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Japan Trade Agreement - 2020

The U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA) entered into force on January 1, 2020. In this agreement, Japan committed to provide substantial market access for the United States by phasing out most tariffs, enacting meaningful tariff reductions, or allowing a specific quantity of imports at a lower duty. Once USJTA is fully implemented, nearly 90 percent of U.S. food and agricultural products imported into Japan will be duty free or receive preferential tariff access.

Agriculture - Related Provisions of the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement

Commodity-specific information from FAS Tokyo

Data & Analysis

Japan: Exporter Guide
December 28, 2020
Japan is the fourth largest market for U.S. exporters of food and agricultural products. The total Japanese food and beverage market was valued at an estimated $788 billion in 2019...
Japan: USJTA TRQs Remain Underutilized in First Half of JFY 2020
December 17, 2020
The U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA), which entered into force on January 1, 2020, improved market access for U.S. products through the creation of tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for food wheat...
Japan: Food Service - Hotel Restaurant Institutional
October 13, 2020
Following eight consecutive years of growth, Japan’s hotel, restaurant and institutional (HRI) foodservice industry achieved record sales of JP¥33,318 billion (US$305.7 billion) in 2019.
Japan: FAIRS Country Report
October 7, 2020
This report is an overview and update of Japan’s food and agricultural import regulations and standards (FAIRS).

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