The Japanese government will impose an emergency tariff of 24% on pork imports
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Last Update: 2001-07-31
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Introduction: the Japanese government will soon impose an emergency tariff of 24% on pork imports to control the rapid growth of pork imports and protect the interests of domestic pork producers According to overseas media reports, the emergency tariff will be implemented from August 1 for eight months, ending on March 31 next year Officials in charge of egg meat at Japan's Ministry of agriculture, forestry and Fisheries said the move was in line with international conventions This is the fourth time since 1995 that the Japanese government has imposed emergency tariffs on pork imports, the last time in 1997 The United States, Canada and the European Union are Japan's major pork importers In the second quarter of this year, due to the sharp drop in the price of pork market, a large number of pork from these areas poured into the Japanese market, which had a great impact on the local pork production Last year, Japan imported 651000 tons of pork, accounting for 40% of Japan's total pork consumption According to the latest WTO rules, Japan has the right to take measures to protect its industry if its imports in a quarter are 19% higher than the same quarter last year, officials said (author:) share to feed Weibo share to:
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