What is the price of seaweed in Japan?

As of January 2025, seaweed in Japan is US$ 23.27 per kg (3,215 JPY), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What was the value of Japan's seaweed exports in 2024?

Japan's seaweed exports were valued at US$20,948,043 in 2024.

What is Japan's world rank in seaweed exports?

Japan ranks #4 among 83 seaweed exporters.

What is the latest export price for Japanese seaweed?

The latest export unit value is US$23.273 per kg.

Seaweed Price in Japan - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Seaweed Prices in Japan

US$ 23.27 / kg

3,215 JPY / kg

MoM ▲ 12.5% YoY ▲ 12.5%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (JPY)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	23.27	3,215	▲ 12.5%	▲ 12.5%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the seaweed price in Japan available is US$ 23.27 per kg (3,215 JPY), up 12.5% year-on-year.

Japan exported 1,012 tonnes of seaweed in 2024, valued at US$20,948,043, ranking #4 among 83 global exporters and accounting for 2.4% of world exports. Export volumes declined by 5.7% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for Japanese seaweed is US$23.273 per kg. Japan is a net exporter of seaweed under HS code 1212.21.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - seaweed in Japan

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Japan exported $20.9M (1 kt) of seaweed▼ 5.7% YoY. That ranks #4 worldwide (2.4% of global exports).

$20.9M

Export value

1 kt

Export volume

#4 / 83

World rank

2.4%

Global share

$20.69

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top seaweed exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 South Korea $476.6M · 53.6%
#2 Indonesia $184.1M · 20.7%
#3 China $99M · 11.1%
#4 Japan $20.9M · 2.4%
#5 Philippines $13.1M · 1.5%

Annual export data Japan · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$20.9M	1 kt	$20.69
2023	$22.2M	1.2 kt	$17.99
2022	$20.2M	1.5 kt	$13.39
2021	$19.4M	1.4 kt	$14.04
2020	$17.9M	1.1 kt	$15.67

HS Code

seaweed is traded under Harmonized System code 1212.21. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Japan seaweed - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The quantity of seaweed exported by Japan in 2020 was 1,276 metric tonnes. In 2019 Japan sold 1,406 tonnes of seaweed. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Japan seaweed (agro commodities category) has escalated, with a change of 2.928 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, seaweed's exports went down by -2.5 pc bringing the nation US$21.17m for the year 2019. Japan's seaweed exports are classified as:

Seaweeds & other algae (HS code 1212Xa)
Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground (HS code 121220)
Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground, fit for human consumption (HS code 121221)
Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground, unfit for human consumption (HS code 121229)

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Japan seaweed export values

In 2019, Japan shipped seaweed valued at 21.17m USD, a growth of 3.92% from 2018's total seaweed export of 20.372m USD. The annual increase in value of Japan seaweed between 2017 to 2018 was -3.897 percent.

The annual variation in the quantity of Japan's seaweed exports between 2017 and 2019 was -2.5 per cent in comparison to a variation of 2.928% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Japan seaweed ( in '000$ )

Japan purchased 48,213 tonnes of seaweed in 2019.

Seaweed Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest seaweed prices in other Asia countries:

Philippines$1.30/kg Indonesia$0.89/kg Hong Kong$6.22/kg Sri Lanka$1.09/kg Malaysia$5.17/kg China$5.45/kg Vietnam$13.45/kg Cambodia$8.41/kg Macao$45.14/kg South Korea$18.09/kg Kyrgyzstan$56.71/kg Thailand$19.90/kg India$17.48/kg Brunei Darussalam$14.20/kg Lao (Laos)$0.67/kg

Other Agro Commodities Prices in Japan

Latest prices for other agro commodities in Japan:

Eggs$1.70/dozen Natural Gum Arabic$11.67/kg Glucose$3.64/kg Bamboo$5.36/kg Sugar Beet$0.10/kg Sugarcane$0.16/kg

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