Important
From January 2027, Japan's trade statistics will track exports of packaged rice, instant miso soup, carbonated drinks and 6 other food items separately
- Summary
- From January 2027 trade data, the Ministry of Finance's trade statistics (貿易統計) will break out export figures for nine food products, including packaged cooked rice, instant miso soup, carbonated drinks such as ramune, soy sauce products, frozen pizza and takoyaki, konjac products, oyster meat, fried oysters and dried scallop adductors. The new statistical subdivisions will record destination, value and quantity for these items more accurately. The change is aimed at helping the government plan export support for these products.
- Who is affected
- Exporters and food producers of the listed products, including packaged rice, instant miso soup, carbonated drinks, soy sauce products, frozen pizza and takoyaki, konjac, oysters, fried oysters and dried scallop adductors, along with their industry associations.
- What to do
- Nothing required by this notice. Exporters of the listed items may want to note that export statistics for these products will be reported under new subdivisions from January 2027 (Reiwa 9), and check their export declarations accordingly.
- Deadline
- Not stated in the original
- Original title (Japanese)
- 令和9年1月分からパックご飯、即席味噌汁、ラムネ等の炭酸飲料などの輸出額が把握できるようになります！
- Issued by
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
Summarized and translated by AI. The original Japanese text is authoritative. Sources: the websites of each Japanese government body (see the original link for each notice). Summarized and translated into English by AI by Japan Regulation Watch under the Public Data License (Version 1.0) of the Government of Japan. This is not an official translation and was not created by the government.
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