Edible seaweed and algae
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Edible seaweed and algae — trade of China with the countries in our coverage

HS code 121221

From April 2025 to September 2026, China exported goods under HS code 121221 (Edible seaweed and algae) to the countries in our coverage: 331 shipments by 112 companies. Main buyer countries in our coverage (share of exports): Mexico 54.3%, Vietnam 19.6%, Kazakhstan 14.9%. Imports from the countries in our coverage are small: 59 shipments. These figures cover only trade with the 14 countries in our coverage, not all of the country's foreign trade.

Coverage data. These figures cover only trade with the 14 countries in our coverage, not all of the country's foreign trade.
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Official description: Seaweeds and other algae, fit for human consumption Heading 1212: Locust 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, used primarily for human consumption, not elsewhere specified or included

Imports

Imports from the countries in our coverage are small: 59 shipments

Exports

331
shipments
April 2025 – September 2026

Mexico — 54.3%

Mexico receives the most shipments · Share

Buyer countries
  • Mexico 54.3%
  • Vietnam 19.6%
  • Kazakhstan 14.9%
  • Uzbekistan 7.4%
  • Colombia 2.4%
112
companies
exported this product in the period

Largest exporters

  1. 1 SHANGHAI TAKAOKAYA FOOD CO. LTD
  2. 2 NANTONG SINFO FOOD CO., LTD
  3. 3 NANTONG SAILING TRADING CO.,LTD
  4. 4 NANTONG DINGBUR SEWEEDS & FOODS CO., LTD
  5. 5 BEIJING SHIPULLER CO., LTD.

Shipments by month

April 2026
The busiest month of the period · 43 shipments
Busiest month
43 shipments
April 2026
Quietest month
0 shipments
April 2025
Average per month
18 shipments
Exports

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This code in other countries

Vietnam 2,220 shipments
Russia 1,231 shipments
Philippines 525 shipments
Kazakhstan 178 shipments
Uzbekistan 127 shipments
South Korea 1,445 shipments
Japan 418 shipments
United States 354 shipments

Neighbouring codes

Other codes in heading 1212

Other seaweed and algae 121229
Sugar cane 121293
Other vegetable products for food 121299

Questions and answers

From April 2025 to September 2026, China exported goods under HS code 121221 (Edible seaweed and algae) to the countries in our coverage: 331 shipments by 112 companies. Imports from the countries in our coverage are small: 59 shipments.

Main buyer countries in our coverage (share of exports): Mexico 54.3%, Vietnam 19.6%, Kazakhstan 14.9%, Uzbekistan 7.4%, Colombia 2.4%.

Exporters trading with the countries in our coverage: 112. The largest include SHANGHAI TAKAOKAYA FOOD CO. LTD, NANTONG SINFO FOOD CO., LTD, NANTONG SAILING TRADING CO.,LTD.

No. These figures cover only trade with the 14 countries in our coverage, not all of the country's foreign trade.
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