Japan

Japan Exports 2023

Complete list of Japan's 211 export destinations and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$736.73B
Total exports (2023)
#4
Global export rank
211
Destination countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Japan exported $736.73 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #4 largest exporter. Goods flowed to 211 destinations, with the top ten markets absorbing 66.4% of total export value. The leading export was with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc, valued at $41.32 billion 5.6% of the country's export portfolio.

The two tables below list every destination country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All export destinations

211 countries and territories. Click any country for the full bilateral page.

#Destination2023 export value% of total
1USA$140.87B19.12%
2China$127.58B17.32%
3Rep. of Korea$42.71B5.80%
4Other Asia, nes$42.11B5.72%
5China, Hong Kong SAR$29.44B4.00%
6Thailand$28.92B3.93%
7Germany$22.76B3.09%
8Singapore$19.03B2.58%
9India$18.10B2.46%
10Australia$17.74B2.41%
11Viet Nam$15.99B2.17%
12Indonesia$15.12B2.05%
13United Kingdom$13.95B1.89%
14Canada$13.93B1.89%
15Malaysia$13.88B1.88%
16Mexico$13.80B1.87%
17United Arab Emirates$12.25B1.66%
18Netherlands$11.34B1.54%
19Philippines$9.94B1.35%
20Belgium$7.99B1.08%
21Saudi Arabia$7.57B1.03%
22Switzerland$7.36B1.00%
23France$5.96B0.81%
24Italy$5.87B0.80%
25Poland$5.29B0.72%
26Brazil$5.19B0.71%
27Türkiye$5.11B0.69%
28Spain$4.53B0.61%
29Panama$3.83B0.52%
30Czechia$3.64B0.49%
31New Zealand$3.27B0.44%
32Liberia$2.83B0.38%
33Russian Federation$2.61B0.35%
34Austria$2.50B0.34%
35Chile$2.42B0.33%
36Kuwait$2.29B0.31%
37Ireland$2.09B0.28%
38South Africa$2.04B0.28%
39Hungary$1.81B0.25%
40Bangladesh$1.66B0.23%
41Sweden$1.57B0.21%
42Norway$1.55B0.21%
43Israel$1.44B0.20%
44Oman$1.37B0.19%
45Colombia$1.37B0.19%
46Kazakhstan$1.23B0.17%
47Argentina$1.18B0.16%
48Qatar$1.18B0.16%
49Marshall Isds$1.14B0.15%
50Pakistan$1.10B0.15%
51Peru$1.06B0.14%
52Iraq$837.98M0.11%
53Kenya$820.62M0.11%
54Egypt$813.84M0.11%
55Guatemala$770.62M0.10%
56Finland$760.12M0.10%
57Mongolia$759.97M0.10%
58Ukraine$755.19M0.10%
59Ecuador$731.85M0.10%
60Bahrain$726.82M0.10%
61United Rep. of Tanzania$691.48M0.09%
62Georgia$615.97M0.08%
63Portugal$579.34M0.08%
64Luxembourg$561.46M0.08%
65Cambodia$559.37M0.08%
66Denmark$557.64M0.08%
67Slovakia$534.63M0.07%
68Costa Rica$484.74M0.07%
69Dominican Rep.$475.59M0.06%
70Zambia$460.98M0.06%
71Slovenia$440.55M0.06%
72Romania$439.26M0.06%
73Jordan$434.83M0.06%
74Morocco$433.26M0.06%
75Myanmar$417.22M0.06%
76Estonia$411.84M0.06%
77China, Macao SAR$405.83M0.06%
78Greece$392.82M0.05%
79Nigeria$391.52M0.05%
80Azerbaijan$389.29M0.05%
81Cyprus$371.31M0.05%
82Uganda$368.81M0.05%
83Uzbekistan$301.80M0.04%
84Jamaica$300.51M0.04%
85Bahamas$295.16M0.04%
86El Salvador$280.54M0.04%
87Honduras$280.07M0.04%
88Lebanon$278.32M0.04%
89Côte d'Ivoire$266.80M0.04%
90Paraguay$257.02M0.03%
91Armenia$253.70M0.03%
92Yemen$240.95M0.03%
93Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$229.48M0.03%
