Trade lane

What Japan buys from Mexico.

Japan imported USD 3.8bn of manufactured and processed goods from Mexico in 2024, level with 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything Japan imported in these lines, and Mexico is its number 17 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Mexico 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 3.8bnfrom Mexico in 2024 (USD 3.8bn in 2022)
1 per centof Japan's imports in these lines, USD 431bn from every source
230product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#17Mexico's rank among Japan's sources
The top 50

The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.

Each line shows what Japan paid Mexico for it at the border, Mexico'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 78 per cent of the lane.

  1. 1

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

    Share of Japan's imports15 per cent, 71 source countries
    Changelevel with 2022 (USD 437m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 211,190 a tonne, 2,074 tonnes
    USD 438min 2024
  2. 2

    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 imports5 per cent, 71 source countries
    Changeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 230m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 369,837 a tonne, 856 tonnes
    USD 317min 2024
  3. 3

    Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500ccHS 870332

    Share of Japan's imports14 per cent, 22 source countries
    Changedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 231m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 14,942 a tonne, 15,087 tonnes
    USD 225min 2024
  4. 4

    Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150

    Share of Japan's imports4 per cent, 57 source countries
    Changeup 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 207m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 304,232 a tonne, 715 tonnes
    USD 218min 2024
  5. 5

    Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170

    Share of Japan's imports9 per cent, 57 source countries
    Changeup 234 per cent on 2022 (USD 48m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 448,658 a tonne, 355 tonnes
    USD 159min 2024
  6. 6

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

    Share of Japan's imports8 per cent, 50 source countries
    Changeup 390 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 245,450 a tonne, 601 tonnes
    USD 148min 2024
  7. 7

    Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323

    Share of Japan's imports5 per cent, 37 source countries
    Changeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 119m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 16,180 a tonne, 8,237 tonnes
    USD 133min 2024
  8. 8

    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 imports25 per cent, 29 source countries
    Changedown 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 107m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 636,604 a tonne, 137 tonnes
    USD 87min 2024
  9. 9

    Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191

    Share of Japan's imports2 per cent, 43 source countries
    Changeup 119 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 595,854 a tonne, 128 tonnes
    USD 76min 2024
  10. 10

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

    Share of Japan's imports11 per cent, 53 source countries
    Changedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 68m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 438,207 a tonne, 130 tonnes
    USD 57min 2024
  11. 11

    Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208HS 220890

    Share of Japan's imports40 per cent, 51 source countries
    Changeup 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 15,580 a tonne, 3,651 tonnes
    USD 57min 2024
  12. 12

    Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899

    Share of Japan's imports5 per cent, 79 source countries
    Changedown 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 80m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 14,286 a tonne, 3,959 tonnes
    USD 57min 2024
  13. 13

    Amplifiers: audio-frequency electricHS 851840

    Share of Japan's imports16 per cent, 47 source countries
    Changeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 51m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 119,751 a tonne, 441 tonnes
    USD 53min 2024
  14. 14

    Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322

    Share of Japan's imports3 per cent, 36 source countries
    Changeup 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 14,002 a tonne, 3,619 tonnes
    USD 51min 2024
  15. 15

    Juice: orange, frozen, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS 200911

    Share of Japan's imports19 per cent, 16 source countries
    Changeup 144 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 7,058 a tonne, 6,901 tonnes
    USD 49min 2024
  16. 16

    Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139

    Share of Japan's imports6 per cent, 41 source countries
    Changedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 55m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.9m a tonne, 25 tonnes
    USD 48min 2024
  17. 17

    Radio navigational aid apparatusHS 852691

    Share of Japan's imports6 per cent, 48 source countries
    Changedown 70 per cent on 2022 (USD 145m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 367,040 a tonne, 118 tonnes
    USD 43min 2024
  18. 18

    Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840

    Share of Japan's imports6 per cent, 51 source countries
    Changedown 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 68m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 19,329 a tonne, 2,165 tonnes
    USD 42min 2024
  19. 19

    Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or moreHS 854129

    Share of Japan's imports5 per cent, 43 source countries
    Changedown 58 per cent on 2022 (USD 95m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 535,665 a tonne, 75 tonnes
    USD 40min 2024
  20. 20

    Colouring matter: pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matterHS 320611

