HS 12.12 — Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet and sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground; fruit stones and kernels and other vegetable products (including unroasted chicory roots of the variety Cichorium intybus sativum) of a kind used primarily for human consumption, not elsewhere specified or included

Chapter 12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder. · SECTION II VEGETABLE PRODUCTS · Edition 2026-04-01 (effective 1 April 2026)

Import duty rates for heading 12.12 from Japan's official tariff schedule. Which column applies? Most imports take the WTO rate (or General/Temporary where shown, if lower); GSP/LDC are preferential rates for developing countries; EPA rates (inside each row) apply when your goods qualify under that agreement's rules of origin. Rows without a percentage rate (specific, compound, seasonal or quota rates) need case-by-case review. Use the Calc button for the landed-cost estimate.

Code	Description	General	Temporary	WTO	GSP	LDC	Unit	Law
12.12	Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet and sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground; fruit stones and kernels and other vegetable products (including unroasted chicory roots of the variety Cichorium intybus sativum) of a kind used primarily for human consumption, not elsewhere specified or included
	Seaweeds and other algae :
1212.21	Fit for human consumption
1212.21 100	1 Formed into rectangular (including square) papery sheets not more than 430㎠/piece EPA rates (3) CPTPP: 1.28 yen/piece · EU: 1.50 yen/piece · UK: 1.50 yen/piece	1.50 yen/piece					TH / KG	IQ / IL / FD / PL	Specialist review
1212.21 200	2 Porphyra spp. and other seaweeds mixed with Porphyra spp. other than those specified in 1 above EPA rates (3) CPTPP: 34% · EU: 40% · UK: 40%	40%					KG	IQ / IL / FD / PL
	3 Other	15%
1212.21 310	- Hijiki (Hizikia fusiformis) EPA rates (7) Indonesia: Free · ASEAN: 8% · Philippines: Free · Peru: Free · Australia: Free · CPTPP: 8.9% · ASEAN/Australia/New Zealand(RCEP): 8%			10.5%	8%	Free	KG	IQ / IL / FD / PL
	- Wakame (Undaria pinnatifida)			10.5%		Free
1212.21 321	-- Dried EPA rates (3) Peru: Free · Australia: Free · CPTPP: 8.9%						KG	IQ / IL / FD / PL	Specialist review
	-- Other
1212.21 322	--- Preserved in normal temperature EPA rates (3) Peru: Free · Australia: Free · CPTPP: 8.9%						KG	IQ / IL / FD / PL	Specialist review
1212.21 329	--- Other EPA rates (3) Peru: Free · Australia: Free · CPTPP: 8.9%						KG	IQ / IL / FD / PL	Specialist review
1212.21 390	- Other EPA rates (3) CPTPP: 12.7% · EU: 15% · UK: 15%						KG	IQ / IL / FD / PL	Specialist review
1212.29	Other
	1 Gloiopeltis spp., Porphyra spp., Enteromorpha spp., Monostroma spp., Kjellmaniella spp. or Laminaria spp.	5%		3.5%
1212.29 110	- Of Gloiopeltis spp. EPA rates (20) Singapore: Free · Malaysia: Free · Chile: Free · Thailand: Free · Indonesia: Free · Brunei: Free · ASEAN: Free · Philippines: Free · Switzerland: Free · Viet Nam: Free · India: Free · Peru: Free · Australia: Free · Mongolia: Free · CPTPP: Free · EU: Free · UK: Free · ASEAN/Australia/New Zealand(RCEP): Free · China / (RCEP): Free · Korea / (RCEP): Free				Free		KG	IL / FD / PL	Specialist review
1212.29 190	- Other EPA rates (20) Singapore: Free · Malaysia: Free · Chile: Free · Thailand: Free · Indonesia: Free · Brunei: Free · ASEAN: Free · Philippines: Free · Switzerland: Free · Viet Nam: Free · India: Free · Peru: Free · Australia: Free · Mongolia: Free · CPTPP: Free · EU: Free · UK: Free · ASEAN/Australia/New Zealand(RCEP): 1.6% · China / (RCEP): 1.6% · Korea / (RCEP): 1.6%					Free	KG	IL / FD / PL	Specialist review
	2 Other	Free		(Free)
	- Tengusa (Gelidiaceae) and other seaweeds of a kind used for manufacturing agar-agar
1212.29 211	-- Of Gelidiaceae (Tengusa family) EPA rates (21) Singapore: Free · Mexico: Free · Malaysia: Free · Chile: Free · Thailand: Free · Indonesia: Free · Brunei: Free · ASEAN: Free · Philippines: Free · Switzerland: Free · Viet Nam: Free · India: Free · Peru: Free · Australia: Free · Mongolia: Free · CPTPP: Free · EU: Free · UK: Free · ASEAN/Australia/New Zealand(RCEP): Free · China / (RCEP): Free · Korea / (RCEP): Free						KG	IL / FD / PL	Specialist review
1212.29 219	-- Other EPA rates (21) Singapore: Free · Mexico: Free · Malaysia: Free · Chile: Free · Thailand: Free · Indonesia: Free · Brunei: Free · ASEAN: Free · Philippines: Free · Switzerland: Free · Viet Nam: Free · India: Free · Peru: Free · Australia: Free · Mongolia: Free · CPTPP: Free · EU: Free · UK: Free · ASEAN/Australia/New Zealand(RCEP): Free · China / (RCEP): Free · Korea / (RCEP): Free						KG	IL / FD / PL	Specialist review