94Bulgaria$219.56M0.03%
95Papua New Guinea$215.38M0.03%
96Mozambique$210.69M0.03%
97Nicaragua$204.58M0.03%
98Serbia$201.23M0.03%
99Sri Lanka$189.04M0.03%
100Guyana$186.78M0.03%
101Kyrgyzstan$183.65M0.02%
102Mauritius$182.58M0.02%
103Trinidad and Tobago$182.26M0.02%
104Turkmenistan$175.57M0.02%
105Tunisia$174.38M0.02%
106Malta$173.21M0.02%
107Angola$171.99M0.02%
108Ethiopia$166.47M0.02%
109Iceland$160.02M0.02%
110Dem. Rep. of the Congo$157.86M0.02%
111Senegal$153.70M0.02%
112North Macedonia$152.29M0.02%
113Gibraltar$149.99M0.02%
114Guam$136.78M0.02%
115Ghana$128.56M0.02%
116Mauritania$116.70M0.02%
117Barbados$114.70M0.02%
118Namibia$108.52M0.01%
119Fiji$104.25M0.01%
120Lithuania$102.88M0.01%
121Croatia$100.75M0.01%
122Lao People's Dem. Rep.$100.05M0.01%
123Bosnia Herzegovina$99.79M0.01%
124Gabon$99.69M0.01%
125Rep. of Moldova$99.10M0.01%
126Togo$96.95M0.01%
127Brunei Darussalam$87.22M0.01%
128Burkina Faso$78.85M0.01%
129Algeria$75.63M0.01%
130Zimbabwe$75.37M0.01%
131Uruguay$74.67M0.01%
132Malawi$72.11M0.01%
133Venezuela$57.65M0.01%
134Botswana$57.62M0.01%
135Suriname$53.81M0.01%
136Libya$52.90M0.01%
137New Caledonia$49.56M0.01%
138Iran$47.43M0.01%
139Niger$45.15M0.01%
140Djibouti$44.45M0.01%
141Maldives$44.26M0.01%
142Cameroon$37.41M0.01%
143Sudan$35.78M0.00%
144Tajikistan$34.25M0.00%
145Central African Rep.$33.33M0.00%
146Montenegro$33.15M0.00%
147Nepal$30.74M0.00%
148Albania$29.67M0.00%
149Belize$29.29M0.00%
150Latvia$28.36M0.00%
151French Polynesia$26.74M0.00%
152South Sudan$25.33M0.00%
153Madagascar$23.90M0.00%
154Curaçao$23.73M0.00%
155Samoa$21.00M0.00%
156Solomon Isds$19.04M0.00%
157Saint Lucia$18.69M0.00%
158Lesotho$18.55M0.00%
159Antigua and Barbuda$17.99M0.00%
160Cayman Isds$17.63M0.00%
161N. Mariana Isds$17.15M0.00%
162FS Micronesia$15.96M0.00%
163Mali$14.98M0.00%
164Cuba$14.88M0.00%
165Benin$14.75M0.00%
166Sao Tome and Principe$14.49M0.00%
167Eswatini$14.21M0.00%
168Seychelles$14.11M0.00%
169Grenada$13.37M0.00%
170Belarus$13.29M0.00%
171Vanuatu$12.57M0.00%
172Turks and Caicos Isds$12.45M0.00%
173Bermuda$12.31M0.00%
174Burundi$12.02M0.00%
175Cabo Verde$11.70M0.00%
176Kiribati$11.49M0.00%
177Tuvalu$10.95M0.00%
178Afghanistan$10.75M0.00%
179Timor-Leste$10.34M0.00%
180Haiti$9.90M0.00%
181Palau$9.68M0.00%
182Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$9.66M0.00%
183Tonga$9.44M0.00%
184Equatorial Guinea$8.51M0.00%
185Gambia$8.29M0.00%
186Guinea$7.67M0.00%
187Nauru$7.44M0.00%
188Saint Kitts and Nevis$7.34M0.00%
189Andorra$6.99M0.00%
190Dominica$6.59M0.00%
191Sierra Leone$6.02M0.00%
192Congo$5.63M0.00%
193Somalia$5.12M0.00%
194Rwanda$5.07M0.00%
195State of Palestine$3.69M0.00%
196Syria$2.89M0.00%
197American Samoa$2.31M0.00%
198Br. Virgin Isds$2.29M0.00%
199Anguilla$2.25M0.00%
200Cook Isds$2.17M0.00%
201Saint Barthélemy$1.79M0.00%
202Guinea-Bissau$1.69M0.00%
203Bhutan$1.45M0.00%
204Eritrea$1.36M0.00%
205Montserrat$1.09M0.00%
206Comoros$1.06M0.00%
207Chad$804,0510.00%
208Niue$164,4180.00%
209Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$11,0330.00%
210Saint Helena$8,7050.00%
211Greenland$4,2490.00%

