Trade lane
What Italy buys from Japan.
Italy imported USD 4.6bn of manufactured and processed goods from Japan in 2024, down 16 per cent on 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything Italy imported in these lines, and Japan is its number 20 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Japan 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 4.6bnfrom Japan in 2024 (USD 5.4bn in 2022)
1 per centof Italy's imports in these lines, USD 409bn from every source
438product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#20Japan's rank among Italy's sources
The top 50
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what Italy paid Japan for it at the border, Japan's share of everything Italy imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 61 per cent of the lane.
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Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870340
Share of Italy's imports8 per cent, 35 source countriesChangeup 91 per cent on 2022 (USD 352m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,352 a tonne, 41,214 tonnesUSD 674min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380
Share of Italy's imports6 per cent, 39 source countriesChangeup 224 per cent on 2022 (USD 56m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18,902 a tonne, 9,520 tonnesUSD 180min 2024 -
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Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine of cylinder capacity exceeding 500cc but not exceeding 800cc...HS 871140
Share of Italy's imports45 per cent, 27 source countriesChangeup 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 118m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 31,227 a tonne, 5,114 tonnesUSD 160min 2024 -
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Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 800cc, with or without...HS 871150
Share of Italy's imports27 per cent, 35 source countriesChangeup 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 110m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 40,922 a tonne, 3,279 tonnesUSD 134min 2024 -
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Sunglasses: corrective, protective or otherHS 900410
Share of Italy's imports16 per cent, 86 source countriesChangeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 93m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 865,141 a tonne, 129 tonnesUSD 112min 2024 -
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Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mmHS 720839
Share of Italy's imports7 per cent, 29 source countriesChangedown 70 per cent on 2022 (USD 284m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 620 a tonne, 137,109 tonnesUSD 85min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870360
Share of Italy's imports5 per cent, 29 source countriesChangeup 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 63m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18,863 a tonne, 4,300 tonnesUSD 81min 2024 -
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Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolledHS 722550
Share of Italy's imports59 per cent, 20 source countriesChangeup 135 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 682 a tonne, 113,519 tonnesUSD 77min 2024 -
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Nonwovens: whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, of man-made filaments, (weighing more than 150g/m2)HS 560314
Share of Italy's imports48 per cent, 43 source countriesChangeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 68m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 75min 2024 -
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Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952
Share of Italy's imports8 per cent, 32 source countriesChangedown 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 135m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,700 a tonne, 9,304 tonnesUSD 72min 2024 -
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Compressors: of a kind used in refrigerating equipmentHS 841430
Share of Italy's imports11 per cent, 59 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 63m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 28,964 a tonne, 2,091 tonnesUSD 61min 2024 -
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Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessoriesHS 871410
Share of Italy's imports10 per cent, 64 source countriesChangedown 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 79m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 30,093 a tonne, 1,906 tonnesUSD 57min 2024 -
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Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mmHS 720916
Share of Italy's imports19 per cent, 31 source countriesChangeup 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 753 a tonne, 66,395 tonnesUSD 50min 2024 -
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Engines: outboard motors for marine propulsion, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston enginesHS 840721
Share of Italy's imports45 per cent, 24 source countriesChangedown 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 75m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 33,500 a tonne, 1,335 tonnesUSD 45min 2024 -
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Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of...HS 840890
Share of Italy's imports10 per cent, 42 source countriesChangedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 62m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,766 a tonne, 3,082 tonnesUSD 42min 2024 -
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Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mmHS 720917
Share of Italy's imports13 per cent, 33 source countriesChangeup 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 769 a tonne, 53,429 tonnesUSD 41min 2024 -
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Chemical elements: doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms: chemical compounds doped for use in electronicsHS 381800
Share of Italy's imports9 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 96 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 212,565 a tonne, 175 tonnesUSD 37min 2024 -
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Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620
Share of Italy's imports11 per cent, 30 source countriesChangeup 190 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 270,108 a tonne, 137 tonnesUSD 37min 2024 -
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Frames and mountings: for spectacles, goggles or the like, of plasticsHS 900311
Share of Italy's imports14 per cent, 70 source countriesChangeup 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 694,826 a tonne, 51 tonnesUSD 36min 2024 -
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Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439
Share of Italy's imports2 per cent, 54 source countriesChangeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 862,270 a tonne, 41 tonnesUSD 35min 2024 -
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Frames and mountings: for spectacles, goggles or the like, of materials other than plasticsHS 900319
Share of Italy's imports14 per cent, 65 source countriesChangeup 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.0m a tonne, 35 tonnesUSD 35min 2024 -