1212.29 290	- Other EPA rates (21) Singapore: Free · Mexico: Free · Malaysia: Free · Chile: Free · Thailand: Free · Indonesia: Free · Brunei: Free · ASEAN: Free · Philippines: Free · Switzerland: Free · Viet Nam: Free · India: Free · Peru: Free · Australia: Free · Mongolia: Free · CPTPP: Free · EU: Free · UK: Free · ASEAN/Australia/New Zealand(RCEP): Free · China / (RCEP): Free · Korea / (RCEP): Free						KG	IL / FD / PL	Specialist review
	Other :
1212.91 000	Sugar beet EPA rates (21) Singapore: Free · Mexico: Free · Malaysia: Free · Chile: Free · Thailand: Free · Indonesia: Free · Brunei: Free · ASEAN: Free · Philippines: Free · Switzerland: Free · Viet Nam: Free · India: Free · Peru: Free · Australia: Free · Mongolia: Free · CPTPP: Free · EU: Free · UK: Free · ASEAN/Australia/New Zealand(RCEP): Free · China / (RCEP): Free · Korea / (RCEP): Free	Free		(Free)			KG	FD / PL
1212.92 000	Locust beans (carob) EPA rates (21) Singapore: Free · Mexico: Free · Malaysia: Free · Chile: Free · Thailand: Free · Indonesia: Free · Brunei: Free · ASEAN: Free · Philippines: Free · Switzerland: Free · Viet Nam: Free · India: Free · Peru: Free · Australia: Free · Mongolia: Free · CPTPP: Free · EU: Free · UK: Free · ASEAN/Australia/New Zealand(RCEP): Free · China / (RCEP): Free · Korea / (RCEP): Free	Free		(Free)			KG	FD / PL
1212.93 000	Sugar cane EPA rates (21) Singapore: Free · Mexico: Free · Malaysia: Free · Chile: Free · Thailand: Free · Indonesia: Free · Brunei: Free · ASEAN: Free · Philippines: Free · Switzerland: Free · Viet Nam: Free · India: Free · Peru: Free · Australia: Free · Mongolia: Free · CPTPP: Free · EU: Free · UK: Free · ASEAN/Australia/New Zealand(RCEP): Free · China / (RCEP): Free · Korea / (RCEP): Free	Free		(Free)			KG	FD / PL
1212.94 000	Chicory roots EPA rates (20) Singapore: Free · Malaysia: Free · Chile: Free · Thailand: Free · Indonesia: Free · Brunei: Free · ASEAN: Free · Philippines: Free · Switzerland: Free · Viet Nam: Free · India: Free · Peru: Free · Australia: Free · Mongolia: Free · CPTPP: Free · EU: Free · UK: Free · ASEAN/Australia/New Zealand(RCEP): Free · China / (RCEP): Free · Korea / (RCEP): Free	15%		9%	4.5%	Free	KG	FD / PL
1212.99	Other
	1 Tubers of konnyaku (Amorphophalus), whether or not cut, dried or powdered	3,289 yen/kg				Free
1212.99 110	- For the quantity (quota) stipulated by a Cabinet Order, on the basis of 267 ton (equivalent quantity to rude flour converted by the way stipulated by a Cabinet Order), and also in consideration of the quantity of prospective domestic demand in the coming fiscal year (April-March) with deduction of the quantity of prospective domestic production and international market situation and other relevant conditions EPA rates (1) CPTPP: 40%		40%	(40%)			KG	FD / PL
1212.99 190	- Other EPA rates (3) CPTPP: 2,376.60 yen/kg · EU: 2,376.60 yen/kg · UK: 2,376.60 yen/kg			2,796 yen/kg			KG	FD / PL	Specialist review
	2 Other	5%			Free
1212.99 910	- Apricot, peach (including nectarine) or plum stones and kernels EPA rates (20) Singapore: Free · Malaysia: Free · Chile: Free · Thailand: Free · Indonesia: Free · Brunei: Free · ASEAN: Free · Philippines: Free · Switzerland: Free · Viet Nam: Free · India: Free · Peru: Free · Australia: Free · Mongolia: Free · CPTPP: Free · EU: Free · UK: Free · ASEAN/Australia/New Zealand(RCEP): Free · China / (RCEP): Free · Korea / (RCEP): Free			3%			KG	FD / PL
1212.99 990	- Other EPA rates (22) Singapore: Free · Mexico: Free · Malaysia: Free · Chile: Free · Thailand: Free · Indonesia: Free · Brunei: Free · ASEAN: Free · Philippines: Free · Switzerland: Free · Viet Nam: Free · India: Free · Peru: Free · Australia: Free · Mongolia: Free · CPTPP: Free · EU: Free · UK: Free · ASEAN/Australia/New Zealand(RCEP): Free · China / (RCEP): Free · Korea / (RCEP): Free · JP-US Trade Agreement 1**: Free			3%			KG	FD / PL

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Source & disclaimer. Rates from Japan Customs, tariff schedule 2026-04-01 (Government Standard Terms of Use). Reference only — classification and the applicable rate are decided by customs at declaration; confirm with a licensed customs broker. Consumption tax (10%) applies on top of duty. See the import taxes guide and the customs FX rates.