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

HS code 121221

From April 2025 to September 2026, Japan exported goods under HS code 121221 (Edible seaweed and algae) to the countries in our coverage: 298 shipments by 99 companies. Main buyer countries in our coverage (share of exports): Vietnam 54.1%, Mexico 36%, Philippines 8.7%. Imports from the countries in our coverage: 120 shipments by 14 companies. 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

120
shipments
No data for the same months a year earlier
April 2025 – September 2026

Vietnam — 92.7%

Vietnam sends the most shipments · Share

Supplier countries
  • Vietnam 92.7%
  • Mexico 7.3%
14
companies
imported this product in the period

Largest importers

  1. 1 BLUE LINK LIMITED
  2. 2 HIRAHACHI CO.,LTD
  3. 3 TAISEI SYOJI CO.,LTD
  4. 4 MITSU CO LTD
  5. 5 UMIRIKU FOOD WHOLESALE CENTER CO., LTD

Exports

298
shipments
April 2025 – September 2026

Vietnam — 54.1%

Vietnam receives the most shipments · Share

Buyer countries
  • Vietnam 54.1%
  • Mexico 36%
  • Philippines 8.7%
  • Kazakhstan 1%
  • Uzbekistan 0.1%
99
companies
exported this product in the period

Largest exporters

  1. 1 TAKAOKAYA COMPANY LIMITED
  2. 2 HIRAHACHI CO., LTD
  3. 3 WISMETTAC FOODS, INC
  4. 4 TAISEI SYOJI CO.,LTD
  5. 5 S.ISHIMITSU & CO., LTD

Shipments by month

March 2026
The busiest month of the period · 70 shipments
Busiest month
70 shipments
March 2026
Quietest month
0 shipments
April 2025
Average per month
17 shipments
Exports

Buyers and suppliers for this code

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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
China 390 shipments
United States 354 shipments

Questions and answers

From April 2025 to September 2026, Japan exported goods under HS code 121221 (Edible seaweed and algae) to the countries in our coverage: 298 shipments by 99 companies. Imports from the countries in our coverage: 120 shipments by 14 companies.

Main buyer countries in our coverage (share of exports): Vietnam 54.1%, Mexico 36%, Philippines 8.7%, Kazakhstan 1%, Uzbekistan 0.1%.

Exporters trading with the countries in our coverage: 99. The largest include TAKAOKAYA COMPANY LIMITED, HIRAHACHI CO., LTD, WISMETTAC FOODS, INC.

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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