WTO notification · TBT
JapanProposed measure, may since have been adopted
Official title
Draft Amendment of the Official Specifications for Ordinary Fertilizers
Japan notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 19 February 2026.
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Fertilizer (HS: 3104, 3105)
The notification sets no comment deadline. To comment, contact your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/JPN/902; it forwards comments to Japan.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)MAFF will amend the administerial rules for the official specifications of ordinary fertilizers as follows; 1. The government of Japan will amend the standard for ' Potassium Silicate Fertilizer'. 2. The government of Japan will amend the standard for ' Coated Compound Fertilizer'. With this amendment, two types of fertilizers will become eligible for import into Japan: (ⅰ) Potassium silicate fertilizer made from combustion ash containing biomass resources as raw materials (ⅱ)Coated compound fertilizer coated with chemical fertilizers or liquid fertilizers with lower nitrogen content When importing these fertilizers, prior registration with MAFF will be required, in the same manner as under the existing fertilizer import procedures in Japan.
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