Jujube

Jujube is not one interchangeable trade item. Chinese jujube, Ziziphus jujuba, and Indian jujube, Ziziphus mauritiana, have separate Codex identities, while fresh fruit, dried red jujubes, planting material, powder and extract require different specifications and regulatory evidence. Atlas fixes species, form, origin, destination, lot and delivery terms before comparing offers.

Editorial evidence reviewedReviewed 2026-09-16Release 2026-09-19-batch-230
Market value
$1.1B
Producing countries tracked
6
Grading systems
1
Active supply risks
5
Trade corridors
5
Latest reviewed evidence

Codex classifies Indian jujube and Chinese jujube separately as FT 0301 and FT 0302. ISO 6900:2025 applies specifically to dried red jujubes of Ziziphus jujuba, so its scope cannot be transferred to fresh fruit or Indian jujube. Australia's reviewed fresh-Chinese-jujube pathway assessed eight associated pests—seven quarantine pests and one regulated article—including four fruit-fly species—and current access requires a valid import permit and compliance with BICON conditions. Those counts describe one origin-destination pathway; they are not a universal risk score, lot certificate, supply measure or price.

Australia fresh-Chinese-jujube pathway pests assessed
8
associated pests and regulated articles · DAFF final review published January 2020; pathway notice reviewed 2026-09-16
Australia pathway quarantine pests
7
quarantine pests · DAFF final review published January 2020; pathway notice reviewed 2026-09-16
Australia pathway regulated articles
1
regulated article · DAFF final review published January 2020; pathway notice reviewed 2026-09-16
Fruit-fly species named in the Australia pathway review
4
species · DAFF final review published January 2020; pathway notice reviewed 2026-09-16
Northern boundary used for named pest-free export areas
33
degrees north latitude · Australia BICON fresh-Chinese-jujube pathway accessed 2026-09-16

Chinese and Indian jujube remain separate species identities

The Codex commodity classification assigns Indian jujube, Ziziphus mauritiana, and Chinese jujube, Ziziphus jujuba, separate codes. Kew's current botanical records likewise accept both as distinct species. Atlas preserves the scientific name, cultivar, crop and harvest dates and seller's common name; the words jujube, red date or ber alone do not establish species, origin or a comparable product.

Fresh, dried, planting, powdered and extracted jujube stay separate

ISO 6900:2025 is explicitly limited to dried red jujubes of Ziziphus jujuba. Australia's reviewed pathway is explicitly for fresh Chinese jujube fruit for human consumption and does not cover planting or animal-feed uses. Atlas keeps species, fresh or dried condition, whole, pitted, sliced, powdered or extracted form, moisture basis, intended use, processing, additives, package and lot evidence attached to the record.

Origin and destination conditions belong to the exact pathway

Australia's current China-to-Australia fresh-fruit pathway requires an import permit and origin- and pest-management conditions recorded in BICON. The risk review names the pests and the management options behind that decision. Atlas records the origin, registered production and packing evidence where applicable, treatment, phytosanitary certificate, permit, destination, inspection status and evidence date. It does not generalize one country's market-access decision to another route or lot.

A standard or import pathway does not establish a delivered jujube price

Species classification, a dried-product standard and a biosecurity pathway cannot establish cultivar, size, maturity, soluble solids, firmness, moisture, defects, residues, treatment outcome, package condition, current availability, freight or destination cost for an offer. A delivered comparison still needs current permitted observations for the exact species, form, grade, lot, origin, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window, route costs and information vintage. Atlas withholds a physical estimate when those observations or usage rights are missing.

Questions procurement teams ask

Are Chinese jujube and Indian jujube the same commodity identity?

No. Codex lists Chinese jujube as Ziziphus jujuba under FT 0302 and Indian jujube as Ziziphus mauritiana under FT 0301. Atlas keeps the scientific name with each lot.

Does ISO 6900:2025 cover every jujube product?

No. The ISO catalog states that it specifies requirements and test methods for dried red jujubes of Ziziphus jujuba. Fresh fruit, Indian jujube, planting material, powder and extract require their own evidence.

Does Australia's approval mean fresh Chinese jujubes can enter every destination?

No. It is a China-to-Australia pathway for fresh fruit for human consumption, subject to a valid permit and current BICON conditions. It cannot be transferred to another origin, destination, product form or end use.

Which fields make jujube offers comparable?

Scientific name and cultivar, fresh or dried condition, whole, pitted, sliced, powdered or extracted form, crop and packing dates, size and maturity, soluble solids or moisture where applicable, defects, food-safety and residue evidence, treatment, package and lot, origin, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and evidence date.

Sources and provenance

Figures retain their source, period and review date. Corroboration is not promoted to primary evidence.

Classification of Foods and Animal Feeds — Indian and Chinese Jujube
Codex Alimentarius Commission · Primary Codex classification separating Indian jujube FT 0301, Ziziphus mauritiana, from Chinese jujube FT 0302, Ziziphus jujuba; classification is not a grade or lot result · accessed 2026-09-16
ISO 6900:2025 — Dried Red Jujubes: Specification and Test Methods
International Organization for Standardization · Primary ISO catalog record defining the standard's scope as dried red Ziziphus jujuba; the paywalled normative requirements were not accessed or reproduced, and the scope is not a lot certificate · accessed 2026-09-16
Fresh Chinese Jujube Fruit from China — Final Biosecurity Risk Review
Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry · Primary Australian pathway review identifying the eight associated pests and recommended risk-management measures for fresh Chinese jujube fruit; it is origin-, destination- and use-specific · accessed 2026-09-16
Industry Advice Notice 143-2025 — Import Conditions for Fresh Jujubes from China
Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry · Primary current notice confirming BICON publication and the import-permit requirement for the specified fresh-fruit pathway; a notice is not a permit or shipment clearance · accessed 2026-09-16
Plants of the World Online — Ziziphus jujuba and Ziziphus mauritiana
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · Authoritative botanical record confirming accepted Ziziphus jujuba identity; the paired Ziziphus mauritiana record was used to cross-check species separation, not to infer trade quality · accessed 2026-09-16
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