Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries (MAFF) has asked Thailand to wait until the existing 8,000 tonnes import quota of Hom Tong banana is exhausted before applying for an increase.

 

Under the Japan -Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA), 8,000 tonnes of Thai bananas are currently entitled to tariff exemptions.

 

According to Thai trade representative Narumon Pinyosinwat that quota is nearly used up and once that 8,000 tonnes limit is reached, Thailand can request an increase to 100,000 tonnes. Her counterpart, Ryosuke Ogawa, Vice-Minister for International Affairs at the MAFF, expressed his willingness to support consideration of the request on the Japanese side.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-03-07

 

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14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Under the Japan -Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA), 8,000 tonnes of Thai bananas are currently entitled to tariff exemptions.

Tariff free in Japan under-cutting other importers?

Thailand low-value bananas exports for import of Japanese high-value autos. That's why Japan's GDP per Capita is (2022) about $34,000 vs Thailand at about $7,000.