2022
Exports
$839MWorld Rnk 3 / 176
Flag Rnk 138 / 1213
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Molluscs
-1.46Rnk 942 / 1025
2022
Imports
$902MWorld Rnk 5 / 215
Flag Rnk 148 / 1214
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Japan
2.07Rnk 1 / 133

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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 Wismettac Asian Foods (29) were at the forefront of shipping Molluscs from Japan to the United States.

Latest Trends

August 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Color
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)¥1.44B(26%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)¥1.78B(14.8%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)Hokkaido¥3.98B
MAIN DESTINATION (August 2024)United States¥1.82B

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
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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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Molluscs EXPORT MARKETS FOR Japan WERE (2021 - 2022):
United States$67.6M (140%)
China$57.1M (18.5%)
Netherlands$16.9M (72.1%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Molluscs BY Japan WERE (2021 - 2022):
South Korea-$9.63M (-14.1%)
Russia-$1.35M (-79.1%)
Morocco-$182k (-94.8%)

Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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In 2022, Japan's main exporting competitors in Molluscs were:
China $2.77B
Spain $889M
In 2022, Japan's main importing competitors in Molluscs were:
China $1.71B
Spain $1.65B
Italy $1.2B

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Trade Value of Molluscs by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALSouth Korea+ $8.79M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALIndia+ $16.7M

Molluscs’s highest export potential is South Korea. With an export gap of $8.79M.   Molluscs’s highest import potential is India with an import gap of $16.7M.

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