Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan · statistical code · HS 1008.40

1008.40.100

1008.40.100: 1 Rendered suitable solely for sowing by chemical treatment (for example, sterilization, acceleration of germination)

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, in force from 8 August 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 1008 Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds; other cereals
  2. 1008.40 Fonio (Digitaria spp.)
  3. 1008.40.100 1 Rendered suitable solely for sowing by chemical treatment (for example, sterilization, acceleration of germination)

What you pay

Importing into Japan

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin

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

1008.40 Buckwheat, millet and canary seed; other cereals: fonio (Digitaria spp.)

UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 130% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 1.1% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil Free – 7.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.6% Argentina Free – 7.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.6% Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · 6× specific or compound duty Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Japan lines: 1008.40

Legal notes

Notes

1.

(A) The products specified in the headings of this chapter are to be classified in those headings only if grains are present, whether or not in the ear or on the stalk.

(B) The Chapter does not cover grains which have been hulled or otherwise worked. However, rice, husked, milled, polished, glazed, parboiled or broken remains classified in heading 1006. Similarly, quinoa from which the pericarp has been wholly or partly removed in order to separate the saponin, but which has not undergone any other processes, remains classified in heading 1008.

2. Heading 1005 does not cover sweetcorn (Chapter 7).

Chapter notes: Chapter 10 →

Statistical code 1008.40.100 is a line of the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan under HS subheading 1008.40 (buckwheat, millet and canary seed; other cereals: fonio (Digitaria spp.)).

The applied rate is free, and quantities are declared in MT.

For the same subheading, the Türkiye duty is 130%, the US duty is 1.1%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 0%–7.2%, the Argentina duty is 0%–7.2%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 4%, the GCC duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 0%–5% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

Japan imported goods of subheading 1008.40 worth US$14k in 2024; the largest supplier was Uganda.

Questions and answers

What is the Japan import duty for statistical code 1008.40.100?

The applied rate in the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan is free; 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 1008.40 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Uganda (US$14k).

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