    Share of Japan's imports27 per cent, 24 source countries
    Changeup 130 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,744 a tonne, 13,403 tonnes
    USD 37min 2024
  21. 21

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

    Share of Japan's imports13 per cent, 16 source countries
    Changeup 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3,714 a tonne, 9,125 tonnes
    USD 34min 2024
  22. 22

    Ignition or starting equipment: generators n.e.c. in heading no. 8511, of a kind used for spark or compression-ignition internal combustion enginesHS 851150

    Share of Japan's imports19 per cent, 39 source countries
    Changeup 72 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 22,692 a tonne, 1,455 tonnes
    USD 33min 2024
  23. 23

    Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft)HS 840991

    Share of Japan's imports3 per cent, 60 source countries
    Changedown 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 66m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 36,272 a tonne, 901 tonnes
    USD 33min 2024
  24. 24

    Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or shipsHS 854430

    Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 66 source countries
    Changeup 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 73,784 a tonne, 432 tonnes
    USD 32min 2024
  25. 25

    Leather: further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, other than leather...HS 410792

    Share of Japan's imports66 per cent, 24 source countries
    Changeup 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 20,534 a tonne, 1,497 tonnes
    USD 31min 2024
  26. 26

    Transmission components: toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately: partsHS 848390

    Share of Japan's imports7 per cent, 51 source countries
    Changeup 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 20,985 a tonne, 1,200 tonnes
    USD 25min 2024
  27. 27

    Seats: parts, (of other than wood) for use in the assembly of motor vehicles as determined by the ministerHS 940199

    Share of Japan's imports2 per cent, 59 source countries
    Changedown 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 47m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 61,124 a tonne, 405 tonnes
    USD 25min 2024
  28. 28

    Vehicle parts: steering wheels, steering columns and steering boxes: parts thereofHS 870894

    Share of Japan's imports4 per cent, 51 source countries
    Changeup 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 26,481 a tonne, 927 tonnes
    USD 25min 2024
  29. 29

    Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539)HS 851220

    Share of Japan's imports4 per cent, 52 source countries
    Changeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 47,917 a tonne, 469 tonnes
    USD 22min 2024
  30. 30

    Loudspeakers: not mounted in their enclosuresHS 851829

    Share of Japan's imports5 per cent, 46 source countries
    Changedown 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 21,130 a tonne, 1,038 tonnes
    USD 22min 2024
  31. 31

    Vehicle parts: brakes, servo-brakes and parts thereofHS 870830

    Share of Japan's imports3 per cent, 55 source countries
    Changedown 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 42m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 15,743 a tonne, 1,381 tonnes
    USD 22min 2024
  32. 32

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

    Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 67 source countries
    Changedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 327,904 a tonne, 65 tonnes
    USD 21min 2024
  33. 33

    Apparatus based on the use of x-rays: including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, for medical, surgical or veterinary uses, not dental uses, excluding computed...HS 902214

    Share of Japan's imports7 per cent, 30 source countries
    Changedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 107,451 a tonne, 189 tonnes
    USD 20min 2024
  34. 34

    Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829

    Share of Japan's imports2 per cent, 70 source countries
    Changeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 31,644 a tonne, 636 tonnes
    USD 20min 2024
  35. 35

    Apparatus based on use of x-rays and similar: parts and accessories (x-ray generators, tubes, high tension generators, control panels and desks, screens, examination or...HS 902290

    Share of Japan's imports4 per cent, 60 source countries
    Changeup 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 145,629 a tonne, 136 tonnes
    USD 20min 2024
  36. 36

    Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543HS 854370

    Share of Japan's imports2 per cent, 70 source countries
    Changeup 90 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 101,640 a tonne, 193 tonnes
    USD 20min 2024
  37. 37

    Vehicle parts: safety airbags with inflater system: parts thereofHS 870895

    Share of Japan's imports3 per cent, 44 source countries
    Changedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 22,068 a tonne, 886 tonnes
    USD 20min 2024
  38. 38

    Electrical static convertersHS 850440

    Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 80 source countries
    Changeup 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 198,338 a tonne, 94 tonnes
    USD 19min 2024
  39. 39

    Communication apparatus: parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kindsHS 851779

    Share of Japan's imports2 per cent, 56 source countries
    Changelevel with 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 525,164 a tonne, 34 tonnes
    USD 18min 2024
  40. 40

