Trade lane

What Japan buys from Ireland.

Japan imported USD 5.3bn of manufactured and processed goods from Ireland in 2024, down 6 per cent on 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything Japan imported in these lines, and Ireland is its number 15 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Ireland dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.

Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.

USD 5.3bnfrom Ireland in 2024 (USD 5.7bn in 2022)
1 per centof Japan's imports in these lines, USD 431bn from every source
98product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#15Ireland's rank among Japan's sources
The top 50

The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.

Each line shows what Japan paid Ireland for it at the border, Ireland's share of everything Japan imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 96 per cent of the lane.

  1. 1

    Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215

    Share of Japan's imports20 per cent, 35 source countries
    Changeup 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.2bn in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 1.8bnin 2024
  2. 2

    Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490

    Share of Japan's imports8 per cent, 60 source countries
    Changedown 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.7bn in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 950min 2024
  3. 3

    Lenses, contact: unmounted, of any material, excluding elements of glass not optically workedHS 900130

    Share of Japan's imports32 per cent, 25 source countries
    Changedown 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 535m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 190,534 a tonne, 2,275 tonnes
    USD 433min 2024
  4. 4

    Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839

    Share of Japan's imports10 per cent, 50 source countries
    Changedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 216m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 192min 2024
  5. 5

    Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241

    Share of Japan's imports9 per cent, 21 source countries
    Changeup 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 170m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3.8m a tonne, 47 tonnes
    USD 178min 2024
  6. 6

    Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231

    Share of Japan's imports2 per cent, 58 source countries
    Changedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 195m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 134min 2024
  7. 7

    Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: n.e.c. in item 3002.3HS 300249

    Share of Japan's imports51 per cent, 35 source countries
    Changeup 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 75m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 125min 2024
  8. 8

    Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190

    Share of Japan's imports30 per cent, 40 source countries
    Changeup 99 per cent on 2022 (USD 59m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.3m a tonne, 90 tonnes
    USD 118min 2024
  9. 9

    Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of...HS 382219

    Share of Japan's imports7 per cent, 53 source countries
    Changedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 124m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 118,344 a tonne, 913 tonnes
    USD 108min 2024
  10. 10

    Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industriesHS 330210

    Share of Japan's imports51 per cent, 40 source countries
    Changedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 92m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 57,758 a tonne, 1,559 tonnes
    USD 90min 2024
  11. 11

    Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890

    Share of Japan's imports3 per cent, 71 source countries
    Changeup 87 per cent on 2022 (USD 45m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 167,490 a tonne, 501 tonnes
    USD 84min 2024
  12. 12

    Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150

    Share of Japan's imports25 per cent, 11 source countries
    Changeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 68m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2.3m a tonne, 36 tonnes
    USD 82min 2024
  13. 13

    Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139

    Share of Japan's imports11 per cent, 41 source countries
    Changeup 220 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2.6m a tonne, 32 tonnes
    USD 81min 2024
  14. 14

    Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, mixed, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for...HS 300214

    Share of Japan's imports15 per cent, 21 source countries
    Changedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 89m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 10.4m a tonne, 7.8 tonnes
    USD 81min 2024
  15. 15

    Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological...HS 901819

    Share of Japan's imports14 per cent, 53 source countries
    Changedown 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 92m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 266,934 a tonne, 265 tonnes
    USD 71min 2024
  16. 16

    Heterocyclic compounds: containing a quinoline or isoquinoline ring-system (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, not further fused, other than levorphanol...HS 293349

    Share of Japan's imports49 per cent, 23 source countries
    Changeup 438 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 59min 2024
  17. 17

    Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131

    Share of Japan's imports13 per cent, 24 source countries
    Changedown 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 128m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 670,257 a tonne, 79 tonnes
    USD 53min 2024
  18. 18

    Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239

    Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 58 source countries
    Changefrom USD 38k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 1.5m a tonne, 35 tonnes
    USD 52min 2024
  19. 19

