Japan

Japan Imports 2023

Complete list of Japan's 212 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$747.23B
Total imports (2023)
#5
Global import rank
212
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Japan imported $747.23 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #5 largest importer. Goods came from 212 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 68.4% of total import value. The leading import was petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude, valued at $80.29 billion 10.7% of total imports.

The two tables below list every source 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 import sources

212 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1China$165.72B22.18%
2USA$76.37B10.22%
3Australia$63.67B8.52%
4United Arab Emirates$37.42B5.01%
5Saudi Arabia$34.67B4.64%
6Other Asia, nes$32.24B4.31%
7Rep. of Korea$28.45B3.81%
8Viet Nam$25.12B3.36%
9Thailand$24.94B3.34%
10Indonesia$22.82B3.05%
11Germany$21.83B2.92%
12Malaysia$18.89B2.53%
13Canada$12.54B1.68%
14Philippines$11.41B1.53%
15Singapore$10.32B1.38%
16Italy$9.67B1.29%
17Brazil$9.32B1.25%
18Kuwait$9.13B1.22%
19Qatar$8.72B1.17%
20Switzerland$8.22B1.10%
21France$8.03B1.07%
22Russian Federation$7.37B0.99%
23Chile$6.93B0.93%
24United Kingdom$6.84B0.92%
25South Africa$6.45B0.86%
26Ireland$6.38B0.85%
27India$5.44B0.73%
28Netherlands$4.81B0.64%
29Mexico$4.61B0.62%
30Spain$4.06B0.54%
31Belgium$4.06B0.54%
32Papua New Guinea$3.19B0.43%
33New Zealand$2.58B0.35%
34China, Hong Kong SAR$2.49B0.33%
35Oman$2.47B0.33%
36Sweden$2.40B0.32%
37Peru$2.23B0.30%
38Austria$2.10B0.28%
39Denmark$2.07B0.28%
40Cambodia$1.83B0.24%
41Brunei Darussalam$1.74B0.23%
42Czechia$1.66B0.22%
43Myanmar$1.59B0.21%
44Finland$1.57B0.21%
45Bangladesh$1.55B0.21%
46Norway$1.35B0.18%
47Israel$1.33B0.18%
48Romania$1.23B0.16%
49Ecuador$1.22B0.16%
50Hungary$1.16B0.15%
51Poland$1.10B0.15%
52Türkiye$782.01M0.10%
53Argentina$715.37M0.10%
54Colombia$691.41M0.09%
55Slovakia$657.55M0.09%
56Kazakhstan$652.39M0.09%
57Panama$652.24M0.09%
58Greece$597.14M0.08%
59Nigeria$558.84M0.07%
60Portugal$532.53M0.07%
61Bahrain$477.83M0.06%
62Algeria$462.94M0.06%
63Costa Rica$403.91M0.05%
64Madagascar$317.29M0.04%
65Morocco$308.05M0.04%
66Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$292.30M0.04%
67Slovenia$268.34M0.04%
68Pakistan$262.43M0.04%
69Egypt$234.63M0.03%
70Sri Lanka$232.93M0.03%
71Malta$223.61M0.03%
72Estonia$213.11M0.03%
73Mauritania$208.95M0.03%
74Mozambique$202.74M0.03%
75Iceland$179.00M0.02%
76New Caledonia$178.09M0.02%
77Equatorial Guinea$164.64M0.02%
78Lao People's Dem. Rep.$163.37M0.02%
79Guatemala$161.27M0.02%
80Tunisia$153.25M0.02%
81Trinidad and Tobago$138.74M0.02%
82Ghana$138.72M0.02%
83Croatia$137.62M0.02%
84Lithuania$134.36M0.02%
85Serbia$133.30M0.02%
86Bulgaria$129.06M0.02%
87United Rep. of Tanzania$112.54M0.02%
88Jordan$112.39M0.02%
89Ethiopia$110.96M0.01%
90Kenya$105.79M0.01%
91French Polynesia$94.58M0.01%
92Luxembourg$88.71M0.01%
93Greenland$79.58M0.01%
94Honduras$78.48M0.01%
95Latvia$72.86M0.01%
96Uruguay$72.33M0.01%
97Dominican Rep.$60.30M0.01%
98Seychelles$59.53M0.01%
99Ukraine$58.15M0.01%
100Paraguay$51.86M0.01%
101Burkina Faso$48.04M0.01%
102Senegal$42.00M0.01%
103Gabon$38.29M0.01%
104Vanuatu$37.06M0.00%
105Dem. Rep. of the Congo$36.21M0.00%
106Sierra Leone$34.79M0.00%
107Fiji$34.70M0.00%
108Armenia$33.52M0.00%
109Rep. of Moldova$33.30M0.00%
110Mongolia$31.45M0.00%
111Iran$30.81M0.00%
112Iraq$28.93M0.00%
113Timor-Leste$23.65M0.00%
114Albania$22.36M0.00%
115Mauritius$22.26M0.00%
116Nicaragua$22.06M0.00%
117Uzbekistan$21.03M0.00%
118Botswana$20.77M0.00%
119Jamaica$20.62M0.00%
120Zimbabwe$19.97M0.00%
121Malawi$17.91M0.00%
122Azerbaijan$16.88M0.00%
123Uganda$16.86M0.00%
124South Sudan$16.69M0.00%
125Togo$16.53M0.00%
126Bosnia Herzegovina$16.31M0.00%
127Georgia$15.83M0.00%
128Sudan$13.93M0.00%
129El Salvador$13.73M0.00%
130Guinea$13.25M0.00%
131Venezuela$13.25M0.00%
132Nepal$12.98M0.00%
133Zambia$11.56M0.00%
134Côte d'Ivoire$11.56M0.00%
135China, Macao SAR$11.26M0.00%
136Cook Isds$10.03M0.00%
137North Macedonia$9.90M0.00%
138FS Micronesia$9.11M0.00%
139Guyana$8.71M0.00%
140Cuba$8.60M0.00%
141Cameroon$8.50M0.00%
142Somalia$7.98M0.00%
143Namibia$6.39M0.00%
144Suriname$6.26M0.00%
145Yemen$5.83M0.00%
146Mali$5.55M0.00%
147Angola$5.25M0.00%
148Kiribati$5.00M0.00%
149Maldives$4.95M0.00%
150Lebanon$4.33M0.00%
151Belize$4.06M0.00%
152Congo$3.88M0.00%
153Saint Helena$3.76M0.00%
154Marshall Isds$3.74M0.00%
155Rwanda$3.54M0.00%
156Haiti$3.42M0.00%
157Tuvalu$2.95M0.00%
158Benin$2.92M0.00%
159Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$2.70M0.00%
160Nauru$2.62M0.00%
161Kyrgyzstan$2.58M0.00%
162Belarus$2.20M0.00%
163Cyprus$2.04M0.00%
164Bahamas$1.61M0.00%
165Eswatini$1.52M0.00%
166Burundi$1.51M0.00%
167Afghanistan$1.42M0.00%
168Solomon Isds$1.41M0.00%
169Guinea-Bissau$1.29M0.00%
170Lesotho$1.25M0.00%
171Libya$965,9040.00%
172Bhutan$816,9690.00%
173Niger$787,1240.00%
174Samoa$572,4810.00%
175Central African Rep.$453,6420.00%
176Tajikistan$450,7320.00%
177Syria$439,7490.00%
178Chad$334,5690.00%
179Palau$260,5490.00%
180Guam$237,0190.00%
181State of Palestine$227,8930.00%
182Curaçao$212,3970.00%
183Tonga$168,3790.00%
184Andorra$145,3010.00%
185Gibraltar$135,8160.00%
186Comoros$129,6020.00%
187Dominica$124,1210.00%
188Montenegro$121,8450.00%
189Turkmenistan$111,4730.00%
190Barbados$65,9990.00%
191Grenada$64,0470.00%
192American Samoa$46,6500.00%
193Bermuda$42,1880.00%
194Eritrea$41,1270.00%
195Cayman Isds$30,2150.00%
196Liberia$22,4780.00%
197Anguilla$18,5930.00%
198Saint Lucia$18,5060.00%
199Sao Tome and Principe$17,9010.00%
200Tokelau$16,8690.00%
201Niue$13,6240.00%
202Gambia$13,1540.00%
203N. Mariana Isds$11,9800.00%
204Saint Kitts and Nevis$10,3850.00%
205Antigua and Barbuda$10,3140.00%
206Turks and Caicos Isds$10,2930.00%
207Cabo Verde$10,1100.00%
208Pitcairn$8,8980.00%
209Montserrat$4,2490.00%
210Djibouti$2,8190.00%
211Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$2,6910.00%
212Br. Virgin Isds$1,7870.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$80.29B10.74%
2271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas$45.07B6.03%
3270112Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated$36.35B4.86%
4271000Petroleum 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$17.19B2.30%
5851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$16.90B2.26%
6854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$15.90B2.13%
7260300Copper ores and concentrates$11.17B1.49%
8300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$10.99B1.47%
9260111Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated$10.57B1.41%
10854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$9.01B1.21%
11300215Blood, 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$8.22B1.10%
12847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$6.84B0.92%
13851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$6.14B0.82%
14271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane$6.11B0.82%
15854430Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships$5.71B0.76%
16100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed$4.11B0.55%
17847150Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$3.52B0.47%
18841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN$3.11B0.42%
19870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$3.02B0.40%
20850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$3.01B0.40%
21901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$2.87B0.38%
22850440Electrical static converters$2.80B0.37%
23854232Electronic integrated circuits: memories$2.76B0.37%
24240391Tobacco: homogenised or reconstituted$2.72B0.36%
25848620Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits$2.70B0.36%
26950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds$2.61B0.35%
27760120Aluminium: unwrought, alloys$2.53B0.34%
28852580Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders$2.51B0.34%
29950450Games: video game consoles and machines, other than those of subheading 9504.30$2.51B0.34%
30841191Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers$2.49B0.33%
31611030Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted$2.45B0.33%
32760110Aluminium: unwrought, (not alloyed)$2.45B0.33%
33880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$2.44B0.33%
34392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$2.44B0.33%
35711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$2.30B0.31%
36854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$2.28B0.30%
37160232Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus)$2.21B0.30%
38020329Meat: of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen$2.19B0.29%
39300220Vaccines: for human medicine$2.17B0.29%
40420292Cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials$2.11B0.28%
41870332Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc$2.09B0.28%
42120190Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken$2.07B0.28%
43843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431$1.89B0.25%
44848690Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessories$1.88B0.25%
