Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan · statistical code · HS 0904.12
0904.12.100: 1 Put up in containers for retail sale
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, in force from 8 August 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 0904 Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta
- 0904.12 Crushed or ground
- 0904.12.100 1 Put up in containers for retail sale
What you pay
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
0904.12 Pepper of the genus Piper: pepper, crushed or ground
UK 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 30% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free – 3% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 1.5% 
Mexico 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan lines: 0904.12
Legal notes
Notes
1. Mixtures of the products of headings 0904 to 0910 are to be classified as follows:
(a) mixtures of two or more of the products of the same heading are to be classified in that heading;
(b) mixtures of two or more of the products of different headings are to be classified in heading 0910.
The addition of other substances to the products of headings 0904 to 0910 (or to the mixtures referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) above) shall not affect their classification, provided that the resulting mixtures retain the essential character of the goods of those headings. Otherwise, such mixtures are not classified in this chapter; those constituting mixed condiments or mixed seasonings are classified in heading 2103.
2. This chapter does not cover cubeb pepper (Piper cubeba) or other products of heading 1211.
In the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, 0904.12.100 is one of 2 lines under subheading 0904.12, pepper of the genus Piper: pepper, crushed or ground.
The applied rate is 3%, and quantities are declared in KG.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 4%, the EU duty is 4%, the Türkiye duty is 30%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is 0%–3%, the Mexico duty is 20%, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 9%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Taiwan duty is 10%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 5% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
Japan imported goods of subheading 0904.12 worth US$34m in 2024; the largest supplier was Indonesia.
Questions and answers
What is the Japan import duty for statistical code 0904.12.100?
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 0904.12 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Indonesia (US$13m), followed by Vietnam.