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

This report is an overview and update of Japan’s food and agricultural import regulations and standards (FAIRS) for U.S. agricultural exports to Japan.

This report lists major export certificates required by the Japanese government to export food and agricultural products from the United States to Japan.

On December 4, 2019, China notified the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of the Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products on the Market for Human Consumption (Draft for Comments)....

The Korean government implemented a volume-based liquor tax for beer 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.

Overall citrus acreage in Japan continues to decline amid decreasing consumption and aging rural population. In the 2019/20 marketing year (MY), mandarin production is forecast to hit a historic....

On December 15, 2019, the State Council Tariff Commission (SCTC) announced that China will not impose additional tariffs on certain U.S. commodities on December 15, 2019, as originally scheduled.

On December 12, 2019, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced revisions to Japan’s Maximum Residue Levels for seven agricultural chemicals....

On November 28, 2019, the final version of the revised Foreign Geographical Indication Products Protection Measures entered into force.

On November 20, 2019, the State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) released the draft “Measures on Supervision and Management of Food Labeling” for domestic comment.