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.
$143BUS imports from Japan
$94.1BUS 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, September 2025 to August 2026. Totals for all US trade with each country, not data about individual companies.
Month by month
| US imports | US exports | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | $10.6B | $7.02B |
| October 2025 | $12B | $7.15B |
| November 2025 | $11.7B | $6.99B |
| December 2025 | $12.2B | $6.24B |
| January 2026 | $11B | $6.04B |
| February 2026 | $10.5B | $6.08B |
| March 2026 | $12.6B | $8.11B |
| April 2026 | $12.9B | $8.96B |
| May 2026 | $11.8B | $11B |
| June 2026 | $12.7B | $9.58B |
| July 2026 | $13B | $8.28B |
| August 2026 | $12B | $8.63B |
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 | $13.4B | Sea | 15% |
| 2 | Passenger vehicles with spark-ignition and electric motor,not chrgd by plugHS 870340 | $9.4B | Sea | 14% |
| 3 | Immunological products, in measured doses/retail saleHS 300215 | $4.74B | Air | 0.00% |
| 4 | Passenger vehicles spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine > 3000 ccHS 870324 | $4.52B | Sea | 15% |
| 5 | Motor vehicles, sp-ig and electric motor, charged by plugHS 870360 | $3.78B | Sea | 15% |
| 6 | Mech shovels excavators etc w 360 degree sprstrucHS 842952 | $3.28B | Sea | 23% |
| 7 | Lithium ion batteriesHS 850760 | $2.78B | Truck, rail and other | 13% |
| 8 | Gear boxes for motor vehiclesHS 870840 | $2.62B | Sea | 11% |
| 9 | Motor vehicles with only electric motor, not elsewhere specifiedHS 870380 | $2.41B | Sea | 14% |
| 10 | Parts of planes or helicopters, not elsewhere specifiedHS 880730 | $2.24B | Air | 0.7% |
Top 10 US exports to Japan
| # | Product | Last 12 months | Mainly by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crude oil from petroleum and bituminous mineralsHS 270900 | $12.8B | Sea |
| 2 | Propane, liquefiedHS 271112 | $5.98B | Sea |
| 3 | Civilian aircraft, engines, and partsHS 880000 | $5.79B | Air |
| 4 | Corn (maize), other than seed cornHS 100590 | $3.3B | Sea |
| 5 | Natural gas, liquefiedHS 271111 | $2.29B | Sea |
| 6 | Immunological products, in measured doses/retail saleHS 300215 | $1.91B | Air |
| 7 | Digital processing units, not elsewhere specifiedHS 847150 | $1.86B | Air |
| 8 | Medicaments not elsewhere specified, measured doses, retail pk not elsewhere specifiedHS 300490 | $1.69B | Air |
| 9 | Instruments & appliances for medical surgical dental veterinary, not elsewhere specifiedHS 901890 | $1.63B | Air |
| 10 | Acyclic ethers (excl diethyl ether) not elsewhere specifiedHS 290919 | $1.38B | 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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