Pulses & beans · HS 1008.40

Polished, pearly white Coix seeds for beverages, health foods and traditional cuisine.

Coix lacryma-jobi

De-hulled, polished and colour-sorted Job's Tears (Coix lacryma-jobi / Adlay), widely grown in Southeast Asia and exported from Bangkok. Valued across global markets for its pleasant nutty flavour, pearl-white appearance, and wide application in functional health beverages, porridge, herbal soups, and breakfast cereals.

📍 Port of Origin: FOB Bangkok / Laem Chabang, Thailand|🌐 Global Reach: South Asia, Middle East, East Asia, Europe, Americas (CIF / CFR / FOB)

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Specification

What we sell against

HS code1008.40

GradesPolished Pearl Grade (A), Machine Cleaned (MC), Whole Grain

ParametersPurity min 99%, moisture max 13%, broken seeds max 2%, foreign matter max 0.5%

Packing25 kg / 50 kg PP woven bags, vacuum bags on request

MOQ1x20ft FCL (approx. 20–22 MT)

20ft / 40ft20 MT / 26 MT

AnalysisPhytosanitary, Certificate of Origin, Non-GMO, Quality Certificate

IncotermsFOB Bangkok, CIF, CFR

Grades

Polishing and selection grades

Polished Pearl Grade A

Double-hulled, polished and optical-sorted whole seeds with bright pearly white appearance, uniform grain size and zero black-tipped impurities. Top grade for packaged retail and beverages.

Natural Cleaned Grade

De-hulled whole grain with minimal mechanical polishing, preserving the natural outer bran layer. Popular for traditional Chinese medicine and whole grain health formulations.

Applications

Key industries utilizing Job's tears

Health beverages & cereal drinksRoasted or ground into powdered ready-to-drink cereal mixes, soy-coix milk blends, and roasted barley-style teas.

Traditional desserts & soupsSweet soups (chè, tong sui), herbal soups, and porridge across Southeast Asia, China, Taiwan, and Japan.

Functional foods & dietary cosmeticsSource of coixenolide and bioactive nutrients extracted for dietary supplements and skincare formulations.

Packing & loading

Preservation and containerization

Job's tears seeds are prone to weevils if untreated. All export lots undergo certified fumigation prior to container stuffing.

Bagging25 kg or 50 kg woven polypropylene bags with inner polyethylene liner

Vacuum packaging10 kg or 25 kg vacuum bags available on request for extended freshness

Container payload20–22 MT per 20ft container (due to grain bulk density)

DocumentsPhytosanitary Certificate, Fumigation Certificate, Certificate of Origin

Job Tears — questions buyers ask

Answers from the trading desk. If yours is not here, put it in the enquiry and it will be answered in the reply.

Job's Tears (Coix lacryma-jobi) is traded globally under names including Coix Seed, Adlay, Chinese Pearl Barley, Hato Mugi (Japan), and Yulmu (Korea). In customs tariff nomenclature, it is classified under HS Code 1008.40 or 1211.90.

Harvested seeds are mechanically dehusked, gently polished to remove the hard outer shell without damaging the nutrient-rich germ, and passed through multi-channel optical colour sorters to yield uniform, pearly white-cream seeds with the characteristic dorsal groove. Purity is guaranteed at minimum 99% with broken grains held below 2%.

Coix seed is extensively utilized across traditional East Asian medicine and nutraceuticals (Yi Yi Ren / Coix seed extract), functional healthy beverage formulations (tea and cereal drinks), brewing, cosmetic skin-brightening extracts, and as a gluten-free ancient grain.

We supply in 25 kg multi-wall craft paper bags or vacuum-sealed polypropylene bags to protect against ambient humidity. A standard 20ft FCL container loads 20 MT. Moisture is strictly kept below 13.5% and accompanied by Phytosanitary clearance.

Logistics & Compliance

Export corridors & destination customs documentation

Shipped directly from Bangkok Port (PAT) and Laem Chabang Deep Sea Port. Every export container of job tears (HS Code 1008.40) is supported by authenticated origin documentation, laboratory analysis, and phytosanitary clearance tailored to destination port regulations.

South Asia Route

India & Subcontinent — Nhava Sheva & Kandla

Nhava Sheva (JNPT) · Kandla · Mundra · Chennai · Kolkata · Chittagong

ASEAN-India FTA preferential duty tariffs backed by Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) Form AI Certificate of Origin, Phytosanitary, and PQ clearance certificates.

Transit: ~10–14 days

GCC & Arab Gulf

Middle East & GCC — Jebel Ali & Dammam

Jebel Ali (Dubai) · Dammam · Jeddah · Sohar · Hamad

Full Chamber of Commerce legalisation, attested commercial invoices, non-GMO health declarations, and Halal-conforming packaging where requested.

Transit: ~12–16 days

East Asia & ASEAN

East Asia & ASEAN — Hai Phong & Cat Lai

Hai Phong · Cat Lai (HCMC) · Qingdao · Shanghai · Port Klang

Form D (ASEAN) and Form E (ACFTA) duty concessions, standard SGS pre-shipment quality inspection, and express direct carrier bill of ladings.

Transit: ~4–9 days

Western Markets

Europe & Americas — Rotterdam & Hamburg

Rotterdam · Hamburg · Antwerp · New York · Long Beach

Strict EU phytosanitary passporting, ISPM-15 heat-treated fumigated pallets, full chemical COA (Certificate of Analysis), and CITES export permits where applicable.

Transit: ~22–32 days

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