Top export products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 export value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$41.32B5.61%
2870340Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$26.10B3.54%
3870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$18.65B2.53%
4848620Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits$16.02B2.17%
5854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$15.12B2.05%
6870840Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereof$12.46B1.69%
7854232Electronic integrated circuits: memories$12.41B1.68%
8271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$11.25B1.53%
9710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$10.72B1.46%
10842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure$10.71B1.45%
11870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$9.72B1.32%
12844399Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91$9.32B1.27%
13890190Vessels: n.e.c. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods$8.15B1.11%
14854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$7.83B1.06%
15870360Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$7.32B0.99%
16870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion$6.84B0.93%
17300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$5.91B0.80%
18740311Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes$5.76B0.78%
19853224Electrical capacitors: fixed, ceramic dielectric, multilayer$5.37B0.73%
20848690Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessories$5.34B0.72%
21870333Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc$5.00B0.68%
22870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$4.98B0.68%
23381800Chemical elements: doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms: chemical compounds doped for use in electronics$4.82B0.65%
24300215Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale$4.77B0.65%
25720839Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm$4.29B0.58%
26847989Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter$4.29B0.58%
27853690Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$3.81B0.52%
28330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$3.80B0.52%
29841191Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers$3.68B0.50%
30840991Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft)$3.59B0.49%
31382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$3.59B0.49%
32870422Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$3.56B0.48%
33851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$3.54B0.48%
34850440Electrical static converters$3.44B0.47%
35853400Circuits: printed$3.42B0.46%
36853710Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$3.23B0.44%
37370790Photographic goods: chemical preparations other than sensitised emulsions, put up in measured portions or put up for retail sale in a form ready for use$3.03B0.41%
38854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$2.91B0.39%
39850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$2.91B0.39%
40840890Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of chapter 87$2.86B0.39%
41852580Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders$2.79B0.38%
42870829Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts$2.75B0.37%
43903289Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumatic$2.72B0.37%
44845710Machining centres: for working metal$2.67B0.36%
45854290Parts of electronic integrated circuits$2.63B0.36%
46870421Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$2.60B0.35%
47710813Metals: gold, semi-manufactured$2.58B0.35%
48840721Engines: outboard motors for marine propulsion, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines$2.56B0.35%
49740400Copper: waste and scrap$2.44B0.33%
50870850Vehicle parts: drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles: parts thereof$2.44B0.33%
51853890Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537$2.35B0.32%
52848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$2.35B0.32%
53854370Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543$2.35B0.32%
54392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$2.28B0.31%
55901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$2.23B0.30%
56401180Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines$2.22B0.30%
57401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)$2.21B0.30%
58391990Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip, other flat shapes thereof, self-adhesive, other than in rolls of a width not exceeding 20cm$2.20B0.30%
59290243Cyclic hydrocarbons: p-xylene$2.18B0.30%
60854129Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or more$2.15B0.29%
61880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803$2.15B0.29%
62840999Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)$2.11B0.29%
63902790Microtomes and parts and accessories thereof$2.04B0.28%
64720851Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm$1.96B0.27%
65847950Machinery and mechanical appliances: industrial robots, n.e.c. or included$1.94B0.26%
66842951Front-end shovel loaders$1.91B0.26%
67903180Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90$1.88B0.26%
68720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204$1.87B0.25%
69870210Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), new or used$1.85B0.25%
70392099Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of plastics n.e.c. in heading no. 3920, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials$1.85B0.25%
71848210Ball bearings$1.82B0.25%
72950450Games: video game consoles and machines, other than those of subheading 9504.30$1.82B0.25%
73843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431$1.76B0.24%
74841430Compressors: of a kind used in refrigerating equipment$1.73B0.23%
75850300Electric motors and generators: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502$1.70B0.23%
76900120Optical elements: polarising material, sheets and plates thereof$1.69B0.23%
77900190Optical elements: lenses n.e.c. in heading no. 9001, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, unmounted, of any material (excluding elements of glass not optically worked)$1.69B0.23%
78848610Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers$1.68B0.23%
79848340Gears and gearing: (not toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately): ball or roller screws: gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters$1.68B0.23%
80848640Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture or repair of masks and reticles, assembling semiconductor devices or electronic integrated circuits, or for lifting, handling, loading or unloading items of heading 8486$1.68B0.23%
81903149Optical instruments and appliances: for measuring or checking, n.e.c. in chapter 90$1.66B0.23%
82284390Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.: amalgams$1.65B0.22%
83870410Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods$1.64B0.22%
84900211Lenses: objective, for cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers, mounted, being parts or fittings for instruments or apparatus, of any material (excluding glass not optically worked)$1.63B0.22%
85901819Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters), n.e.c. in item no. 9018.1$1.60B0.22%
86284190Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids: n.e.c. in heading no. 2841$1.60B0.22%
87720838Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm$1.58B0.21%
88732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$1.55B0.21%
89845811Lathes: for removing metal, horizontal, numerically controlled$1.55B0.21%
90890120Tankers$1.54B0.21%
91382200Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material$1.53B0.21%
92711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$1.53B0.21%
93871150Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with reciprocating internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 800cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars$1.51B0.21%
94841199Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)$1.50B0.20%
95852990Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors$1.49B0.20%
96840734Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000cc$1.48B0.20%
97903141Optical instruments and appliances: for inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices or for inspecting photomasks or reticles used in manufacturing semiconductor devices, n.e.c. in chapter 90$1.47B0.20%
98842911Bulldozers and angledozers: self-propelled, track laying$1.46B0.20%
99870830Vehicle parts: brakes, servo-brakes and parts thereof$1.44B0.20%
100853650Electrical apparatus: switches n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$1.43B0.19%