    Oral or dental hygiene preparations: other than dentifricesHS 330690

    Share of Japan's imports37 per cent, 33 source countries
    Changeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 31,242 a tonne, 1,215 tonnes
    USD 38min 2024
  20. 20

    Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933HS 293399

    Share of Japan's imports9 per cent, 38 source countries
    Changedown 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 54m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 38min 2024
  21. 21

    Sulphonamides: n.e.c. in heading no. 2935HS 293590

    Share of Japan's imports14 per cent, 27 source countries
    Changedown 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 49m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 33min 2024
  22. 22

    Medicaments: containing vitamins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic use, packaged for retail saleHS 300450

    Share of Japan's imports48 per cent, 24 source countries
    Changeup 102 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 165,676 a tonne, 163 tonnes
    USD 27min 2024
  23. 23

    Oral or dental hygiene preparations: dentifricesHS 330610

    Share of Japan's imports43 per cent, 39 source countries
    Changedown 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 7,678 a tonne, 3,059 tonnes
    USD 23min 2024
  24. 24

    Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 293499

    Share of Japan's imports2 per cent, 43 source countries
    Changeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 20min 2024
  25. 25

    Meat preparations: of swine, shoulders and cuts thereof, prepared or preserved (excluding homogenised preparations)HS 160242

    Share of Japan's imports7 per cent, 16 source countries
    Changeup 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3,708 a tonne, 5,208 tonnes
    USD 19min 2024
  26. 26

    Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170

    Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 57 source countries
    Changedown 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 442,556 a tonne, 37 tonnes
    USD 16min 2024
  27. 27

    Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: tubular metal needles and needles for suturesHS 901832

    Share of Japan's imports14 per cent, 36 source countries
    Changedown 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 41,784 a tonne, 383 tonnes
    USD 16min 2024
  28. 28

    WhiskiesHS 220830

    Share of Japan's imports3 per cent, 42 source countries
    Changeup 137 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 8,293 a tonne, 1,873 tonnes
    USD 16min 2024
  29. 29

    Pharmaceutical goods: appliances identifiable for ostomy useHS 300691

    Share of Japan's imports23 per cent, 16 source countries
    Changedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 74,382 a tonne, 205 tonnes
    USD 15min 2024
  30. 30

    Antibiotics: n.e.c. in heading no. 2941HS 294190

    Share of Japan's imports8 per cent, 24 source countries
    Changeup 141 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2.5m a tonne, 5.9 tonnes
    USD 15min 2024
  31. 31

    Instruments and apparatus: for physical or chemical analysis, for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or quantities of heat, sound or...HS 902781

    Share of Japan's imports7 per cent, 29 source countries
    Changeup 101 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 783,140 a tonne, 18 tonnes
    USD 14min 2024
  32. 32

    Pharmaceutical goods: sterile surgical catgut, suture materials, tissue adhesives, laminaria, laminaria tents, absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics, and surgical...HS 300610

    Share of Japan's imports4 per cent, 29 source countries
    Changedown 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 621,809 a tonne, 21 tonnes
    USD 13min 2024
  33. 33

    Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762

    Share of Japan's importsunder 1 per cent, 71 source countries
    Changedown 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 389,941 a tonne, 32 tonnes
    USD 12min 2024
  34. 34

    Washing and cleaning preparations: powders, flakes and granules, surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail...HS 340250

    Share of Japan's imports5 per cent, 41 source countries
    Changelevel with 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 8,703 a tonne, 1,414 tonnes
    USD 12min 2024
  35. 35

    Instruments, appliances and machines: parts and accessories for those measuring or checking devices of heading no. 9031HS 903190

    Share of Japan's imports2 per cent, 70 source countries
    Changedown 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 857,334 a tonne, 14 tonnes
    USD 12min 2024
  36. 36

    Pharmaceutical goods: placebos and blinded (or double-blinded) clinical trial kits for a recognised clinical trial, put up in measured dosesHS 300693

    Share of Japan's imports13 per cent, 26 source countries
    Changeup 78 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4.5m a tonne, 2.1 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  37. 37

    Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790

    Share of Japan's imports2 per cent, 65 source countries
    Changelevel with 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 538,259 a tonne, 18 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  38. 38

    Machinery: for filtering or purifying liquids, n.e.c. in item no. 8421.2HS 842129

    Share of Japan's imports4 per cent, 51 source countries
    Changedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 141,193 a tonne, 67 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  39. 39

    Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330

    Share of Japan's importsunder 1 per cent, 67 source countries
    Changeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 9min 2024
  40. 40

    Wrist-watches: electrically operated, with or without a stop-watch, (other than those of heading no. 9101) with mechanical display onlyHS 910211

    Share of Japan's imports3 per cent, 49 source countries
    Changefrom USD 911k in 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 9min 2024
  41. 41

    Non-halogenated organo-phosphorous derivatives: other non-halogenated organo-phosphorous derivatives, n.e.c. in item no. 2931.4HS 293149

    Share of Japan's imports10 per cent, 20 source countries
    Changedown 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 9min 2024
  42. 42

    Therapeutic respiration apparatus: ozone, oxygen, aerosol therapy apparatus: artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatusHS 901920

    Share of Japan's imports2 per cent, 45 source countries
    Changedown 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 571,342 a tonne, 15 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  43. 43

    Liqueurs and cordialsHS 220870

    Share of Japan's imports9 per cent, 49 source countries
    Changeup 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 18,424 a tonne, 426 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  44. 44

    Medicaments: containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300432

    Share of Japan's imports2 per cent, 21 source countries
    Changeup 98 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 516,416 a tonne, 15 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  45. 45

    Disinfectants: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Note 1 in this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articlesHS 380894

    Share of Japan's imports8 per cent, 32 source countries
    Changedown 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 8,629 a tonne, 891 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  46. 46

    Electronic integrated circuits: amplifiersHS 854233

    Share of Japan's imports3 per cent, 41 source countries
    Changedown 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.8m a tonne, 4.2 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  47. 47

    Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212

    Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 46 source countries
    Changedown 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2.3m a tonne, 3.0 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  48. 48

    Cyclic amides (including cyclic carbamates) and their derivatives: other than the derivatives and salts of ureines, 2-acetamidobenzoic acid (N-acetylanthancillic...HS 292429

    Share of Japan's imports3 per cent, 28 source countries
    Changeup 101 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 131,680 a tonne, 50 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  49. 49

    Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic windingHS 910221

    Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 46 source countries
    Changefrom USD 953k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 30.8m a tonne, 0.2 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  50. 50

    Orthopaedic or fracture appliancesHS 902110

    Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 44 source countries
    Changeup 84 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.4m a tonne, 4.4 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
Fastest growing

The lines that grew most since 2022.

Lines worth at least USD 5m in 2022, ranked by growth to 2024 in current dollars. A fast rise can be a new product, a shift away from another source, or a price change; the record does not say which.

