Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan · statistical code · HS 1302.31

1302.31.000

1302.31.000: Pectic substances, pectinates and pectates: agar-agar

✓ 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. 1302 Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products
  2. 1302.20.000 Pectic substances, pectinates and pectates
  3. 1302.31.000 Agar-agar

What you pay

Importing into Japan

Customs duty 112 yen/kg 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

1302.31 Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived: agar-agar

UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 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 3.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Legal notes

Note

1. Heading 1302 applies, inter alia, to liquorice extract and extract of pyrethrum, extract of hops, extract of aloes and opium.

The heading does not apply to:

  1. (a) liquorice extract containing more than 10 % by weight of sucrose or put up as confectionery (heading 1704);

  2. (b) malt extract (heading 1901);

  3. (c) extracts of coffee, tea or maté (heading 2101);

  4. (d) vegetable saps or extracts constituting alcoholic beverages (Chapter 22);

  5. (e) camphor, glycyrrhizin or other products of heading 2914 or 2938;

  6. (f) concentrates of poppy straw containing not less than 50 % by weight of alkaloids (heading 2939);

  7. (g) medicaments of heading 3003 or 3004 or blood-grouping reagents (heading 3822);

  8. (h) tanning or dyeing extracts (heading 3201 or 3203);

  9. (ij) essential oils, concretes, absolutes, resinoids, extracted oleoresins, aqueous distillates or aqueous solutions of essential oils or preparations based on odoriferous substances of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages (Chapter 33); or

  10. (k) natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle or similar natural gums (heading 4001).

Additional note

1. Mixtures of pectic substances and sugar, with a sugar content exceeding 90 % by weight, calculated on the dry matter, are excluded from classification under subheading 130220 and are, in principle, to be classified in Chapter 17, since the character of the product is deemed to be determined by the sugar.

Chapter notes: Chapter 13 →

Statistical code 1302.31.000 is a line of the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan under HS subheading 1302.31 (mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived: agar-agar).

The applied rate is a specific or compound duty: 112 yen/kg.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 15%, 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 3.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

Japan imported goods of subheading 1302.31 worth US$42m in 2024; the largest supplier was Chile.

Questions and answers

What is the Japan import duty for statistical code 1302.31.000?

The applied rate in the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan is 112 yen/kg; 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 1302.31 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Chile (US$17m), followed by Morocco.

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Typical products

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