What Malaysia buys from Japan.
Malaysia imported USD 13bn of manufactured and processed goods from Japan in 2024, down 16 per cent on 2022. That is 6 per cent of everything Malaysia imported in these lines, and Japan is its number 4 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.
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what Malaysia paid Japan for it at the border, Japan's share of everything Malaysia imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 55 per cent of the lane.
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Electronic integrated circuits: memoriesHS 854232
Share of Malaysia's imports14 per cent, 50 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.5bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.7m a tonne, 799 tonnesUSD 1.4bnin 2024 -
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Parts of electronic integrated circuitsHS 854290
Share of Malaysia's imports16 per cent, 47 source countriesChangedown 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.3bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 839,969 a tonne, 928 tonnesUSD 779min 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 Malaysia's imports69 per cent, 26 source countriesChangedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 521m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 11,574 a tonne, 43,712 tonnesUSD 506min 2024 -
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Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690
Share of Malaysia's imports19 per cent, 65 source countriesChangeup 172 per cent on 2022 (USD 157m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 651,537 a tonne, 657 tonnesUSD 428min 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 Malaysia's imports26 per cent, 31 source countriesChangeup 113 per cent on 2022 (USD 143m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 292,275 a tonne, 1,042 tonnesUSD 304min 2024 -
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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 Malaysia's imports1 per cent, 72 source countriesChangedown 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 294m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 252min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840
Share of Malaysia's imports48 per cent, 57 source countriesChangeup 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 195m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 12,517 a tonne, 19,466 tonnesUSD 244min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239
Share of Malaysia's imports2 per cent, 71 source countriesChangedown 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 383m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.7m a tonne, 125 tonnesUSD 215min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: parts for diodes, transistors and similar semiconductor devices and photosensitive semiconductor devicesHS 854190
Share of Malaysia's imports18 per cent, 46 source countriesChangedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 250m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 241,703 a tonne, 857 tonnesUSD 207min 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 Malaysia's imports21 per cent, 14 source countriesChangeup 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 117m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 597 a tonne, 256,045 tonnesUSD 153min 2024 -
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Circuits: printedHS 853400
Share of Malaysia's imports6 per cent, 72 source countriesChangedown 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 438m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 66,863 a tonne, 2,229 tonnesUSD 149min 2024 -
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Electrical capacitors: fixed, ceramic dielectric, multilayerHS 853224
Share of Malaysia's imports31 per cent, 53 source countriesChangedown 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 209m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 136min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899
Share of Malaysia's imports9 per cent, 82 source countriesChangedown 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 169m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,174 a tonne, 18,029 tonnesUSD 111min 2024 -
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Machines: parts, of those for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes, valves or flash-bulbs, in glass envelopes and manufacturing or hot working glass or...HS 847590
Share of Malaysia's imports74 per cent, 30 source countriesChangeup 299 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 102min 2024 -
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Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989
Share of Malaysia's imports15 per cent, 71 source countriesChangedown 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 131m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,418 a tonne, 7,037 tonnesUSD 101min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not...HS 870422
Share of Malaysia's imports63 per cent, 12 source countriesChangedown 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 151m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,322 a tonne, 9,511 tonnesUSD 98min 2024 -
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Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)HS 721049
Share of Malaysia's imports21 per cent, 15 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 96m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,176 a tonne, 75,993 tonnesUSD 89min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, light emitting diodes (LED)HS 854141
Share of Malaysia's imports22 per cent, 51 source countriesChangeup 117 per cent on 2022 (USD 40m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 88min 2024 -
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Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829
Share of Malaysia's imports9 per cent, 73 source countriesChangedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 92m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,538 a tonne, 13,343 tonnesUSD 87min 2024 -
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Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelinesHS 730419
Share of Malaysia's imports40 per cent, 33 source countriesChangeup 353 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,602 a tonne, 16,502 tonnesUSD 76min 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 Malaysia's imports8 per cent, 34 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 65m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 110,117 a tonne, 662 tonnesUSD 73min 2024 -
22
Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or moreHS 854129
Share of Malaysia's imports9 per cent, 57 source countriesChangedown 57 per cent on 2022 (USD 166m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 518,861 a tonne, 137 tonnesUSD 71min 2024 -
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Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumaticHS 903289
Share of Malaysia's imports24 per cent, 69 source countriesChangeup 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 46m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 132,220 a tonne, 531 tonnesUSD 70min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853690
Share of Malaysia's imports7 per cent, 88 source countriesChangedown 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 102m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 67,163 a tonne, 1,014 tonnesUSD 68min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts: brakes, servo-brakes and parts thereofHS 870830
Share of Malaysia's imports21 per cent, 58 source countriesChangeup 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 54m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,142 a tonne, 4,089 tonnesUSD 66min 2024 -
