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Taiwan: Taiwan Wood Pellets Market Update

This report is an update of TW2023-0048 Taiwan Wood Pellets Market Brief - New Environmental and Energy Priorities Realize Opportunity for $300 Million in U.S. Wood Pellets, published in 2023.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) invites public comments on three different proposed Japan Agricultural Standard (JAS) revisions until May 17, 2025.
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Japan: FAIRS Export Certificate Report

This report lists major export certificates required by the Japanese government to export food and agricultural products to Japan.
On October 19, 2018, the Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) selected a new design for the Japanese Agricultural Standard (JAS) logo for value-added products.
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China: China Lowers Selected MFN Tariffs on November 1

On September 30, 2018, the State Council Duty Commission (SCDC) announced that import tariffs for 1,585 tariff lines will be lowered effective November 1, 2018.
This report contains an unofficial translation of Morocco's Order No. 593-17 on phytosanitary inspection of plants, plant products, and other items at import, including wood packaging.
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Japan: Hardwood Report 2018

In 2017, Japan was the 6th largest market in the world for U.S. hardwood exports valued at $63 million.
On September 18, 2018, China’s State Council Tariff Commission (SCTC) announced that it would start enforcing additional import tariffs on U.S. products exported to China....
On September 20, 2018, Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) invited public comments on a draft amendment to the notification concerning cross laminate timber....
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China: Northeast China Is Now on the U.S. Flight Map

For the first time in a decade, direct flights to the United States from Northeastern China will be possible.
As China’s middle class continues to expand, China’s demand for U.S. hardwood lumber for furniture interior products continues to soar, especially in Northeast China.
On July 12, 2018, Guatemala announced new phytosanitary requirements for U.S. non-processed agricultural goods that will allow many more U.S. agricultural products to enter the market.