45854370Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543$1.88B0.25%
46847330Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471$1.85B0.25%
47870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$1.85B0.25%
48290919Ethers: acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether$1.78B0.24%
49854442Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors$1.77B0.24%
50901839Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like$1.76B0.24%
51100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$1.74B0.23%
52847170Units of automatic data processing machines: storage units$1.71B0.23%
53711021Metals: palladium, unwrought or in powder form$1.71B0.23%
54870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion$1.70B0.23%
55730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$1.70B0.23%
56852990Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors$1.70B0.23%
57750110Nickel: nickel mattes$1.65B0.22%
58440122Wood: for fuel, in chips or particles, non-coniferous, whether or not agglomerated$1.63B0.22%
59853710Boards, 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$1.62B0.22%
60732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$1.62B0.22%
61020130Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled$1.61B0.22%
62852872Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen$1.58B0.21%
63844399Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91$1.57B0.21%
64382200Reagents: 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$1.56B0.21%
65740400Copper: waste and scrap$1.52B0.20%
66300439Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$1.52B0.20%
67711031Metals: rhodium, unwrought or in powder form$1.48B0.20%
68020319Meat: of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.1, fresh or chilled$1.48B0.20%
69270119Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated$1.46B0.20%
70711292Waste and scrap of precious metals: of platinum, including metal clad with platinum but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals$1.45B0.19%
71282520Lithium oxide and hydroxide$1.44B0.19%
72382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$1.42B0.19%
73870870Vehicle parts: road wheels and parts and accessories thereof$1.41B0.19%
74020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen$1.37B0.18%
75611020Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$1.35B0.18%
76630790Textiles: made up articles (including dress patterns), n.e.c. in chapter 63, n.e.c. in heading no. 6307$1.35B0.18%
77090111Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated$1.35B0.18%
78900130Lenses, contact: unmounted, of any material, excluding elements of glass not optically worked$1.33B0.18%
79711299Waste and scrap of precious metals: waste and scrap of precious metals including metal clad with precious metals, other than that of gold and platinum and excluding ash which contains precious metal or precious metal compounds$1.33B0.18%
80870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$1.32B0.18%
81853400Circuits: printed$1.31B0.18%
82870829Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts$1.30B0.17%
83853690Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$1.29B0.17%
84610910T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$1.28B0.17%
85020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen$1.28B0.17%
86120510Oil seeds: low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken$1.27B0.17%
87851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$1.26B0.17%
88848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$1.25B0.17%
89441899Wood: builders' joinery and carpentry of wood n.e.c. in heading no. 4418, other than of bamboo$1.23B0.16%
90940190Seat: parts$1.23B0.16%
91880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803$1.22B0.16%
92841590Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof$1.16B0.16%
93640419Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials$1.15B0.15%
94270111Coal: anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated$1.15B0.15%
95711011Metals: platinum, unwrought or in powder form$1.14B0.15%
96030617Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water$1.12B0.15%
97841510Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or "split-system"$1.12B0.15%
98870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$1.12B0.15%
99381800Chemical elements: doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms: chemical compounds doped for use in electronics$1.12B0.15%
100440131Wood: for fuel, sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms: wood pellets$1.11B0.15%