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Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110
Share of Italy's imports2 per cent, 53 source countriesChangedown 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 47m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,106 a tonne, 6,657 tonnesUSD 34min 2024 -
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Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399
Share of Italy's imports4 per cent, 77 source countriesChangedown 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 43m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 317,381 a tonne, 105 tonnesUSD 33min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323
Share of Italy's imports2 per cent, 70 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,878 a tonne, 2,246 tonnesUSD 33min 2024 -
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Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, cold-rolledHS 722020
Share of Italy's imports11 per cent, 35 source countriesChangeup 106 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 30min 2024 -
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Circuits: printedHS 853400
Share of Italy's imports6 per cent, 67 source countriesChangeup 120 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 59,744 a tonne, 485 tonnesUSD 29min 2024 -
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Lathes: for removing metal, horizontal, numerically controlledHS 845811
Share of Italy's imports15 per cent, 32 source countriesChangedown 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 73m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,983 a tonne, 1,364 tonnesUSD 27min 2024 -
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Rubber: synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripHS 400220
Share of Italy's imports35 per cent, 27 source countriesChangedown 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 42m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,268 a tonne, 8,034 tonnesUSD 26min 2024 -
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Games: playing cardsHS 950440
Share of Italy's imports22 per cent, 47 source countriesChangefrom USD 3m in 2022Unit valueUSD 54,886 a tonne, 452 tonnesUSD 25min 2024 -
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Machining centres: for working metalHS 845710
Share of Italy's imports8 per cent, 30 source countriesChangedown 65 per cent on 2022 (USD 69m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,404 a tonne, 1,574 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500ccHS 870333
Share of Italy's imports5 per cent, 36 source countriesChangeup 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,871 a tonne, 1,426 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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IodineHS 280120
Share of Italy's imports18 per cent, 13 source countriesChangeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 61,615 a tonne, 390 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)HS 300390
Share of Italy's imports7 per cent, 44 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 24min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of Italy's imports1 per cent, 101 source countriesChangeup 99 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 93,441 a tonne, 245 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
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Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafersHS 848610
Share of Italy's imports46 per cent, 15 source countriesChangefrom USD 3m in 2022Unit valueUSD 177,424 a tonne, 123 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mmHS 720838
Share of Italy's imports2 per cent, 30 source countriesChangedown 77 per cent on 2022 (USD 97m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 654 a tonne, 33,373 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1HS 870431
Share of Italy's imports33 per cent, 29 source countriesChangedown 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,909 a tonne, 1,280 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87HS 840820
Share of Italy's imports6 per cent, 46 source countriesChangedown 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 59m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,947 a tonne, 1,444 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of filaments of nylon or other polyamides, dyedHS 540742
Share of Italy's imports40 per cent, 39 source countriesChangedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 86,866 a tonne, 248 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829
Share of Italy's imports3 per cent, 68 source countriesChangedown 70 per cent on 2022 (USD 72m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18,728 a tonne, 1,136 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
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Knitting machines: flat, stitch-bonding machinesHS 844720
Share of Italy's imports64 per cent, 17 source countriesChangedown 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 39m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 47,685 a tonne, 423 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 293499
Share of Italy's imports2 per cent, 40 source countriesChangeup 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 226,324 a tonne, 85 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereofHS 841590
Share of Italy's imports2 per cent, 66 source countriesChangedown 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 25,723 a tonne, 729 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Machinery: injection-moulding machines, for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materialsHS 847710
Share of Italy's imports12 per cent, 37 source countriesChangedown 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,521 a tonne, 2,838 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Front-end shovel loadersHS 842951
Share of Italy's imports4 per cent, 31 source countriesChangeup 72 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,862 a tonne, 2,279 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840
Share of Italy's imports1 per cent, 67 source countriesChangedown 81 per cent on 2022 (USD 93m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,616 a tonne, 2,704 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933HS 293399
Share of Italy's imports4 per cent, 38 source countriesChangeup 87 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 17min 2024 -
48
Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mmHS 720837
Share of Italy's imports2 per cent, 34 source countriesChangedown 58 per cent on 2022 (USD 40m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 682 a tonne, 24,394 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Cycles: parts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 8714.9HS 871499
Share of Italy's imports10 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 16min 2024 -
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Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4016, of non-cellular rubberHS 401699
Share of Italy's imports4 per cent, 73 source countriesChangelevel with 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 59,323 a tonne, 274 tonnesUSD 16min 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.
- Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380USD 180m in 2024, up 224 per cent on 2022 (USD 56m in 2022). Japan supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620USD 37m in 2024, up 190 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). Japan supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolledHS 722550USD 77m in 2024, up 135 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022). Japan supplies 59 per cent of the line.
- Circuits: printedHS 853400USD 29m in 2024, up 120 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). Japan supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters, catalytic converters or particulate filters for internal combustion enginesHS 842139USD 12m in 2024, up 118 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Japan supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-orientedHS 722511USD 15m in 2024, up 106 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Japan supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, cold-rolledHS 722020USD 30m in 2024, up 106 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). Japan supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Electrical static convertersHS 850440USD 23m in 2024, up 99 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Japan supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Chemical elements: doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms: chemical compounds doped for use in electronicsHS 381800USD 37m in 2024, up 96 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022). Japan supplies 9 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870340USD 674m in 2024, up 91 per cent on 2022 (USD 352m in 2022). Japan supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933HS 293399USD 17m in 2024, up 87 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Japan supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Plastics: of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly...HS 392020USD 13m in 2024, up 87 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Japan supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Front-end shovel loadersHS 842951USD 18m in 2024, up 72 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Japan supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Frames and mountings: for spectacles, goggles or the like, of plasticsHS 900311USD 36m in 2024, up 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022). Japan supplies 14 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500ccHS 870333USD 24m in 2024, up 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). Japan supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890USD 16m in 2024, up 56 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Japan supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Cycles: parts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 8714.9HS 871499USD 16m in 2024, up 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Japan supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mmHS 720916USD 50m in 2024, up 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022). Japan supplies 19 per cent of the line.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mmHS 720917USD 41m in 2024, up 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022). Japan supplies 13 per cent of the line.
- Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine of cylinder capacity exceeding 500cc but not exceeding 800cc...HS 871140USD 160m in 2024, up 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 118m in 2022). Japan supplies 45 per cent of the line.
Where Japan dominates
Lines where Japan supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Japan ships at least 60 per cent of what Italy imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Knitting machines: flat, stitch-bonding machinesHS 84472064 per cent of Italy's imports of the line, USD 20m; 17 source countries in all.
- Yarn, artificial: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), single, n.e.c. in heading no. 5403, not for retail sale, not sewing threadHS 54033977 per cent of Italy's imports of the line, USD 8m; 14 source countries in all.
- Rubber: synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripHS 40026062 per cent of Italy's imports of the line, USD 5m; 20 source countries in all.
- Turbines: steam and other vapour turbines, (for other than marine propulsion), of an output exceeding 40MWHS 84068177 per cent of Italy's imports of the line, USD 4m; 4 source countries in all.
- Fabrics, woven: of cotton, of yarns of different colours, weighing more than 200g/m2, n.e.c. in chapter 52HS 52122470 per cent of Italy's imports of the line, USD 3m; 26 source countries in all.