    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 Japan's imports2 per cent, 74 source countries
    Changedown 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 137,444 a tonne, 127 tonnes
    USD 17min 2024
  41. 41

    Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480

    Share of Japan's imports3 per cent, 54 source countries
    Changefrom USD 2m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 142,539 a tonne, 122 tonnes
    USD 17min 2024
  42. 42

    Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectorsHS 854442

    Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 79 source countries
    Changeup 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 167,799 a tonne, 99 tonnes
    USD 17min 2024
  43. 43

    Chain: articulated link, roller, of iron or steelHS 731511

    Share of Japan's imports29 per cent, 40 source countries
    Changeup 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 16min 2024
  44. 44

    Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180

    Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 66 source countries
    Changeup 97 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 53,825 a tonne, 297 tonnes
    USD 16min 2024
  45. 45

    Radio-broadcast receivers not capable of operating without an external source of power, of a kind used in motor vehicles: combined with sound recording or reproducing...HS 852721

    Share of Japan's imports9 per cent, 33 source countries
    Changedown 85 per cent on 2022 (USD 108m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 183,859 a tonne, 85 tonnes
    USD 16min 2024
  46. 46

    Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537HS 853890

    Share of Japan's imports2 per cent, 69 source countries
    Changedown 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 65,950 a tonne, 224 tonnes
    USD 15min 2024
  47. 47

    Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70HS 847180

    Share of Japan's imports2 per cent, 50 source countries
    Changeup 116 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 320,771 a tonne, 46 tonnes
    USD 15min 2024
  48. 48

    Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 852351

    Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 55 source countries
    Changedown 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.1m a tonne, 14 tonnes
    USD 15min 2024
  49. 49

    Instruments and apparatus: parts and accessories for those measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases (excluding those of...HS 902690

    Share of Japan's imports7 per cent, 48 source countries
    Changeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 189,003 a tonne, 73 tonnes
    USD 14min 2024
  50. 50

    Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620

    Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 31 source countries
    Changeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 670,479 a tonne, 20 tonnes
    USD 13min 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. Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839USD 148m in 2024, up 390 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022). Mexico supplies 8 per cent of the line.
  2. Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170USD 159m in 2024, up 234 per cent on 2022 (USD 48m in 2022). Mexico supplies 9 per cent of the line.
  3. Juice: orange, frozen, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS 200911USD 49m in 2024, up 144 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022). Mexico supplies 19 per cent of the line.
  4. Colouring matter: pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matterHS 320611USD 37m in 2024, up 130 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022). Mexico supplies 27 per cent of the line.
  5. Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191USD 76m in 2024, up 119 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022). Mexico supplies 2 per cent of the line.
  6. Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70HS 847180USD 15m in 2024, up 116 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Mexico supplies 2 per cent of the line.
  7. Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190USD 11m in 2024, up 101 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Mexico supplies 3 per cent of the line.
  8. Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180USD 16m in 2024, up 97 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Mexico supplies 1 per cent of the line.
  9. Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543HS 854370USD 20m in 2024, up 90 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Mexico supplies 2 per cent of the line.
  10. Instruments, appliances and machines: parts and accessories for those measuring or checking devices of heading no. 9031HS 903190USD 10m in 2024, up 79 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Mexico supplies 2 per cent of the line.
  11. Ignition or starting equipment: generators n.e.c. in heading no. 8511, of a kind used for spark or compression-ignition internal combustion enginesHS 851150USD 33m in 2024, up 72 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022). Mexico supplies 19 per cent of the line.
  12. Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208HS 220890USD 57m in 2024, up 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022). Mexico supplies 40 per cent of the line.
  13. Chain: articulated link, roller, of iron or steelHS 731511USD 16m in 2024, up 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Mexico supplies 29 per cent of the line.
  14. Leather: further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, other than leather...HS 410792USD 31m in 2024, up 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022). Mexico supplies 66 per cent of the line.
  15. Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322USD 51m in 2024, up 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022). Mexico supplies 3 per cent of the line.
  16. Valves: safety or relief valves, for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the likeHS 848140USD 8m in 2024, up 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Mexico supplies 8 per cent of the line.
  17. Pumps: fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston enginesHS 841330USD 13m in 2024, up 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Mexico supplies 5 per cent of the line.
  18. Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or shipsHS 854430USD 32m in 2024, up 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022). Mexico supplies 1 per cent of the line.
  19. Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539)HS 851220USD 22m in 2024, up 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022). Mexico supplies 4 per cent of the line.
  20. Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762USD 317m in 2024, up 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 230m in 2022). Mexico supplies 5 per cent of the line.
Where Mexico dominates

Lines where Mexico supplies 60 per cent or more.

