Day-one corridor
Japan and the United States
What the two countries trade, how it ships, and what duty and freight add, over the last 12 months of official US trade data.
143 مليار US$US imports from Japan
94.1 مليار US$US exports to Japan
12%Average duty on US imports
2.7%Freight and insurance, as a share of import value
Source: US Census Bureau trade data, سبتمبر 2025 to أغسطس 2026. Totals for all US trade with each country, not data about individual companies.
Month by month
| US imports | US exports | |
|---|---|---|
| سبتمبر 2025 | 10.6 مليار US$ | 7.02 مليار US$ |
| أكتوبر 2025 | 12 مليار US$ | 7.15 مليار US$ |
| نوفمبر 2025 | 11.7 مليار US$ | 6.99 مليار US$ |
| ديسمبر 2025 | 12.2 مليار US$ | 6.24 مليار US$ |
| يناير 2026 | 11 مليار US$ | 6.04 مليار US$ |
| فبراير 2026 | 10.5 مليار US$ | 6.08 مليار US$ |
| مارس 2026 | 12.6 مليار US$ | 8.11 مليار US$ |
| أبريل 2026 | 12.9 مليار US$ | 8.96 مليار US$ |
| مايو 2026 | 11.8 مليار US$ | 11 مليار US$ |
| يونيو 2026 | 12.7 مليار US$ | 9.58 مليار US$ |
| يوليو 2026 | 13 مليار US$ | 8.28 مليار US$ |
| أغسطس 2026 | 12 مليار US$ | 8.63 مليار US$ |
How goods travel
Imports from Japan
- Sea
- 68%
- Air
- 27%
- Truck, rail and other
- 5.4%
Exports to Japan
- Sea
- 57%
- Air
- 39%
- Truck, rail and other
- 3.8%
Top 10 US imports from Japan
| # | Product | Last 12 months | Mainly by | Avg duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicles spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine >1500 not over 3,000 ccHS 870323 | 13.4 مليار US$ | Sea | 15% |
| 2 | Passenger vehicles with spark-ignition and electric motor,not chrgd by plugHS 870340 | 9.4 مليار US$ | Sea | 14% |
| 3 | Immunological products, in measured doses/retail saleHS 300215 | 4.74 مليار US$ | Air | 0.00% |
| 4 | Passenger vehicles spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine > 3000 ccHS 870324 | 4.52 مليار US$ | Sea | 15% |
| 5 | Motor vehicles, sp-ig and electric motor, charged by plugHS 870360 | 3.78 مليار US$ | Sea | 15% |
| 6 | Mech shovels excavators etc w 360 degree sprstrucHS 842952 | 3.28 مليار US$ | Sea | 23% |
| 7 | Lithium ion batteriesHS 850760 | 2.78 مليار US$ | Truck, rail and other | 13% |
| 8 | Gear boxes for motor vehiclesHS 870840 | 2.62 مليار US$ | Sea | 11% |
| 9 | Motor vehicles with only electric motor, not elsewhere specifiedHS 870380 | 2.41 مليار US$ | Sea | 14% |
| 10 | Parts of planes or helicopters, not elsewhere specifiedHS 880730 | 2.24 مليار US$ | Air | 0.7% |
Top 10 US exports to Japan
| # | Product | Last 12 months | Mainly by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crude oil from petroleum and bituminous mineralsHS 270900 | 12.8 مليار US$ | Sea |
| 2 | Propane, liquefiedHS 271112 | 5.98 مليار US$ | Sea |
| 3 | Civilian aircraft, engines, and partsHS 880000 | 5.79 مليار US$ | Air |
| 4 | Corn (maize), other than seed cornHS 100590 | 3.3 مليار US$ | Sea |
| 5 | Natural gas, liquefiedHS 271111 | 2.29 مليار US$ | Sea |
| 6 | Immunological products, in measured doses/retail saleHS 300215 | 1.91 مليار US$ | Air |
| 7 | Digital processing units, not elsewhere specifiedHS 847150 | 1.86 مليار US$ | Air |
| 8 | Medicaments not elsewhere specified, measured doses, retail pk not elsewhere specifiedHS 300490 | 1.69 مليار US$ | Air |
| 9 | Instruments & appliances for medical surgical dental veterinary, not elsewhere specifiedHS 901890 | 1.63 مليار US$ | Air |
| 10 | Acyclic ethers (excl diethyl ether) not elsewhere specifiedHS 290919 | 1.38 مليار US$ | Sea |
Duty and freight are averages worked out from official figures, not a quote. Real duty depends on the exact product, where it was made and the tariffs in force.
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