Trade lane
What Japan buys from the United Kingdom.
Japan imported USD 6.3bn of manufactured and processed goods from the United Kingdom in 2024, up 12 per cent on 2022. That is 2 per cent of everything Japan imported in these lines, and the United Kingdom is its number 14 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where the United Kingdom 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 6.3bnfrom the United Kingdom in 2024 (USD 5.6bn in 2022)
2 per centof Japan's imports in these lines, USD 431bn from every source
448product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#14the United Kingdom's rank among Japan's sources
The top 50
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what Japan paid the United Kingdom for it at the border, the United Kingdom'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 69 per cent of the lane.
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Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191
Share of Japan's imports19 per cent, 43 source countriesChangeup 183 per cent on 2022 (USD 258m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.4m a tonne, 311 tonnesUSD 730min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000ccHS 870324
Share of Japan's imports25 per cent, 27 source countriesChangeup 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 300m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 40,942 a tonne, 9,740 tonnesUSD 399min 2024 -
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Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490
Share of Japan's imports3 per cent, 60 source countriesChangeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 258m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 196,193 a tonne, 1,728 tonnesUSD 339min 2024 -
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Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112
Share of Japan's imports9 per cent, 11 source countriesChangedown 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 511m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.9m a tonne, 175 tonnesUSD 329min 2024 -
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WhiskiesHS 220830
Share of Japan's imports60 per cent, 42 source countriesChangeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 258m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,173 a tonne, 38,876 tonnesUSD 279min 2024 -
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Medicaments: containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300432
Share of Japan's imports48 per cent, 21 source countriesChangeup 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 114m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 157,110 a tonne, 1,236 tonnesUSD 194min 2024 -
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Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215
Share of Japan's imports2 per cent, 35 source countriesChangedown 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 280m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18.2m a tonne, 10 tonnesUSD 190min 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 Japan's imports5 per cent, 37 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 148m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,121 a tonne, 8,444 tonnesUSD 128min 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 Japan's imports16 per cent, 22 source countriesChangefrom USD 17m in 2022Unit valueUSD 26,670 a tonne, 4,657 tonnesUSD 124min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by...HS 870350
Share of Japan's imports39 per cent, 8 source countriesChangeup 307 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 22,504 a tonne, 5,417 tonnesUSD 122min 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 Japan's imports7 per cent, 36 source countriesChangeup 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 87m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,418 a tonne, 7,003 tonnesUSD 101min 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 Japan's imports6 per cent, 34 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 115m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.1m a tonne, 85 tonnesUSD 97min 2024 -
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Front-end shovel loadersHS 842951
Share of Japan's imports50 per cent, 19 source countriesChangeup 73 per cent on 2022 (USD 52m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,349 a tonne, 8,675 tonnesUSD 90min 2024 -
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Lenses, contact: unmounted, of any material, excluding elements of glass not optically workedHS 900130
Share of Japan's imports6 per cent, 25 source countriesChangeup 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 53m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 224,078 a tonne, 384 tonnesUSD 86min 2024 -
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Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of...HS 382219
Share of Japan's imports5 per cent, 53 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 83m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 333,582 a tonne, 239 tonnesUSD 80min 2024 -
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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 Japan's imports10 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 95 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 45,520 a tonne, 1,644 tonnesUSD 75min 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 Japan's imports22 per cent, 27 source countriesChangedown 57 per cent on 2022 (USD 160m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 35,776 a tonne, 1,924 tonnesUSD 69min 2024 -
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Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300420
Share of Japan's imports20 per cent, 32 source countriesChangeup 313 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 776,300 a tonne, 77 tonnesUSD 59min 2024 -
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Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730
Share of Japan's imports4 per cent, 56 source countriesChangeup 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 45m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 605,924 a tonne, 91 tonnesUSD 55min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 71 source countriesChangeup 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 170,550 a tonne, 231 tonnesUSD 39min 2024 -
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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 imports3 per cent, 70 source countriesChangedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 55m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 124,081 a tonne, 307 tonnesUSD 38min 2024 -
22
Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850760
Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 47 source countriesChangefrom USD 2m in 2022Unit valueUSD 57,198 a tonne, 648 tonnesUSD 37min 2024 -
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Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180
Share of Japan's imports4 per cent, 81 source countriesChangedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 529,477 a tonne, 68 tonnesUSD 36min 2024 -
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Instruments, appliances and machines: parts and accessories for those measuring or checking devices of heading no. 9031HS 903190
Share of Japan's imports6 per cent, 70 source countriesChangedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 813,873 a tonne, 43 tonnesUSD 35min 2024 -
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Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 853710
Share of Japan's imports2 per cent, 74 source countriesChangeup 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 403,806 a tonne, 81 tonnesUSD 33min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 80 source countriesChangeup 201 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 108,800 a tonne, 294 tonnesUSD 32min 2024 -
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Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranksHS 848310
Share of Japan's imports8 per cent, 45 source countriesChangeup 164 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 31min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380
Share of Japan's imports2 per cent, 28 source countriesChangefrom USD 2m in 2022Unit valueUSD 17,122 a tonne, 1,719 tonnesUSD 29min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or detecting ionising radiationsHS 903010