  1. Heterocyclic compounds: containing a quinoline or isoquinoline ring-system (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, not further fused, other than levorphanol...HS 293349USD 59m in 2024, up 438 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Ireland supplies 49 per cent of the line.
  2. Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139USD 81m in 2024, up 220 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022). Ireland supplies 11 per cent of the line.
  3. Antibiotics: n.e.c. in heading no. 2941HS 294190USD 15m in 2024, up 141 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Ireland supplies 8 per cent of the line.
  4. WhiskiesHS 220830USD 16m in 2024, up 137 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Ireland supplies 3 per cent of the line.
  5. Medicaments: containing vitamins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic use, packaged for retail saleHS 300450USD 27m in 2024, up 102 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). Ireland supplies 48 per cent of the line.
  6. Instruments and apparatus: for physical or chemical analysis, for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or quantities of heat, sound or...HS 902781USD 14m in 2024, up 101 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Ireland supplies 7 per cent of the line.
  7. Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190USD 118m in 2024, up 99 per cent on 2022 (USD 59m in 2022). Ireland supplies 30 per cent of the line.
  8. Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890USD 84m in 2024, up 87 per cent on 2022 (USD 45m in 2022). Ireland supplies 3 per cent of the line.
  9. Pharmaceutical goods: placebos and blinded (or double-blinded) clinical trial kits for a recognised clinical trial, put up in measured dosesHS 300693USD 10m in 2024, up 78 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Ireland supplies 13 per cent of the line.
  10. Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: n.e.c. in item 3002.3HS 300249USD 125m in 2024, up 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 75m in 2022). Ireland supplies 51 per cent of the line.
  11. Liqueurs and cordialsHS 220870USD 8m in 2024, up 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Ireland supplies 9 per cent of the line.
  12. Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215USD 1.8bn in 2024, up 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.2bn in 2022). Ireland supplies 20 per cent of the line.
  13. Meat preparations: of swine, shoulders and cuts thereof, prepared or preserved (excluding homogenised preparations)HS 160242USD 19m in 2024, up 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). Ireland supplies 7 per cent of the line.
  14. Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150USD 82m in 2024, up 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 68m in 2022). Ireland supplies 25 per cent of the line.
  15. Oral or dental hygiene preparations: other than dentifricesHS 330690USD 38m in 2024, up 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022). Ireland supplies 37 per cent of the line.
  16. Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330USD 9m in 2024, up 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Ireland supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
  17. Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439USD 6m in 2024, up 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Ireland supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
  18. Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241USD 178m in 2024, up 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 170m in 2022). Ireland supplies 9 per cent of the line.
  19. Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 293499USD 20m in 2024, up 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022). Ireland supplies 2 per cent of the line.
  20. Washing and cleaning preparations: powders, flakes and granules, surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail...HS 340250USD 12m in 2024, level with 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). Ireland supplies 5 per cent of the line.
Where Ireland dominates

Lines where Ireland supplies 60 per cent or more.

The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Ireland ships at least 60 per cent of what Japan imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.

No line worth USD 1m or more where Ireland supplies 60 per cent of Japan's imports.

Another source, lower unit value

Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.

Lines worth USD 5m or more where Ireland's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to Japan at a unit value at least 20 per cent lower. The largest such source is named. The same heading can hold different grades, so a lower figure is a question to ask, not a like-for-like price.

