutive years of growth, Japan’s hotel, restaurant, and institutional (HRI) food service industry achieved record sales of ¥33.1 trillion ($299.8 billion) in 2018.

On May 31, Japan’s Ministry of Finance announced the safeguard (SG) trigger levels for beef and pork for the fourth quarter of Japanese Fiscal Year 2019 (January 2020-March 2020).

On May 17, Japan formally removed the requirement that U.S. beef exported to Japan be derived from cattle less than 30 months of age.

On March 31, Japan announced safeguard trigger levels for beef and pork for the first three quarters of Japanese fiscal year 2019 (April-December).