Reporter

Product

domain

Returns ordinal version of a number with "th", "nd" or "st".

ordinal

Given a date, returns you the date in words
Year --> 2023= 2023
Quarter --> 20231 = 2023-Q1
Month --> 202301 == Jan 2023

time

Converts a country code to small flag icon.

flag

link

Abbreviates a number into a smaller more human-readible number.

abbreviate

incompleteYearName

Change month id to name (202405 --> May 2025)

longMonth

initMonthQuarterIncomplete

prevMonthQuarterIncomplete

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monthName

increaseOrDecreasePresent

Rounds to nearest whole number and adds commas.

commas

increaseOrDecreasePast

Return period in month when you have data in quarters

incompleteYearQuarter

timeFull

Return boolean (or boolean[]) if input country/ies are in subnational countries list.

hasSubnat

Return boolean (or boolean[]) if input country/ies are in subnational complexity countries list.

hasComplexitySubnat

hasCountryLatestTrends

apostrophe

Returns boolean if the subnational cube has HS classification

hasSubnatHS

Checks if the cube should have complexity values at subnational profile

subnationalComplexityAvailability

lowerCaseFirst

ordinalSuperscript

If n < 20 returns the number name, else returns the number

numbersWord

countryPotentialExportsAvailability

Adds abbreviate with subnational data currency support

abbreviateSubnat

symmetricRange

hasSubnatMap

Receives a cube and returns its data source link

dataSource_

Add link to the source data page and add a description

dataSource

dollar

toUpperCase

Joins an array of strings together, adding commas and 'and' when necessary.

list

Calculates the growth percentage between two numbers provided the following object format: {curr, prev}. Also supports calculating the growth between two margin of errors using this format: {curr, currMoe, prev, prevMoe}.

growth

growthPct

shortMonthName

Bilateral Product

Section

Computers

Japan

According to the Product Complexity Index (PCI), it was the 132nd most complex product out of 1044, with a PCI value of 1.14.

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tabler

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Latest Trends

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Historical Data

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Growth Potential

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Trade Balance

, primarily to <a href="/en/profile/reporter/deu">Germany</a> ($284M), <a href="/en/profile/reporter/usa">United States</a> ($161M), and <a href="/en/profile/reporter/are">United Arab Emirates</a> ($150M).

, mainly from <a href="/en/profile/reporter/chn">China</a> ($10B), <a href="/en/profile/reporter/usa">United States</a> ($608M), and <a href="/en/profile/reporter/twn">Chinese Taipei</a> ($538M).

Partner

Trade Flow

Unit

Time

Subnat Geography

Port of Entry

Trade Value

Quantity

Unit Value

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HS4 84.71

HS4 84.71 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digits)

Market Growth and Net Trade

Market Concentration

Subnational Monthly Trade

In 2024, some companies involved in the trade of <a href="/en/profile/hs/computers">Computers</a> between <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> and <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> were: <a href="/en/profile/company/xerox">Xerox</a> (125), <a href="/en/profile/company/brother-industries">Brother Industries</a> (30), and <a href="/en/profile/company/yamaha-corporation-of-america">YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA</a> (10).

Click on any date on the time series, any subnational region on the first treemap, or any destination or origin on the second treemap to explore.

In April 2025, <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> exported <a href="/en/profile/hs/computers">Computers</a> mostly to <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> (¥3.07B), <a href="/en/profile/country/gbr">United Kingdom</a> (¥2.75B), <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> (¥1.32B), <a href="/en/profile/country/qat">Qatar</a> (¥1.03B), and <a href="/en/profile/country/phl">Philippines</a> (¥800M). During the same month, <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> imported <a href="/en/profile/hs/computers">Computers</a> mostly from <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> (¥175B), <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> (¥24.9B), <a href="/en/profile/country/sgp">Singapore</a> (¥16.6B), <a href="/en/profile/country/mex">Mexico</a> (¥11.6B), and <a href="/en/profile/country/twn">Chinese Taipei</a> (¥8.74B).

