Pepper in Japan | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Exports In 2022, Japan exported $3.27M in Pepper, making it the 60th largest exporter of Pepper in the world. At the same year, Pepper was the 913th most exported product in Japan. The main destination of Pepper exports from Japan are: United States ($776k), Singapore ($255k), Hong Kong ($186k), Malaysia ($179k), and Netherlands ($150k).

The fastest growing export markets for Pepper of Japan between 2021 and 2022 were Kuwait ($136k), United States ($105k), and Portugal ($75.4k).

Imports In 2022, Japan imported $138M in Pepper, becoming the 11th largest importer of Pepper in the world. At the same year, Pepper was the 492nd most imported product in Japan. Japan imports Pepper primarily from: China ($59.1M), Malaysia ($24.2M), Vietnam ($18.7M), Indonesia ($18M), and India ($3.51M).

The fastest growing import markets in Pepper for Japan between 2021 and 2022 were Vietnam ($6.32M), Malaysia ($6.14M), and Indonesia ($4.73M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as WISMETTAC ASIAN FOODS,INC. (1) were at the forefront of shipping Pepper from Japan to the United States.

Latest Trends

February 2024

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Overview In February 2024 Japan's Pepper exports accounted up to ¥26.5M and imports accounted up to ¥1.83B, resulting in a negative trade balance of ¥1.8B. Between February 2023 and February 2024 the exports of Japan's Pepper have increased by ¥7.15M (37%) from ¥19.3M to ¥26.5M, while imports increased by ¥461M (33.6%) from ¥1.37B to ¥1.83B.

Destinations In February 2024, Pepper were exported mostly to United States (¥7.73M), Chinese Taipei (¥4.24M), Vietnam (¥1.91M), South Korea (¥1.81M), and Portugal (¥1.78M), and were imported mostly from China (¥1.07B), Malaysia (¥244M), Indonesia (¥192M), Vietnam (¥138M), and South Korea (¥48.2M).

Growth In February 2024, the increase in Pepper's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Sweden (¥317k or 104%), Singapore (¥310k or 55%), and United Kingdom (¥182k or 28.7%). In February 2024, the increase in Pepper's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from China (¥32.7M or 4.8%), Chile (¥20.3M or 2.01k%), and Sri Lanka (¥13.5M or 700%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale

Year

Quarter

Month

Flow

Exports

Imports

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

EXPORT GROWTH (February 2023 - February 2024)¥7.15M(37%)

IMPORT GROWTH (February 2023 - February 2024)¥461M(33.6%)

MAIN EXPORTER (February 2024)Tokyo¥14.2M

MAIN DESTINATION (February 2024)United States¥7.73M

This section shows Pepper'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 Pepper over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

EXPORTS (2022)$3.27M

IMPORTS (2022)$138M

NET TRADE (2022)-$135M

In 2022, Japan exported $3.27M in Pepper. The main destinations of Japan exports on Pepper were United States ($776k), Singapore ($255k), Hong Kong ($186k), Malaysia ($179k), and Netherlands ($150k).

In 2022, Japan imported $138M in Pepper, mainly from China ($59.1M), Malaysia ($24.2M), Vietnam ($18.7M), Indonesia ($18M), and India ($3.51M).

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