Share of Japan's imports27 per cent, 36 source countriesChangeup 462 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.9m a tonne, 15 tonnesUSD 29min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239
Share of Japan's importsunder 1 per cent, 58 source countriesChangeup 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.4m a tonne, 19 tonnesUSD 26min 2024 -
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Titanium: other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108HS 810890
Share of Japan's imports12 per cent, 38 source countriesChangeup 485 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 127,231 a tonne, 205 tonnesUSD 26min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690
Share of Japan's imports2 per cent, 85 source countriesChangedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,108 a tonne, 2,799 tonnesUSD 25min 2024 -
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Printed matter: books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter n.e.c. in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91HS 490199
Share of Japan's imports24 per cent, 77 source countriesChangeup 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 60,681 a tonne, 395 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of Japan's imports1 per cent, 90 source countriesChangeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 30,709 a tonne, 771 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 Japan's imports3 per cent, 16 source countriesChangeup 193 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,144 a tonne, 2,280 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
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Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters, catalytic converters or particulate filters for internal combustion enginesHS 842139
Share of Japan's imports5 per cent, 55 source countriesChangeup 91 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 103,646 a tonne, 221 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
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Aircraft and spacecraft: propellers and rotors and parts thereofHS 880710
Share of Japan's imports19 per cent, 27 source countriesChangeup 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5.1m a tonne, 4.5 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
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Engines: parts, for engines and motors of heading no. 8412HS 841290
Share of Japan's imports9 per cent, 47 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valueUSD 31,712 a tonne, 708 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199
Share of Japan's imports3 per cent, 40 source countriesChangeup 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.2m a tonne, 18 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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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 imports1 per cent, 22 source countriesChangedown 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 53m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,257 a tonne, 2,539 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
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Turbines: gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kWHS 841182
Share of Japan's imports44 per cent, 5 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 21min 2024 -
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Ground flying trainers and parts thereof: other than air combat simulators and parts thereofHS 880529
Share of Japan's imports56 per cent, 22 source countriesChangefrom USD 55k in 2022Unit valueUSD 1.4m a tonne, 14 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Ophthalmic instruments and appliancesHS 901850
Share of Japan's imports9 per cent, 51 source countriesChangeup 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 504,617 a tonne, 40 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
44
Optical appliances and instruments: parts and accessories for articles of heading no. 9013HS 901390
Share of Japan's imports13 per cent, 45 source countriesChangeup 76 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3.6m a tonne, 5.6 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
45
Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not...HS 340290
Share of Japan's imports16 per cent, 45 source countriesChangedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,771 a tonne, 10,993 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
46
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 importsunder 1 per cent, 57 source countriesChangedown 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 304,842 a tonne, 62 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
47
Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952
Share of Japan's imports37 per cent, 18 source countriesChangeup 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,584 a tonne, 1,362 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
48
Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790
Share of Japan's imports3 per cent, 65 source countriesChangedown 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 215,274 a tonne, 84 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
49
Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feedingHS 230910
Share of Japan's imports2 per cent, 36 source countriesChangeup 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,347 a tonne, 4,115 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000ccHS 840734
Share of Japan's imports12 per cent, 31 source countriesChangefrom USD 3m in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 17min 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 both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870360USD 124m in 2024, from USD 17m in 2022. The United Kingdom supplies 16 per cent of the line.
- Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or detecting ionising radiationsHS 903010USD 29m in 2024, up 462 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 27 per cent of the line.
- Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300420USD 59m in 2024, up 313 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 20 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by...HS 870350USD 122m in 2024, up 307 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 39 per cent of the line.
- Electrical static convertersHS 850440USD 32m in 2024, up 201 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500ccHS 870333USD 23m in 2024, up 193 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191USD 730m in 2024, up 183 per cent on 2022 (USD 258m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 19 per cent of the line.
- Nickel: articles thereof n.e.c. in item no. 7508.1HS 750890USD 15m in 2024, up 169 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 15 per cent of the line.
- Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranksHS 848310USD 31m in 2024, up 164 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or moreHS 854129USD 16m in 2024, up 147 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Aircraft and spacecraft: under-carriages and parts thereofHS 880720USD 11m in 2024, up 108 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumaticHS 903289USD 12m in 2024, up 107 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Machines: for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware, not for making optical fibres and preforms thereofHS 847529USD 11m in 2024, up 96 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 65 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 75m in 2024, up 95 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 10 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 23m in 2024, up 91 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 5 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 10m in 2024, up 79 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 14 per cent of the line.
- Magnesium: unwrought, containing less than 99.8% by weight of magnesiumHS 810419USD 17m in 2024, up 78 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 51 per cent of the line.
- Optical appliances and instruments: parts and accessories for articles of heading no. 9013HS 901390USD 20m in 2024, up 76 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 13 per cent of the line.
- Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762USD 15m in 2024, up 74 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
- Front-end shovel loadersHS 842951USD 90m in 2024, up 73 per cent on 2022 (USD 52m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 50 per cent of the line.
Where the United Kingdom dominates
Lines where the United Kingdom supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where the United Kingdom ships at least 60 per cent of what Japan imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- WhiskiesHS 22083060 per cent of Japan's imports of the line, USD 279m; 42 source countries in all.
- 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 73051197 per cent of Japan's imports of the line, USD 16m; 4 source countries in all.
- Machines: for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware, not for making optical fibres and preforms thereofHS 84752965 per cent of Japan's imports of the line, USD 11m; 12 source countries in all.
- Tubes: microwave, magnetrons, excluding grid-controlled tubesHS 85407164 per cent of Japan's imports of the line, USD 10m; 25 source countries in all.
- Gin and genevaHS 22085068 per cent of Japan's imports of the line, USD 10m; 43 source countries in all.
- Cobalt: waste and scrapHS 81053068 per cent of Japan's imports of the line, USD 5m; 8 source countries in all.
- Glass: drawn and blown, in sheets, coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not...HS 70042088 per cent of Japan's imports of the line, USD 2m; 11 source countries in all.
- Liquid elevatorsHS 84138277 per cent of Japan's imports of the line, USD 2m; 15 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 the United Kingdom'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.
- Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191The United Kingdom: USD 730m at USD 2.4m a tonne. United States: USD 2.3bn (60 per cent of the line) at USD 1.1m a tonne, 54 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.2m a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000ccHS 870324The United Kingdom: USD 399m at USD 40,942 a tonne. Austria: USD 224m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 27,630 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 60,723 a tonne.
- Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490The United Kingdom: USD 339m at USD 196,193 a tonne. Taiwan: USD 46m (under 1 per cent of the line) at USD 77,070 a tonne, 61 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 374,058 a tonne.
- WhiskiesHS 220830The United Kingdom: USD 279m at USD 7,173 a tonne. United States: USD 84m (18 per cent of the line) at USD 4,707 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 12,948 a tonne.
- Medicaments: containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300432The United Kingdom: USD 194m at USD 157,110 a tonne. Belgium: USD 42m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 120,872 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 184,592 a tonne.
- Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215The United Kingdom: USD 190m at USD 18.2m a tonne. United States: USD 2.7bn (31 per cent of the line) at USD 8.8m a tonne, 52 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9.6m 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 870360The United Kingdom: USD 124m at USD 26,670 a tonne. Sweden: USD 22m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 20,809 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 20,185 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by...HS 870350The United Kingdom: USD 122m at USD 22,504 a tonne. Slovakia: USD 159m (51 per cent of the line) at USD 15,954 a tonne, 29 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 22,295 a tonne.
- Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439The United Kingdom: USD 97m at USD 1.1m a tonne. Germany: USD 113m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 194,820 a tonne, 83 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 670,116 a tonne.
- Front-end shovel loadersHS 842951The United Kingdom: USD 90m at USD 10,349 a tonne. China: USD 53m (29 per cent of the line) at USD 7,523 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,899 a tonne.
- Lenses, contact: unmounted, of any material, excluding elements of glass not optically workedHS 900130The United Kingdom: USD 86m at USD 224,078 a tonne. Indonesia: USD 6m (under 1 per cent of the line) at USD 163,065 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 193,504 a tonne.
- Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of...HS 382219The United Kingdom: USD 80m at USD 333,582 a tonne. Ireland: USD 108m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 118,344 a tonne, 65 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 333,582 a tonne.
- 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 870340The United Kingdom: USD 75m at USD 45,520 a tonne. China: USD 384m (49 per cent of the line) at USD 16,954 a tonne, 63 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 18,104 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 840890The United Kingdom: USD 69m at USD 35,776 a tonne. China: USD 107m (35 per cent of the line) at USD 17,500 a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 17,980 a tonne.
- Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300420The United Kingdom: USD 59m at USD 776,300 a tonne. Canada: USD 29m (10 per cent of the line) at USD 611,544 a tonne, 21 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 175,987 a tonne.
- Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730The United Kingdom: USD 55m at USD 605,924 a tonne. South Korea: USD 99m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 475,544 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 970,672 a tonne.
- Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890The United Kingdom: USD 39m at USD 170,550 a tonne. China: USD 210m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 41,488 a tonne, 76 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 128,482 a tonne.
- Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543HS 854370The United Kingdom: USD 38m at USD 124,081 a tonne. United States: USD 266m (20 per cent of the line) at USD 87,286 a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 101,640 a tonne.
- Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850760The United Kingdom: USD 37m at USD 57,198 a tonne. China: USD 2.1bn (77 per cent of the line) at USD 31,766 a tonne, 45 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 62,857 a tonne.
- Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180The United Kingdom: USD 36m at USD 529,477 a tonne. Germany: USD 105m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 166,367 a tonne, 69 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 235,476 a tonne.
The other side of the lane
What Japan 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 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 the United Kingdom'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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