In April 2025, the year-on-year exports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/computers">Computers</a> from <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> decreased by 11.4%. This was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to Germany (-¥1.63B or -73.9%), Hong Kong (-¥995M or -80.1%), and United States (-¥717M or -18.9%). During the same month, year-on-year imports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/computers">Computers</a> to <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> increased by 0.55%. This was explained primarily by an increase in imports from Singapore (+¥6.66B or 67.2%), Mexico (+¥6.02B or 108%), and United States (+¥4.84B or 24.2%).

In April 2025, <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> exported ¥14.3B and imported ¥265B of <a href="/en/profile/hs/computers">Computers</a>, resulting in a negative trade balance of $251B. Between March 2025 and April 2025, the exports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/computers">Computers</a> from <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> decreased by ¥5.42B (-27.4%), from ¥19.8B to ¥14.3B. During the same period, imports decreased by ¥6.33B (-2.33%), from ¥272B to ¥265B.

The following map shows the market growth of <a href="/en/profile/hs/computers">Computers</a> exports from <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> between the selected years.

<a href="/en/profile/hs/computers">Computers</a> are part of <a href="/en/profile/hs/machinery-mechanical-appliances-and-parts">Machinery, mechanical appliances, & parts</a> and include: <a href="/en/profile/hs/computer-data-storage-devices">Computer Data Storage Devices</a>, <a href="/en/profile/hs/digital-computers-with-cpu-and-io-units">Digital Computers with CPU & I/O Units</a>, <a href="/en/profile/hs/digital-computer-cpu-with-storage-and-io">Digital Computer CPU with Storage & I/O</a>, <a href="/en/profile/hs/computer-input-or-output-units">Computer input or output units</a>, and <a href="/en/profile/hs/automatic-data-processing-machines-and-units-nes">Automatic Data Processing Machines and Units (n.e.s.)</a>, among others.

In 2024, <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> exported ¥191B of <a href="/en/profile/hs/computers">Computers</a>, being the 95th most exported product (out of 1,177) in <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a>. In 2024, the main destinations of Japan's <a href="/en/profile/hs/computers">Computers</a> exports were: <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> (¥51B), <a href="/en/profile/country/deu">Germany</a> (¥22B), <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> (¥18.9B), <a href="/en/profile/country/gbr">United Kingdom</a> (¥17.8B), and <a href="/en/profile/country/hkg">Hong Kong</a> (¥8.6B).

In 2024, <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> imported ¥2.89T of <a href="/en/profile/hs/computers">Computers</a>, being the 6th most imported product (out of 1,215) in <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a>. In 2024, the main origins of Japan's <a href="/en/profile/hs/computers">Computers</a> imports were: <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> (¥1.81T), <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> (¥347B), <a href="/en/profile/country/twn">Chinese Taipei</a> (¥145B), <a href="/en/profile/country/sgp">Singapore</a> (¥110B), and <a href="/en/profile/country/vnm">Vietnam</a> (¥81.9B).

The fastest growing origins for <a href="/en/profile/hs/computers">Computers</a> imports in <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> between 2023 and 2024 were: <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> (¥235B), <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> (¥221B), and <a href="/en/profile/country/vnm">Vietnam</a> (¥70.3B).

The fastest growing markets for <a href="/en/profile/hs/computers">Computers</a> exports in <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> between 2023 and 2024 were: <a href="/en/profile/country/hkg">Hong Kong</a> (¥3.92B), <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> (¥2.82B), and <a href="/en/profile/country/mac">Macau</a> (¥2.79B).

Importing Companies

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Bill of Lading

Click on any importing company on the treemap, or any destination state on the map to explore.

The chart visualizes the number of import shipments of <a href="/en/profile/hs/computers">Computers</a> made by companies in the <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> from <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> during the selected time period, colored by the region of destination. The map shows a breakdown of the shipments by their destination state.

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