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Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities, not meters of heading no. 9028: parts and accessories, for measuring or detecting alpha, beta...HS 903090
Share of Malaysia's imports7 per cent, 70 source countriesChangedown 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 104m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 534,402 a tonne, 121 tonnesUSD 65min 2024 -
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Electrical machines and apparatus: parts of the electrical goods of heading no. 8543HS 854390
Share of Malaysia's imports22 per cent, 59 source countriesChangedown 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 82m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 99,213 a tonne, 642 tonnesUSD 64min 2024 -
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Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952
Share of Malaysia's imports18 per cent, 21 source countriesChangeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 61m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,237 a tonne, 9,993 tonnesUSD 62min 2024 -
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Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture or repair of masks and reticles, assembling semiconductor devices or electronic...HS 848640
Share of Malaysia's imports12 per cent, 31 source countriesChangedown 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 118m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 273,821 a tonne, 220 tonnesUSD 60min 2024 -
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Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip, other flat shapes thereof, self-adhesive, other than in rolls of a width not exceeding 20cmHS 391990
Share of Malaysia's imports20 per cent, 64 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 61m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,399 a tonne, 3,025 tonnesUSD 59min 2024 -
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Cranes: mobile lifting frames on tyres and straddle carriersHS 842612
Share of Malaysia's imports95 per cent, 6 source countriesChangeup 227 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 57min 2024 -
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Magnets: permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetisation, of metalHS 850511
Share of Malaysia's imports47 per cent, 43 source countriesChangedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 71m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 32,707 a tonne, 1,724 tonnesUSD 56min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of Malaysia's imports6 per cent, 112 source countriesChangedown 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 75m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,168 a tonne, 7,708 tonnesUSD 55min 2024 -
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Cranes: transporter, gantry and bridge cranesHS 842619
Share of Malaysia's imports79 per cent, 18 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 48m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,688 a tonne, 3,462 tonnesUSD 54min 2024 -
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Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)HS 760612
Share of Malaysia's imports13 per cent, 42 source countriesChangedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 62m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,777 a tonne, 11,249 tonnesUSD 54min 2024 -
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Aluminium: articles n.e.c. in heading 7616HS 761699
Share of Malaysia's imports14 per cent, 62 source countriesChangeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 50m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 25,235 a tonne, 2,041 tonnesUSD 51min 2024 -
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Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functionsHS 847990
Share of Malaysia's imports7 per cent, 80 source countriesChangeup 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 49min 2024 -
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Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders: high-speed goods as specified in subheading note 1 to this chapterHS 852581
Share of Malaysia's imports48 per cent, 36 source countriesChangeup 103 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 359,022 a tonne, 132 tonnesUSD 47min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, semiconductor-based transducersHS 854151
Share of Malaysia's imports28 per cent, 30 source countriesChangeup 178 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 46min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322
Share of Malaysia's imports42 per cent, 13 source countriesChangeup 79 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,728 a tonne, 3,350 tonnesUSD 46min 2024 -
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Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999
Share of Malaysia's imports20 per cent, 70 source countriesChangeup 109 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,751 a tonne, 5,251 tonnesUSD 46min 2024 -
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Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mmHS 720918
Share of Malaysia's imports40 per cent, 8 source countriesChangedown 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 111m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 954 a tonne, 47,986 tonnesUSD 46min 2024 -
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Glass: articles n.e.c. in chapter 70HS 702000
Share of Malaysia's imports37 per cent, 45 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 49m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 168,259 a tonne, 272 tonnesUSD 46min 2024 -
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Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399
Share of Malaysia's imports9 per cent, 63 source countriesChangedown 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 98m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 22,231 a tonne, 2,039 tonnesUSD 45min 2024 -
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Nitrile-function compounds: acrylonitrileHS 292610
Share of Malaysia's imports31 per cent, 10 source countriesChangeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 40m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,784 a tonne, 24,936 tonnesUSD 44min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000ccHS 870324
Share of Malaysia's imports17 per cent, 23 source countriesChangedown 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 86m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 35,167 a tonne, 1,264 tonnesUSD 44min 2024 -
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Gears and gearing: (not toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately): ball or roller screws: gear boxes and other speed...HS 848340
Share of Malaysia's imports22 per cent, 58 source countriesChangeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 42m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 34,468 a tonne, 1,288 tonnesUSD 44min 2024 -
48
Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180
Share of Malaysia's imports14 per cent, 83 source countriesChangedown 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 59m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 39,362 a tonne, 1,103 tonnesUSD 43min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts: clutches and parts thereofHS 870893
Share of Malaysia's imports66 per cent, 44 source countriesChangelevel with 2022 (USD 43m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,937 a tonne, 3,946 tonnesUSD 43min 2024 -
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Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499
Share of Malaysia's imports13 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,988 a tonne, 8,643 tonnesUSD 43min 2024
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.
- Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelinesHS 730419USD 76m in 2024, up 353 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022). Japan supplies 40 per cent of the line.
- Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally submerged arc welded, having circular...HS 730511USD 39m in 2024, up 304 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Japan supplies 24 per cent of the line.
- Machines: parts, of those for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes, valves or flash-bulbs, in glass envelopes and manufacturing or hot working glass or...HS 847590USD 102m in 2024, up 299 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022). Japan supplies 74 per cent of the line.
- Cranes: mobile lifting frames on tyres and straddle carriersHS 842612USD 57m in 2024, up 227 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022). Japan supplies 95 per cent of the line.
- Engines: for marine propulsion, compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines)HS 840810USD 33m in 2024, up 205 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Japan supplies 48 per cent of the line.
- Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, semiconductor-based transducersHS 854151USD 46m in 2024, up 178 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022). Japan supplies 28 per cent of the line.
- Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690USD 428m in 2024, up 172 per cent on 2022 (USD 157m in 2022). Japan supplies 19 per cent of the line.
- Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850760USD 18m in 2024, up 152 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Japan supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Pharmaceutical goods: placebos and blinded (or double-blinded) clinical trial kits for a recognised clinical trial, put up in measured dosesHS 300693USD 21m in 2024, up 129 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Japan supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip, other flat shapes thereof, self-adhesive, in rolls of a width not exceeding 20cmHS 391910USD 28m in 2024, up 125 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). Japan supplies 23 per cent of the line.
- Pulp: of fibres derived from recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboardHS 470620USD 13m in 2024, up 118 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Japan supplies 30 per cent of the line.
- Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, light emitting diodes (LED)HS 854141USD 88m in 2024, up 117 per cent on 2022 (USD 40m in 2022). Japan supplies 22 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 304m in 2024, up 113 per cent on 2022 (USD 143m in 2022). Japan supplies 26 per cent of the line.
- Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999USD 46m in 2024, up 109 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022). Japan supplies 20 per cent of the line.
- Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87HS 840820USD 38m in 2024, up 107 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022). Japan supplies 24 per cent of the line.
- Pumps: fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston enginesHS 841330USD 29m in 2024, up 105 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). Japan supplies 25 per cent of the line.
- Communication apparatus: parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kindsHS 851779USD 22m in 2024, up 104 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Japan supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders: high-speed goods as specified in subheading note 1 to this chapterHS 852581USD 47m in 2024, up 103 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022). Japan supplies 48 per cent of the line.
- Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices n.e.c. in heading no. 8541HS 854159USD 10m in 2024, up 101 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Japan supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Machinery, plant and laboratory equipment: for treating materials by change of temperature, other than for making hot drinks or cooking or heating foodHS 841989USD 11m in 2024, up 99 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Japan supplies 4 per cent of the line.
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 Malaysia imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 87032369 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 506m; 26 source countries in all.
- Machines: parts, of those for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes, valves or flash-bulbs, in glass envelopes and manufacturing or hot working glass or...HS 84759074 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 102m; 30 source countries in all.
- Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not...HS 87042263 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 98m; 12 source countries in all.
- Cranes: mobile lifting frames on tyres and straddle carriersHS 84261295 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 57m; 6 source countries in all.
- Cranes: transporter, gantry and bridge cranesHS 84261979 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 54m; 18 source countries in all.
- Vehicle parts: clutches and parts thereofHS 87089366 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 43m; 44 source countries in all.
- Polishes, creams and similar preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3405, excluding waxes of heading no. 3404HS 34059064 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 33m; 36 source countries in all.
- Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel/semi-diesel) and electric motor as motor for propulsion, unassembled as in section...HS 87044175 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 30m; 2 source countries in all.
- Engines: outboard motors for marine propulsion, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston enginesHS 84072183 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 23m; 14 source countries in all.
- Electrical capacitors: parts of the capacitors of heading no. 8532HS 85329070 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 19m; 34 source countries in all.
- Paper & paperboard: uncoated, testliner (recycled linerboard), weight over 150g/m2, in rolls or sheetsHS 48052572 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 18m; 10 source countries in all.
- Cranes: self-propelled derricks and cranes, on tyres, n.e.c. in heading no. 8426HS 84264161 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 13m; 12 source countries in all.
- Electric accumulators: nickel-metal hydride, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 85075070 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 13m; 30 source countries in all.
- Curtains (including drapes) and interior blinds, curtain or bed valances: of textile materials other than cotton or synthetic fibres, not knitted or crochetedHS 63039965 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 11m; 29 source countries in all.
- Printing machinery: offset, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.1HS 84431361 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 10m; 18 source countries in all.
