Top Export Products of Japan

10-Apr-2025

Overview

Japan
 

As the japan export data reveals, the nation's top export products for 2025 were prominently characterized by:

  • Vehicles and Parts: 21.7%
  • Machinery and equipment: 18.0%
  • Electrical machinery and equipment: 14.2%
  • Unspecified Commodities: 7.8%
  • Instruments and apparatus of Optical, Medical use: 5.0%
  • Iron and Steel: 4.3%
  • Plastic Products: 3.3%
  • Precious Stones and Metals: 2.6%
  • Organic Chemicals: 2.1%
  • Mineral fuels and oils: 1.8%

These top 10 export items represented a significant 68.90% of Japan's total export value for 2025. When analyzing Japan's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing export categories were Vehicles and Parts(USD $141,082,154,284.00), Machinery and equipment(USD $117,432,434,724.00), Electrical machinery and equipment(USD $92,516,863,956.00) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the export landscape included products of the Vehicles and Parts, Machinery and equipment, Electrical machinery and equipment as well as electrical machinery & equipment.

For businesses and market analysts, the subsequent chart offers a deeper dive, showcasing the monetary value and market dynamics of Japan’s top 10 export commodities for 2025.

YOY and MOM comparison of growth and share of top Export Products of japan
Export Products of Japan
100
Top Products 2023 2022 Growth% 2023 Share 2022 Share
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705

HSN Code:  87082995   87089980   87089900  
Exporters : Japan Exporters 20,350
Japan Exporters Shipment 6,804,230
Value $14,114,987,536.17 $10,507,438,304.94 greenUpArrow 34.33% 1.73%
Shipment 2,481,586 1,990,823 greenUpArrow 24.65% 10.55%
Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Coach-screws, Screw hooks, Rivets, Cotters, Cotter-pins, Washers (including spring washers)and similar articles, Of iron or steel - threaded articles :

HSN Code:  73181510   73181500   73181590  
Exporters : Japan Exporters 25,716
Japan Exporters Shipment 5,354,941
Value $1,761,859,213.35 $1,264,499,421.85 greenUpArrow 39.33% 0.22%
Shipment 2,043,618 1,554,642 greenUpArrow 31.45% 8.69%
Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914

HSN Code:  39269099   39263000   39269059  
Exporters : Japan Exporters 27,409
Japan Exporters Shipment 2,688,644
Value $1,829,924,157.4 $1,322,104,784.57 greenUpArrow 38.41% 0.22%
Shipment 1,046,559 796,662 greenUpArrow 31.37% 4.45%
Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, Or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, Switches, Relays, Fuses, Surge suppressors, Plugs, Sockets, Lamp-holders and other connectors, Junction boxes), For

HSN Code:  85369019   85369090   85369099  
Exporters : Japan Exporters 30,645
Japan Exporters Shipment 2,639,519
Value $2,840,680,383.81 $2,758,905,121.68 greenUpArrow 2.96% 0.35%
Shipment 1,038,043 730,662 greenUpArrow 42.07% 4.41%
Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber

HSN Code:  40169390   40169320   40169911  
Exporters : Japan Exporters 26,819
Japan Exporters Shipment 2,275,967
Value $1,402,227,752.03 $688,290,445.63 greenUpArrow 103.73% 0.17%
Shipment 861,410 642,495 greenUpArrow 34.07% 3.66%
Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 8702), Including station wagons and racing cars

HSN Code:  87032290   87032391   87032399  
Exporters : Japan Exporters 71,095
Japan Exporters Shipment 1,902,152
Value $140,726,544,005.36 $72,602,506,069.09 greenUpArrow 93.83% 17.21%
Shipment 676,481 643,927 greenUpArrow 5.06% 2.88%
Ball or roller bearings

HSN Code:  84821000   84828000   84824000  
Exporters : Japan Exporters 24,382
Japan Exporters Shipment 1,697,046
Value $2,207,164,411.85 $1,747,397,097.42 greenUpArrow 26.31% 0.27%
Shipment 639,990 513,623 greenUpArrow 24.60% 2.72%
Other articles of iron or steel - forged or stamped, But not further worked :

HSN Code:  73269099   73269090   73269030  
Exporters : Japan Exporters 20,135
Japan Exporters Shipment 1,264,499
Value $963,961,894.57 $874,851,064.6 greenUpArrow 10.19% 0.12%
Shipment 460,532 416,967 greenUpArrow 10.45% 1.96%
Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, Including torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, Including

HSN Code:  84833090   84831090   84834000  
Exporters : Japan Exporters 22,963
Japan Exporters Shipment 1,170,740
Value $1,775,491,201.04 $1,410,264,940.85 greenUpArrow 25.90% 0.22%
Shipment 443,562 341,540 greenUpArrow 29.87% 1.89%
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the engines of heading 8407 or 8408

HSN Code:  84099990   84099149   84099949  
Exporters : Japan Exporters 11,014
Japan Exporters Shipment 1,032,518
Value $2,086,697,569.71 $1,425,916,430.2 greenUpArrow 46.34% 0.26%
Shipment 409,824 260,547 greenUpArrow 57.29% 1.74%
Electrical capacitors, Fixed, Variable or adjustable (pre-set)

HSN Code:  85322400   85322990   85322900  
Exporters : Japan Exporters 8,420
Japan Exporters Shipment 1,015,598
Value $1,646,550,898.93 $1,689,436,563.94 redDownArrow -2.54% 0.20%
Shipment 364,856 272,844 greenUpArrow 33.72% 1.55%
Interchangeable tools for hand tools, Whether or not power-operated, Or for machine-tools (for example, For pressing, Stamping,Punching,Tapping,Threading,Drilling, Boring, Broaching, Milling, Turning or screw driving), Including dies for drawing or extrud

HSN Code:  82075000   82073000   82078000  
Exporters : Japan Exporters 10,269
Japan Exporters Shipment 1,014,267
Value $1,673,992,513.47 $497,240,447.59 greenUpArrow 236.66% 0.20%
Shipment 356,667 323,547 greenUpArrow 10.24% 1.52%
Taps, Cocks, Valves and similar appliances for pipes, Boiler shells, Tanks, Vats or the like, Including pressure-reducing valves and the rmostatically controlled valves

HSN Code:  84812000   84818099   84812090  
Exporters : Japan Exporters 22,294
Japan Exporters Shipment 976,902
Value $1,526,545,811.51 $1,248,897,012.88 greenUpArrow 22.23% 0.19%
Shipment 377,779 276,570 greenUpArrow 36.59% 1.61%
Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, Cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, Whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, Made up of individually sheathed fibres, Whether or not assembled with

HSN Code:  85444299   85443012   85444900  
Exporters : Japan Exporters 16,817
Japan Exporters Shipment 876,678
Value $1,239,015,657.35 $1,197,437,976.27 greenUpArrow 3.47% 0.15%
Shipment 330,885 271,442 greenUpArrow 21.90% 1.41%
Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, Cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442; other printers, Copying machines and facsimile machines, Whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereof - printing machinery used for

HSN Code:  84439959   84439990   84439920  
Exporters : Japan Exporters 11,233
Japan Exporters Shipment 670,864
Value $4,852,975,076.16 $4,247,322,906.74 greenUpArrow 14.26% 0.59%
Shipment 221,501 190,612 greenUpArrow 16.21% 0.94%