Edible seaweed and algae

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Edible seaweed and algae — imports and exports, Kazakhstan

HS code 121221

From September 2025 to August 2026, Kazakhstan imported goods under HS code 121221 (Edible seaweed and algae): 168 shipments by 28 companies. Import shipments were down 1% on the same months a year earlier. Main supplier countries (share of imports): UAE 45.4%, China 31.5%, South Korea 22.3%. Exports are small: 10 shipments.

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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

168

shipments

−1% on the same months a year earlier

September 2025 – August 2026

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UAE — 45.4%

UAE sends the most shipments · Share

Supplier countries

UAE 45.4%
China 31.5%
South Korea 22.3%
Japan 0.3%
Poland 0.2%

28

companies

imported this product in the period

Largest importers

Exports

Exports are small: 10 shipments

Shipments by month

February 2026

The busiest month of the period · 25 shipments

Busiest month

25 shipments

February 2026

Quietest month

2 shipments

January 2026

Average per month

14 shipments

Imports

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This code in other countries

Vietnam 2,220 shipments

Russia 1,231 shipments

Philippines 525 shipments

Uzbekistan 127 shipments

South Korea 1,445 shipments

Japan 418 shipments

China 390 shipments

United States 354 shipments

Neighbouring codes

Other codes in heading 1212

Other vegetable products for food 121299

Questions and answers

From September 2025 to August 2026, Kazakhstan imported goods under HS code 121221 (Edible seaweed and algae): 168 shipments by 28 companies. Import shipments were down 1% on the same months a year earlier. Exports are small: 10 shipments.

Main supplier countries (share of imports): UAE 45.4%, China 31.5%, South Korea 22.3%, Japan 0.3%, Poland 0.2%.

Importers in total: 28. The largest include TOO YALO (YALO), TOO YAPOSHA, TOO K WELL BEING.

Months with the most import shipments: February 2026 (25), December 2025 (20), August 2026 (19).