Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan · statistical code · HS 0709.40
0709.40.000: Celery other than celeriac
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, in force from 8 August 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 0709 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled
- 0709.40.000 Celery other than celeriac
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Importing into Japan
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
0709.40 Celery other than celeriac
UK 12% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
EU 12.8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 19.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA 14.9% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
Mexico 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover forage products of heading 1214.
2. In headings 0709 to 0712, the word ‘vegetables’ includes edible mushrooms, truffles, olives, capers, marrows, pumpkins, aubergines, sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata), fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, fennel, parsley, chervil, tarragon, cress and sweet marjoram (Majorana hortensis or Origanum majorana).
3. Heading 0712 covers all dried vegetables of the kinds falling in headings 0701 to 0711, other than:
(a) dried leguminous vegetables, shelled (heading 0713);
(b) sweetcorn in the forms specified in headings 1102 to 1104;
(c) flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoes (heading 1105);
(d) flour, meal and powder of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading 0713 (heading 1106).
4. However, dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta are excluded from this chapter (heading 0904).
5. Heading 0711 applies to vegetables which have been treated solely to ensure their provisional preservation during transport or storage prior to use (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), provided they remain unsuitable for immediate consumption in that state.
Statistical code 0709.40.000 is a line of the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan under HS subheading 0709.40 (celery other than celeriac).
The applied rate is 3%, and quantities are declared in KG.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 12%, the EU duty is 12.8%, the Türkiye duty is 19.5%, the US duty is 14.9%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 9%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 15%, the GCC duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 35% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
Japan imported goods of subheading 0709.40 worth US$4m in 2024; the largest supplier was Mexico.
Questions and answers
What is the Japan import duty for statistical code 0709.40.000?
The applied rate in the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan is 3%; the supplementary unit is KG. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Japan import these goods from?
For subheading 0709.40 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Mexico (US$2m), followed by the United States.