The agreement was a deal that would eliminate tariffs on more than 90 per cent of bilateral trade within 10 years.
Thailand will immediately remove the tariffs on half of all Japanese steel imports.
[2] Japan removed the tariffs on processed shrimps and tropical fruits such as mango and papaya from Thailand.
Over the next few years, Thailand would remove the tariffs on Japanese fruits such as apples, pears and yams.
[2] Thai negotiators were hoping for greater labour mobility, but the agreement only had the limited deal that Japan will allow more Thai cooks to work in Japan by reducing the required minimum work experience of 10 years to 5 years.