121294000

"Chicory roots"

HS code 121294000 (Chapter 12 "Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits"; Heading 1212 "Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet and sugarcane, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground; fruit stones and kernels and other vegetable products (including unroasted chicory roots of the variety cichorium intybus sativum) of a kind used primarily for human consumption, not elsewhere specified or included"; Subheading 121294 "Chicory roots") under the Japan tariff schedule classifies "Chicory roots". Japan customs apply General rate of 15%, WTO rate 9%. Statutory unit of measure: KG. This commodity is subject to 2 import regulations or restrictions; see compliance section below. 20 free trade agreement preferential rates are available for this code.

Tariff Schedule

ClassificationRate
一般税率
General rate
15%
WTO 税率
WTO rate
9%
GSP 特惠税率
GSP rate
4.5%

FTA Preferential Rates

20 agreements available · certificate of origin required

AgreementRate
SingaporeFree
MalaysiaFree
ChileFree
ThailandFree
IndonesiaFree
BruneiFree
ASEANFree
PhilippinesFree
SwitzerlandFree
VietnamFree
IndiaFree
PeruFree
AustraliaFree
MongoliaFree
CPTPPFree
EUFree
UKFree
RCEP_ASEAN_AU_NZFree
RCEP_ChinaFree
RCEP_KoreaFree

Compliance & Controls

2 import regulations, restrictions, or permit requirements

食品衛生法

Food Sanitation Act

FD · https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/kenkou_iryou/shokuhin/yunyu_kanshi/kanshi/index_00004.html
Agency: Office of Import Food Safety Food Inspection and Safety Division,Public Health Bureau , Ministry of Health, Labour and WelfarePermit required

植物防疫法

Plant Quarantine Law

PL · http://www.maff.go.jp/pps/j/introduction/english.html
Agency: Plant Protection Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQuarantine / SPS

HS-6 prefix 1212.94 across other jurisdictions

121294000 · Chicory roots · Japan · Treayo