2018
Exports
$1.98BWorld Rnk 18 / 221
Flag Rnk 27 / 96
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs
-0.55Rnk 711 / 1025
2018
Imports
$10.4BWorld Rnk 3 / 225
Flag Rnk 17 / 96
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Japan
2.07Rnk 1 / 133

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Exports In 2018, Japan exported $1.98B in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs, making it the 18th largest exporter of Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs in the world. At the same year, Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs was the 27th most exported product in Japan. The main destination of Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs exports from Japan are: China ($509M), United States ($361M), Hong Kong ($166M), South Korea ($164M), and Thailand ($154M).

The fastest growing export markets for Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs of Japan between 2021 and 2022 were United States ($116M), China ($90.6M), and Singapore ($19.7M).

Imports In 2022, Japan imported $10.4B in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs, becoming the 3rd largest importer of Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs in the world. At the same year, Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs was the 17th most imported product in Japan. Japan imports Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs primarily from: China ($1.48B), Chile ($1.23B), Russia ($1.12B), United States ($841M), and Vietnam ($822M).

The fastest growing import markets in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs for Japan between 2021 and 2022 were Russia ($426M), Chile ($173M), and Vietnam ($158M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as Wismettac Asian Foods (191), Dow Chemical (2), and Toyota (1) were at the forefront of shipping Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs from Japan to the United States.

Latest Trends

June 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

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Flow
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EXPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)¥-5.71B(-24.3%)
IMPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)¥381M(0.35%)
MAIN EXPORTER (June 2024)Fukuoka¥3.98B
MAIN DESTINATION (June 2024)United States¥3.85B

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color
EXPORTS (2022)$1.98B
IMPORTS (2022)$10.4B
NET TRADE (2022)-$8.41B

In 2022, Japan exported $1.98B in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs. The main destinations of Japan exports on Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs were China ($509M), United States ($361M), Hong Kong ($166M), South Korea ($164M), and Thailand ($154M).

In 2022, Japan imported $10.4B in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs, mainly from China ($1.48B), Chile ($1.23B), Russia ($1.12B), United States ($841M), and Vietnam ($822M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs EXPORT MARKETS FOR Japan WERE (2021 - 2022):
United States$116M (47.7%)
China$90.6M (21.7%)
Singapore$19.7M (61.1%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs BY Japan WERE (2021 - 2022):
Nigeria-$16.6M (-55%)
Vietnam-$15.6M (-9.92%)
Cote d'Ivoire-$13.3M (-87.3%)

Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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In 2022, Japan's main exporting competitors in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs were:
Norway $15.6B
China $10.9B
Ecuador $8.43B
In 2022, Japan's main importing competitors in Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs were:

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Trade Value of Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALChina+ $50.9M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $168M

Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs’s highest export potential is China. With an export gap of $50.9M.   Fish, crustaceans, & molluscs’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $168M.

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