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Where does Japan get its air conditioners? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Japan imported $2.5 billion of air conditioners (226 thousand tonnes), 3.7% of the world total. China sold 79% of the total, followed by Thailand (13%) and the United States (3%). Japan was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of air conditioners.

Summary

Value
$2.5billion
Tonnes
226thousand tonnes
Share of world total
3.7%
World rank
3rd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China2Tonnes: 187,424USD per tonne: $10,73379%Sea
Thailand0.32Tonnes: 29,142USD per tonne: $10,93712.5%Sea
United States0.07Tonnes: 2,564USD per tonne: $27,3422.8%Sea
Hong Kong re-exports0.05Tonnes: 1,120USD per tonne: $40,9301.8%Sea
Spain0.02Tonnes: 1,412USD per tonne: $16,5260.92%Sea
South Korea0.02Tonnes: 1,197USD per tonne: $13,5030.63%Sea
Malaysia0.01Tonnes: 1,115USD per tonne: $13,2560.58%Sea
Taiwan0.01Tonnes: 513USD per tonne: $13,7070.28%Sea
Vietnam0.01Tonnes: 321USD per tonne: $17,1270.22%Sea
Germany< 0.01Tonnes: 182USD per tonne: $23,8240.17%Sea
Mexico< 0.01Tonnes: 178USD per tonne: $23,6470.17%Sea
Philippines< 0.01Tonnes: 227USD per tonne: $14,0790.13%Sea
India< 0.01Tonnes: 105USD per tonne: $27,4370.11%Sea
Indonesia< 0.01Tonnes: 136USD per tonne: $20,5130.11%Sea
France< 0.01Tonnes: 62USD per tonne: $36,8070.09%Air
Sweden< 0.01Tonnes: 11USD per tonne: $203,4960.08%Air
Australia< 0.01Tonnes: 96USD per tonne: $19,3190.07%Sea
Italy< 0.01Tonnes: 113USD per tonne: $14,7460.07%Sea
Czechia< 0.01Tonnes: 42USD per tonne: $37,0460.06%Sea
United Kingdom< 0.01Tonnes: 16USD per tonne: $73,2950.05%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2000

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • China 2
  • Thailand 0.32
  • United States 0.07
  • Hong Kong 0.05
  • Spain 0.02

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China0.022
Thailand0.110.32
United States0.050.07
Hong Kong< 0.010.05
Spain< 0.010.02

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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