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1209Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing:

播種用の種、果実及び胞子

HS code 1209 is a Heading (4-digit) classification number. In Japan's trade statistics (published by Ministry of Finance), it represents import/export items classified as “Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing:”. This code has 10 subcategories defined below it.

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Latest trade statistics

In May 2026, Japan's imports under HS code 1209 (Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing:) totaled ¥3B (YoY -10.5%), with a volume of 1,206,482 KG at about ¥2,515/KG. The top import sources are Chile (27.2%), United States of America (14.4%), South Africa (10.5%). Exports totaled ¥364M (YoY -59.4%), with a volume of 7,441 KG at about ¥48,950/KG. The top export destinations are People's Republic of China (39.6%), Republic of Korea (12.1%), Denmark (9.2%).

Export (May 2026)
¥364M
YoY: -59.4%
Qty: 7,441 KG
Unit price: ¥48,950/KG
Import (May 2026)
¥3B
YoY: -10.5%
Qty: 1,206,482 KG
Unit price: ¥2,515/KG

Top export destinations (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1People's Republic of China¥4B39.6%139,431 KG¥28,809/KG
2Republic of Korea¥1B12.1%34,841 KG¥35,281/KG
3Denmark¥932M9.2%855 KG¥1,090,247/KG
4Netherlands¥626M6.2%7,219 KG¥86,689/KG
5United States of America¥615M6.1%29,054 KG¥21,164/KG

Top import sources (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1Chile¥10B27.2%629,428 KG¥15,768/KG
2United States of America¥5B14.4%5,705,906 KG¥919/KG
3South Africa¥4B10.5%254,491 KG¥15,072/KG
4People's Republic of China¥3B9.5%650,780 KG¥5,302/KG
5Italy¥2B6.7%608,883 KG¥4,012/KG

Subcategories10items

Subheading (6-digit)
120910Sugar beet seeds
Subheading (6-digit)
120921Lucerne (alfalfa) seeds
Subheading (6-digit)
120922Clover (Trifolium spp.) seeds
Subheading (6-digit)
120923Fescue seeds
Subheading (6-digit)
120924Kentucky blue grass (Poa pratensis L.) seeds
Subheading (6-digit)
120925Rye grass (Lolium multiflorum Lam., Lolium perenne L.) seeds
Subheading (6-digit)
120929Other:
Subheading (6-digit)
120930Seeds of herbaceous plants cultivated principally for their flowers
Subheading (6-digit)
120991Vegetable seeds:
Subheading (6-digit)
120999Other

Related codes

Other codes in the same classification group

1201Soya beans, whether or not broken:1202Ground-nuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken:1205Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken:1207Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken:1208Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of mustard:1210Hop cones, fresh or dried, whether or not ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin:1211Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered:1212Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet and sugar cane, 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:1214Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne (alfalfa), clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines, vetches and similar forage products, whether or not in the form of pellets:

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