date:Feb 25, 2014
eing held in Tokyo this week, the sources said.
Imported beef from suppliers like Australia and the US is currently subject to a 38.5 percent tariff on entry into Japan. The proceeds from the tariff are largely used to subsidise local farmers.
Japanese negotiators plan to propose lowering the figure offered to the US under TPP to less than 30 percent, they said.
Such a proposal is in stark contrast with recent FTA agreements reached with Korea, with both US and Australian beef tariffs are set