Full trade & compliance profile
Japan — Trade & Compliance
Japan's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.
Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.
19
trade agreements
12
cargo treaties
4.38%
MFN applied tariff
Memberships & standing
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Japan beyond logistics?
Trade Flow
Top export markets
- 1USA19.3%
- 2China17.0%
- 3Taiwan6.2%
- 4Rep. of Korea5.6%
- 5China, Hong Kong SAR4.8%
Top import sources
- 1China22.6%
- 2USA11.1%
- 3Australia7.0%
- 4United Arab Emirates5.2%
- 5Rep. of Korea4.2%
Leading export goods (HS2)
- 1Vehicles22.2%
- 2Machinery & mechanical appliances19.7%
- 3Electrical machinery16.4%
- 4Optical/medical instruments5.5%
- 5Iron & steel4.0%
Leading import goods (HS2)
- 1Mineral fuels & oils23.3%
- 2Electrical machinery14.3%
- 3Machinery & mechanical appliances10.1%
- 4Pharmaceuticals4.1%
- 5Optical/medical instruments3.6%
Fastest-rising export markets
- 1USA+0.90pp
- 2China, Hong Kong SAR+0.82pp
- 3India+0.55pp
Declining export markets
- 1China−1.83pp
- 2Viet Nam−0.51pp
- 3Rep. of Korea−0.51pp
Fastest-rising export goods
- 1Vehicles+3.30pp
- 2Pearls, precious stones & metals+0.74pp
- 3Pharmaceuticals+0.30pp
Declining export goods
- 1Machinery & mechanical appliances−0.97pp
- 2Electrical machinery−0.83pp
- 3Mineral fuels & oils−0.80pp
Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024
Preferential Trade Agreements
RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) Agreement2022
United Kingdom - Japan2021
EU - Japan2019
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)2018
Japan - Mongolia2016
Japan - Australia2015
Japan - Peru2012
India - Japan2011
Japan - Switzerland2009
Japan - Viet Nam2009
ASEAN - Japan2008
Brunei Darussalam - Japan2008
Japan - Indonesia2008
Japan - Philippines2008
Chile - Japan2007
Japan - Thailand2007
Japan - Malaysia2006
Japan - Mexico2005
Japan - Singapore2002
International Cargo Treaties
- ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
- ✓Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
- ✓Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. New York, 19 June 2023
- ✓Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. New York, 4 August 1995
- ✓United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Vienna, 11 April 1980
- ✓Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone. Geneva, 29 April 1958
- ✓International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material. Geneva, 7 November 1952
- ✓Customs Convention on Containers. Geneva, 18 May 1956
- ✓Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention). Geneva, 15 January 1959
Fiscal & Tariffs
Currency
JPY
Yen
MFN applied tariff
4.38%
simple average (2022)
Sanctions & restrictive measures
On the EU list
1
Listed entities include량수니오
1 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures lists — full lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Key commodities
Top agricultural output
Rice
10.1M t
Top mineral output
steel, crude
86.7M tonnes (metric)
Energy production
Primary energy production
0.1 quadrillion Btu
Top item per category of 139 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA
All Sources
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse↗