- Rubber: synthetic, n.e.c. in heading 4002, latex, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripHS 40029172 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 9m; 12 source countries in all.
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7225, electrolytically plated or coated with zincHS 72259196 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 7m; 4 source countries in all.
- Steel, stainless: seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gasHS 73042464 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 6m; 13 source countries in all.
- Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motors for propulsion, of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5,000kgHS 87045193 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 6m; 2 source countries in all.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000ccHS 87032178 per cent of Malaysia's imports of the line, USD 6m; 15 source countries in all.
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 Malaysia 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.
- Electronic integrated circuits: memoriesHS 854232Japan: USD 1.4bn at USD 1.7m a tonne. Thailand: USD 6m (under 1 per cent of the line) at USD 757,498 a tonne, 56 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.9m a tonne.
- Parts of electronic integrated circuitsHS 854290Japan: USD 779m at USD 839,969 a tonne. United States: USD 1.2bn (26 per cent of the line) at USD 182,195 a tonne, 78 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 199,041 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323Japan: USD 506m at USD 11,574 a tonne. China: USD 53m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 4,624 a tonne, 60 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 15,517 a tonne.
- Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690Japan: USD 428m at USD 651,537 a tonne. United States: USD 1.1bn (48 per cent of the line) at USD 498,564 a tonne, 24 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 497,968 a tonne.
- Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239Japan: USD 215m at USD 1.7m a tonne. Thailand: USD 364m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 775,790 a tonne, 55 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.7m a tonne.
- Electrical apparatus: parts for diodes, transistors and similar semiconductor devices and photosensitive semiconductor devicesHS 854190Japan: USD 207m at USD 241,703 a tonne. Taiwan: USD 165m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 87,498 a tonne, 64 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 63,624 a tonne.
- Circuits: printedHS 853400Japan: USD 149m at USD 66,863 a tonne. Taiwan: USD 438m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 42,328 a tonne, 37 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 168,833 a tonne.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)HS 721049Japan: USD 89m at USD 1,176 a tonne. Vietnam: USD 91m (21 per cent of the line) at USD 750 a tonne, 36 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,007 a tonne.
- Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelinesHS 730419Japan: USD 76m at USD 4,602 a tonne. China: USD 107m (56 per cent of the line) at USD 1,014 a tonne, 78 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,829 a tonne.
- Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or moreHS 854129Japan: USD 71m at USD 518,861 a tonne. Taiwan: USD 8m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 390,958 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 523,139 a tonne.
- Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853690Japan: USD 68m at USD 67,163 a tonne. China: USD 239m (24 per cent of the line) at USD 41,985 a tonne, 38 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 29,234 a tonne.
- Vehicle parts: brakes, servo-brakes and parts thereofHS 870830Japan: USD 66m at USD 16,142 a tonne. Thailand: USD 71m (23 per cent of the line) at USD 10,090 a tonne, 38 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 10,090 a tonne.
- Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities, not meters of heading no. 9028: parts and accessories, for measuring or detecting alpha, beta...HS 903090Japan: USD 65m at USD 534,402 a tonne. China: USD 142m (16 per cent of the line) at USD 140,926 a tonne, 74 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 469,540 a tonne.
- Electrical machines and apparatus: parts of the electrical goods of heading no. 8543HS 854390Japan: USD 64m at USD 99,213 a tonne. China: USD 117m (41 per cent of the line) at USD 32,896 a tonne, 67 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 115,356 a tonne.
- Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952Japan: USD 62m at USD 6,237 a tonne. Indonesia: USD 41m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 4,543 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,237 a tonne.
- Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture or repair of masks and reticles, assembling semiconductor devices or electronic...HS 848640Japan: USD 60m at USD 273,821 a tonne. China: USD 72m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 63,040 a tonne, 77 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 271,874 a tonne.
- Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip, other flat shapes thereof, self-adhesive, other than in rolls of a width not exceeding 20cmHS 391990Japan: USD 59m at USD 19,399 a tonne. China: USD 89m (30 per cent of the line) at USD 2,358 a tonne, 88 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,816 a tonne.
- Magnets: permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetisation, of metalHS 850511Japan: USD 56m at USD 32,707 a tonne. China: USD 48m (40 per cent of the line) at USD 25,163 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 33,466 a tonne.
- Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690Japan: USD 55m at USD 7,168 a tonne. China: USD 447m (44 per cent of the line) at USD 4,063 a tonne, 43 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,758 a tonne.
- Cranes: transporter, gantry and bridge cranesHS 842619Japan: USD 54m at USD 15,688 a tonne. China: USD 12m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 9,524 a tonne, 39 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,524 a tonne.
What Malaysia buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
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 Malaysia 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 Malaysia 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.
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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