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 Japan's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to Italy 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.
- Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870340Japan: USD 674m at USD 16,352 a tonne. Poland: USD 1.2bn (15 per cent of the line) at USD 12,404 a tonne, 24 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 15,599 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380Japan: USD 180m at USD 18,902 a tonne. China: USD 158m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 11,641 a tonne, 38 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 20,394 a tonne.
- Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine of cylinder capacity exceeding 500cc but not exceeding 800cc...HS 871140Japan: USD 160m at USD 31,227 a tonne. China: USD 81m (22 per cent of the line) at USD 18,751 a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 25,746 a tonne.
- Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 800cc, with or without...HS 871150Japan: USD 134m at USD 40,922 a tonne. China: USD 12m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 21,369 a tonne, 48 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 44,354 a tonne.
- Sunglasses: corrective, protective or otherHS 900410Japan: USD 112m at USD 865,141 a tonne. China: USD 265m (38 per cent of the line) at USD 113,116 a tonne, 87 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 249,904 a tonne.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mmHS 720839Japan: USD 85m at USD 620 a tonne. Australia: USD 41m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 477 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 628 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870360Japan: USD 81m at USD 18,863 a tonne. China: USD 40m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 13,326 a tonne, 29 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 19,961 a tonne.
- Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952Japan: USD 72m at USD 7,700 a tonne. France: USD 95m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 6,063 a tonne, 21 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,879 a tonne.
- Compressors: of a kind used in refrigerating equipmentHS 841430Japan: USD 61m at USD 28,964 a tonne. Germany: USD 151m (26 per cent of the line) at USD 7,010 a tonne, 76 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 11,618 a tonne.
- Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessoriesHS 871410Japan: USD 57m at USD 30,093 a tonne. China: USD 103m (18 per cent of the line) at USD 13,211 a tonne, 56 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 32,361 a tonne.
- Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of...HS 840890Japan: USD 42m at USD 13,766 a tonne. China: USD 31m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 9,606 a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,535 a tonne.
- Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620Japan: USD 37m at USD 270,108 a tonne. Germany: USD 84m (26 per cent of the line) at USD 142,444 a tonne, 47 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 376,740 a tonne.
- Frames and mountings: for spectacles, goggles or the like, of plasticsHS 900311Japan: USD 36m at USD 694,826 a tonne. China: USD 117m (48 per cent of the line) at USD 213,810 a tonne, 69 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 318,277 a tonne.
- Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439Japan: USD 35m at USD 862,270 a tonne. Denmark: USD 461m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 458,046 a tonne, 47 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 238,054 a tonne.
- Frames and mountings: for spectacles, goggles or the like, of materials other than plasticsHS 900319Japan: USD 35m at USD 1.0m a tonne. China: USD 177m (69 per cent of the line) at USD 596,159 a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 404,911 a tonne.
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110Japan: USD 34m at USD 5,106 a tonne. China: USD 284m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 3,655 a tonne, 28 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,068 a tonne.
- Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399Japan: USD 33m at USD 317,381 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 295m (32 per cent of the line) at USD 61,581 a tonne, 81 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 73,968 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323Japan: USD 33m at USD 14,878 a tonne. Morocco: USD 98m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 11,444 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 17,846 a tonne.
- Circuits: printedHS 853400Japan: USD 29m at USD 59,744 a tonne. China: USD 254m (54 per cent of the line) at USD 38,213 a tonne, 36 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 170,660 a tonne.
- Lathes: for removing metal, horizontal, numerically controlledHS 845811Japan: USD 27m at USD 19,983 a tonne. South Korea: USD 48m (26 per cent of the line) at USD 10,974 a tonne, 45 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 19,033 a tonne.
The other side of the lane
What Italy buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
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 Italy 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 Japan's part of everything Italy 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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A sourcing alert for Japan to Italy is not built yet. If it is built, it would tell you when a line on this lane shifts: a new source country, a share that moves, a unit value that changes sharply. Leave an address and you will hear when it exists, and nothing else.
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