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

  1. Leather: further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, other than leather...HS 41079266 per cent of Japan's imports of the line, USD 31m; 24 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 Mexico'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. Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890Mexico: USD 438m at USD 211,190 a tonne. China: USD 210m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 41,488 a tonne, 80 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 128,482 a tonne.
  2. Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762Mexico: USD 317m at USD 369,837 a tonne. India: USD 29m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 247,917 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 344,503 a tonne.
  3. Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500ccHS 870332Mexico: USD 225m at USD 14,942 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 21m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 8,257 a tonne, 45 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 15,312 a tonne.
  4. Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170Mexico: USD 159m at USD 448,658 a tonne. South Korea: USD 18m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 266,462 a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 442,556 a tonne.
  5. Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839Mexico: USD 148m at USD 245,450 a tonne. China: USD 190m (10 per cent of the line) at USD 27,203 a tonne, 89 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 87,674 a tonne.
  6. Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological...HS 901819Mexico: USD 57m at USD 438,207 a tonne. United States: USD 184m (35 per cent of the line) at USD 325,726 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 438,207 a tonne.
  7. Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208HS 220890Mexico: USD 57m at USD 15,580 a tonne. Vietnam: USD 10m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 1,258 a tonne, 92 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,921 a tonne.
  8. Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899Mexico: USD 57m at USD 14,286 a tonne. China: USD 538m (43 per cent of the line) at USD 9,461 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 28,359 a tonne.
  9. Juice: orange, frozen, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS 200911Mexico: USD 49m at USD 7,058 a tonne. Brazil: USD 126m (49 per cent of the line) at USD 4,607 a tonne, 35 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,024 a tonne.
  10. Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139Mexico: USD 48m at USD 1.9m a tonne. Thailand: USD 55m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 1.2m a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.5m a tonne.
  11. Radio navigational aid apparatusHS 852691Mexico: USD 43m at USD 367,040 a tonne. Malaysia: USD 258m (35 per cent of the line) at USD 165,663 a tonne, 55 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 363,006 a tonne.
  12. Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840Mexico: USD 42m at USD 19,329 a tonne. China: USD 111m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 11,036 a tonne, 43 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 24,924 a tonne.
  13. Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or moreHS 854129Mexico: USD 40m at USD 535,665 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 16m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 301,849 a tonne, 44 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 520,993 a tonne.
  14. Ignition or starting equipment: generators n.e.c. in heading no. 8511, of a kind used for spark or compression-ignition internal combustion enginesHS 851150Mexico: USD 33m at USD 22,692 a tonne. China: USD 52m (29 per cent of the line) at USD 12,993 a tonne, 43 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 22,854 a tonne.
  15. Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft)HS 840991Mexico: USD 33m at USD 36,272 a tonne. China: USD 456m (43 per cent of the line) at USD 12,497 a tonne, 66 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 36,268 a tonne.
  16. Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or shipsHS 854430Mexico: USD 32m at USD 73,784 a tonne. Vietnam: USD 2.1bn (39 per cent of the line) at USD 20,906 a tonne, 72 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 74,607 a tonne.
  17. Transmission components: toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately: partsHS 848390Mexico: USD 25m at USD 20,985 a tonne. Thailand: USD 22m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 10,215 a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 30,507 a tonne.
  18. Seats: parts, (of other than wood) for use in the assembly of motor vehicles as determined by the ministerHS 940199Mexico: USD 25m at USD 61,124 a tonne. China: USD 764m (64 per cent of the line) at USD 14,210 a tonne, 77 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 28,520 a tonne.
  19. Vehicle parts: steering wheels, steering columns and steering boxes: parts thereofHS 870894Mexico: USD 25m at USD 26,481 a tonne. China: USD 206m (35 per cent of the line) at USD 21,175 a tonne, 20 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 29,094 a tonne.
  20. Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539)HS 851220Mexico: USD 22m at USD 47,917 a tonne. China: USD 289m (55 per cent of the line) at USD 36,121 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 49,960 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 Mexico'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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