  1. Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190Ireland: USD 118m at USD 1.3m a tonne. United States: USD 88m (22 per cent of the line) at USD 677,351 a tonne, 49 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 677,351 a tonne.
  2. Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industriesHS 330210Ireland: USD 90m at USD 57,758 a tonne. United States: USD 25m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 35,097 a tonne, 39 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 38,166 a tonne.
  3. Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890Ireland: USD 84m at USD 167,490 a tonne. China: USD 210m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 41,488 a tonne, 75 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 128,482 a tonne.
  4. Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139Ireland: USD 81m at USD 2.6m a tonne. United States: USD 346m (46 per cent of the line) at USD 1.8m a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.5m a tonne.
  5. Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological...HS 901819Ireland: USD 71m at USD 266,934 a tonne. South Korea: USD 11m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 159,965 a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 438,207 a tonne.
  6. Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239Ireland: USD 52m at USD 1.5m a tonne. South Korea: USD 239m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 966,411 a tonne, 35 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.6m a tonne.
  7. Medicaments: containing vitamins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic use, packaged for retail saleHS 300450Ireland: USD 27m at USD 165,676 a tonne. Vietnam: USD 13m (24 per cent of the line) at USD 23,099 a tonne, 86 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 85,329 a tonne.
  8. Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170Ireland: USD 16m at USD 442,556 a tonne. South Korea: USD 18m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 266,462 a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 442,556 a tonne.
  9. Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: tubular metal needles and needles for suturesHS 901832Ireland: USD 16m at USD 41,784 a tonne. China: USD 12m (10 per cent of the line) at USD 23,634 a tonne, 43 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 114,166 a tonne.
  10. WhiskiesHS 220830Ireland: USD 16m at USD 8,293 a tonne. United States: USD 84m (18 per cent of the line) at USD 4,707 a tonne, 43 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 12,948 a tonne.
  11. Antibiotics: n.e.c. in heading no. 2941HS 294190Ireland: USD 15m at USD 2.5m a tonne. China: USD 78m (44 per cent of the line) at USD 237,862 a tonne, 91 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 764,215 a tonne.
  12. Instruments and apparatus: for physical or chemical analysis, for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or quantities of heat, sound or...HS 902781Ireland: USD 14m at USD 783,140 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 9m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 499,267 a tonne, 36 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 854,267 a tonne.
  13. Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762Ireland: USD 12m at USD 389,941 a tonne. Czech Republic: USD 173m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 301,610 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 344,503 a tonne.
  14. Washing and cleaning preparations: powders, flakes and granules, surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail...HS 340250Ireland: USD 12m at USD 8,703 a tonne. China: USD 81m (32 per cent of the line) at USD 1,972 a tonne, 77 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,107 a tonne.
  15. Instruments, appliances and machines: parts and accessories for those measuring or checking devices of heading no. 9031HS 903190Ireland: USD 12m at USD 857,334 a tonne. United States: USD 85m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 318,345 a tonne, 63 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 282,176 a tonne.
  16. Pharmaceutical goods: placebos and blinded (or double-blinded) clinical trial kits for a recognised clinical trial, put up in measured dosesHS 300693Ireland: USD 10m at USD 4.5m a tonne. United States: USD 21m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 2.0m a tonne, 56 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.0m a tonne.
  17. Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790Ireland: USD 10m at USD 538,259 a tonne. United States: USD 174m (32 per cent of the line) at USD 302,607 a tonne, 44 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 339,984 a tonne.
  18. Machinery: for filtering or purifying liquids, n.e.c. in item no. 8421.2HS 842129Ireland: USD 9m at USD 141,193 a tonne. China: USD 35m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 18,129 a tonne, 87 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 77,118 a tonne.
  19. Therapeutic respiration apparatus: ozone, oxygen, aerosol therapy apparatus: artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatusHS 901920Ireland: USD 8m at USD 571,342 a tonne. Australia: USD 145m (32 per cent of the line) at USD 109,555 a tonne, 81 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 122,134 a tonne.
  20. Liqueurs and cordialsHS 220870Ireland: USD 8m at USD 18,424 a tonne. France: USD 21m (25 per cent of the line) at USD 7,687 a tonne, 58 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 7,687 a tonne.
What this record says

What crossed the border, what it was worth, and what it weighed.

Every figure on this page is from CEPII's BACI file, which reconciles what each pair of countries reports to the UN about the same shipment. Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. A line is one six-digit customs heading (HS 2022). Values are in US dollars at the border; growth is in current dollars, so part of any change is price, not volume.

Unit value. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices. It is the value of a line divided by its declared weight, so it mixes grades, models and qualities under one heading. It is shown only where the weight is recorded, at least three source countries of USD 100k or more ship the line to Japan with a weight, and the figure sits within a factor of five of the middle of those sources. Outside that band it is treated as a recording problem and left out.

Share is Ireland's part of everything Japan imported in that line, from every source. Sources counts the countries that shipped any of it.

Scope. Manufactured and processed goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, without ores, fuels, precious metals, scrap, raw farm output and one-off capital and defence purchases: the same rule as the Made here pages.

What it does not say

A record of trade, not a shopping list.

What this record does not say: what sells at retail, what margin a trade leaves, how crowded the marketplaces are, or how much of a flow is re-exported through entrepots such as Hong Kong and Singapore.

A large line is not proof of an opening, and a lower unit value from another country is not proof the goods are the same. Tariffs, standards, freight, payment terms, lead times and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. Nothing on this page is a forecast, a recommendation or a promise. No supplier company is named, because the record holds none.

Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601. Edition of 2026-11-03.

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