2022
Exports
$276MWorld Rnk 33 / 225
Flag Rnk 62 / 96
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Used clothes & textile articles
-0.37Rnk 664 / 1025
2022
Imports
$4.7BWorld Rnk 3 / 226
Flag Rnk 29 / 96
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Japan
2.07Rnk 1 / 133

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Exports In 2022, Japan exported $276M in Used clothes & textile articles, making it the 33rd largest exporter of Used clothes & textile articles in the world. At the same year, Used clothes & textile articles was the 62nd most exported product in Japan. The main destination of Used clothes & textile articles exports from Japan are: Malaysia ($42.9M), China ($33.6M), South Korea ($20.9M), Chinese Taipei ($19.2M), and Australia ($19.1M).

The fastest growing export markets for Used clothes & textile articles of Japan between 2021 and 2022 were Australia ($6.74M), Cambodia ($2.25M), and Benin ($1.66M).

Imports In 2022, Japan imported $4.7B in Used clothes & textile articles, becoming the 3rd largest importer of Used clothes & textile articles in the world. At the same year, Used clothes & textile articles was the 29th most imported product in Japan. Japan imports Used clothes & textile articles primarily from: China ($3.58B), Vietnam ($562M), Indonesia ($72.4M), India ($61.8M), and United States ($61.5M).

The fastest growing import markets in Used clothes & textile articles for Japan between 2021 and 2022 were Vietnam ($67.6M), Pakistan ($4.25M), and Bangladesh ($3.44M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as IKEA Group (8), DuPont (3), and Amazon (2) were at the forefront of shipping Used clothes & textile articles from Japan to the United States.

Latest Trends

June 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Color
EXPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)¥454M(16.4%)
IMPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)¥-2.71B(-5.89%)
MAIN EXPORTER (June 2024)Tokyo¥722M
MAIN DESTINATION (June 2024)Malaysia¥866M

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color
EXPORTS (2022)$276M
IMPORTS (2022)$4.7B
NET TRADE (2022)-$4.42B

In 2022, Japan exported $276M in Used clothes & textile articles. The main destinations of Japan exports on Used clothes & textile articles were Malaysia ($42.9M), China ($33.6M), South Korea ($20.9M), Chinese Taipei ($19.2M), and Australia ($19.1M).

In 2022, Japan imported $4.7B in Used clothes & textile articles, mainly from China ($3.58B), Vietnam ($562M), Indonesia ($72.4M), India ($61.8M), and United States ($61.5M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Used clothes & textile articles EXPORT MARKETS FOR Japan WERE (2021 - 2022):
Australia$6.74M (54.7%)
Cambodia$2.25M (29.7%)
Benin$1.66M (2.1k%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Used clothes & textile articles BY Japan WERE (2021 - 2022):
China-$8.47M (-20.1%)
United States-$6.91M (-27.7%)
Hong Kong-$5.42M (-30.5%)

Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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In 2022, Japan's main exporting competitors in Used clothes & textile articles were:
China $38.2B
India $6.37B
In 2022, Japan's main importing competitors in Used clothes & textile articles were:

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Trade Value of Used clothes & textile articles by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $17.4M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALIndia+ $66.8M

Used clothes & textile articles’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $17.4M.   Used clothes & textile articles’s highest import potential is India with an import gap of $66.8M.

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