Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan · statistical code · HS 1001.99
1001.99.091: Wheat and meslin, meslin
Wheat and meslin (not seed, not durum)
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, in force from 8 August 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 1001 Wheat and meslin
- 1001.99.091 Meslin
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
1001.99 Wheat and meslin, other, other
UK Free Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · 5× specific or compound duty 
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 130% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free – 76.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 38.3% 
Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 7.5% 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 10% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 6.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · 6× specific or compound duty 
Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan lines: 1001.99
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- 600013150 HMRC
Dried wholegrain Spelt packaged in a paper bag and then a cardboard box
Legal notes
Statistical code 1001.99.091 is a line of the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan under HS subheading 1001.99 (wheat and meslin, other, other).
The applied rate is a specific or compound duty: 9.80 yen/kg.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 130%, the Canada duty is 0%–76.5%, the Mexico duty is 0%–15%, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 10%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 6.5%, the GCC duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
Japan imported goods of subheading 1001.99 worth US$1.5bn in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the Japan import duty for statistical code 1001.99.091?
The applied rate in the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan is 9.80 yen/kg; the supplementary unit is MT. 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 1001.99 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$631m), followed by Canada.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.