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Japan: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of Japan at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 714.4 billionGrowth −4.8% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:JP:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 730.8 billionGrowth −2.8% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:JP:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported1,224Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory30,863Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12709 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crudeUSD 73.1 billion−9.4%BACI:JP:2709:1:2024
22711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUSD 47.1 billion−9.5%BACI:JP:2711:1:2024
32701 Coal: briquettesUSD 26.7 billion−32.9%BACI:JP:2701:1:2024
48517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 24.7 billion+0.1%BACI:JP:8517:1:2024
58542 Electronic integrated circuitsUSD 21.5 billion−22.0%BACI:JP:8542:1:2024
68471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereofUSD 18.5 billion+26.7%BACI:JP:8471:1:2024
72710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 18.4 billion+8.0%BACI:JP:2710:1:2024
83004 MedicamentsUSD 15.1 billion+8.0%BACI:JP:3004:1:2024
92603 Copper ores and concentratesUSD 13.5 billion+21.2%BACI:JP:2603:1:2024
103002 Human bloodUSD 12.7 billion+2.5%BACI:JP:3002:1:2024
118703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 11.7 billion−10.6%BACI:JP:8703:1:2024
128411 Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbinesUSD 8.7 billion+18.6%BACI:JP:8411:1:2024
132601 Iron ores and concentratesUSD 8.5 billion−6.3%BACI:JP:2601:1:2024
148544 Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductorsUSD 8.5 billion−4.0%BACI:JP:8544:1:2024
158708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 8.4 billion−1.6%BACI:JP:8708:1:2024
169018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgicalUSD 6.7 billion−2.0%BACI:JP:9018:1:2024
174202 Trunks: suitUSD 5.9 billion+4.9%BACI:JP:4202:1:2024
187110 Platinum: unwrought or in semi-manufactured formsUSD 5.4 billion−6.3%BACI:JP:7110:1:2024
198486 Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principallyUSD 5.2 billion−0.6%BACI:JP:8486:1:2024
207601 Aluminium: unwroughtUSD 5.0 billion+0.6%BACI:JP:7601:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
18703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 115.3 billion−3.1%BACI:JP:8703:2:2024
28542 Electronic integrated circuitsUSD 38.4 billion+7.6%BACI:JP:8542:2:2024
38486 Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principallyUSD 30.8 billion+18.5%BACI:JP:8486:2:2024
48708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 27.1 billion−8.6%BACI:JP:8708:2:2024
57108 GoldUSD 19.7 billion+41.8%BACI:JP:7108:2:2024
68443 Printing machineryUSD 12.3 billion+2.8%BACI:JP:8443:2:2024
78429 Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozersUSD 11.8 billion−21.4%BACI:JP:8429:2:2024
88704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 9.5 billion−4.8%BACI:JP:8704:2:2024
97208 Iron or non-alloy steelUSD 9.5 billion−13.6%BACI:JP:7208:2:2024
108901 Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo shipsUSD 9.1 billion−9.7%BACI:JP:8901:2:2024
112710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 8.7 billion−13.1%BACI:JP:2710:2:2024
128541 Semiconductor devicesUSD 8.6 billion−13.3%BACI:JP:8541:2:2024
138532 Electrical capacitors, fixedUSD 8.0 billion+3.6%BACI:JP:8532:2:2024
143002 Human bloodUSD 8.0 billion+38.4%BACI:JP:3002:2:2024
158479 Machinery and mechanical appliancesUSD 7.3 billion−10.1%BACI:JP:8479:2:2024
167403 Copper: refined and copper alloysUSD 7.2 billion+13.1%BACI:JP:7403:2:2024
178536 Electrical apparatus for switchingUSD 7.2 billion−4.6%BACI:JP:8536:2:2024
189018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgicalUSD 7.0 billion−3.4%BACI:JP:9018:2:2024
198411 Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbinesUSD 6.6 billion+9.9%BACI:JP:8411:2:2024
203004 MedicamentsUSD 6.0 billion−15.7%BACI:JP:3004:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-22. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of Japan with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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