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Where does Japan get its batteries? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Japan imported $3.5 billion of batteries (211 thousand tonnes), 2.3% of the world total. China sold 71% of the total, followed by South Korea (13%) and Singapore (3%). Japan was the world’s 11th-largest importer of batteries.

Summary

Value
$3.5billion
Tonnes
211thousand tonnes
Share of world total
2.3%
World rank
11th
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
China2.5Tonnes: 86,662USD per tonne: $28,72570.6%Sea
South Korea0.47Tonnes: 86,966USD per tonne: $5,35413.2%Sea
Singapore re-exports0.11Tonnes: 3,022USD per tonne: $38,0453.3%Air
United States0.1Tonnes: 5,242USD per tonne: $18,1482.7%Sea
Germany0.05Tonnes: 6,493USD per tonne: $8,1471.5%Sea
Taiwan0.05Tonnes: 2,843USD per tonne: $18,5221.5%Air
Vietnam0.05Tonnes: 2,781USD per tonne: $16,5431.3%Air
United Kingdom0.04Tonnes: 1,629USD per tonne: $27,3851.3%Air
Philippines0.04Tonnes: 1,633USD per tonne: $25,2411.2%Sea
India0.02Tonnes: 439USD per tonne: $43,3300.54%Air
Thailand0.02Tonnes: 3,778USD per tonne: $4,3320.46%Sea
Indonesia0.01Tonnes: 3,173USD per tonne: $3,9870.36%Sea
Malaysia0.01Tonnes: 355USD per tonne: $35,1070.35%Air
Poland0.01Tonnes: 976USD per tonne: $10,6890.3%Air
Italy0.01Tonnes: 1,430USD per tonne: $6,1620.25%Sea
Sweden0.01Tonnes: 622USD per tonne: $13,8330.24%Sea
France0.01Tonnes: 582USD per tonne: $12,6740.21%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.01Tonnes: 39USD per tonne: $133,3250.15%Air
Hong Kong re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 929USD per tonne: $5,0630.13%Sea
Mexico< 0.01Tonnes: 160USD per tonne: $28,8730.13%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2002

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

  • China 2.5
  • South Korea 0.47
  • Singapore 0.11
  • United States 0.1
  • Germany 0.05

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China0.012.5
South Korea0.030.47
Singapore0.010.11
United States0.080.1
Germany0.010.05

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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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