Molluscs in Japan | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Exports In 2022, Japan exported $839M in Molluscs, making it the 3rd largest exporter of Molluscs in the world. At the same year, Molluscs was the 138th most exported product in Japan. The main destination of Molluscs exports from Japan are: China ($366M), United States ($116M), Hong Kong ($77.2M), Chinese Taipei ($72.2M), and South Korea ($58.9M).

The fastest growing export markets for Molluscs of Japan between 2021 and 2022 were United States ($67.6M), China ($57.1M), and Netherlands ($16.9M).

Imports In 2022, Japan imported $902M in Molluscs, becoming the 5th largest importer of Molluscs in the world. At the same year, Molluscs was the 148th most imported product in Japan. Japan imports Molluscs primarily from: China ($384M), Russia ($147M), Vietnam ($73.7M), South Korea ($70.2M), and Thailand ($47M).

The fastest growing import markets in Molluscs for Japan between 2021 and 2022 were Russia ($47.2M), China ($28.1M), and Vietnam ($16.1M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as PACIFIC TRELLIS FRUIT (5) were at the forefront of shipping Molluscs from Japan to the United States.

Latest Trends

January 2024

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Overview In January 2024 Japan's Molluscs exports accounted up to ¥3.04B and imports accounted up to ¥11.6B, resulting in a negative trade balance of ¥8.56B. Between January 2023 and January 2024 the exports of Japan's Molluscs have decreased by ¥-866M (-22.2%) from ¥3.9B to ¥3.04B, while imports increased by ¥263M (2.32%) from ¥11.3B to ¥11.6B.

Destinations In January 2024, Molluscs were exported mostly to Taiwan (¥850M), United States (¥579M), South Korea (¥451M), Hong Kong (¥427M), and Thailand (¥268M), and were imported mostly from China (¥5.32B), Mauritania (¥1.3B), Vietnam (¥834M), Russia (¥578M), and Morocco (¥529M).

Growth In January 2024, the decrease in Molluscs's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to Netherlands (¥-507M or -85.9%), United States (¥-218M or -29%), and Taiwan (¥-144M or -25%). In January 2024, the increase in Molluscs's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from Mauritania (¥438M or 160%), Vietnam (¥436M or 52.4%), and China (¥291M or 5.59%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale

Year

Quarter

Month

Flow

Exports

Imports

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

EXPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)¥-866M(-22.2%)

IMPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)¥263M(2.32%)

MAIN EXPORTER (January 2024)Tokyo¥1.08B

MAIN DESTINATION (January 2024)Taiwan¥850M

This section shows Molluscs's exports and imports data at subnational level for Japan. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of Molluscs over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

EXPORTS (2022)$839M

IMPORTS (2022)$902M

NET TRADE (2022)-$63.6M

In 2022, Japan exported $839M in Molluscs. The main destinations of Japan exports on Molluscs were China ($366M), United States ($116M), Hong Kong ($77.2M), Chinese Taipei ($72.2M), and South Korea ($58.9M).

In 2022, Japan imported $902M in Molluscs, mainly from China ($384M), Russia ($147M), Vietnam ($73.7M), South Korea ($70.2M), and Thailand ($47M).

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