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Where does Japan get its footwear? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Japan imported $4.7 billion of footwear (228 thousand tonnes), 3.2% of the world total. Its main sources were China (41%), Vietnam (27%) and Indonesia (9%). Japan was the world’s 10th-largest importer of footwear.

Summary

Value
$4.7billion
Tonnes
228thousand tonnes
Share of world total
3.2%
World rank
10th
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
China1.9Tonnes: 143,447USD per tonne: $13,37240.6%Sea
Vietnam1.3Tonnes: 42,006USD per tonne: $30,65527.3%Sea
Indonesia0.44Tonnes: 18,519USD per tonne: $23,5579.2%Sea
Italy0.4Tonnes: 1,664USD per tonne: $237,7338.4%Air
Cambodia0.23Tonnes: 9,177USD per tonne: $25,1384.9%Sea
Myanmar0.08Tonnes: 3,829USD per tonne: $20,0491.6%Sea
United States0.04Tonnes: 517USD per tonne: $81,6480.89%Air
France0.04Tonnes: 203USD per tonne: $207,2070.89%Air
India0.04Tonnes: 1,652USD per tonne: $24,0360.84%Sea
Bangladesh0.03Tonnes: 1,405USD per tonne: $23,9830.71%Sea
Thailand0.03Tonnes: 931USD per tonne: $28,9600.57%Sea
Germany0.03Tonnes: 363USD per tonne: $69,6720.54%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.02Tonnes: 315USD per tonne: $66,6030.45%Air
Spain0.02Tonnes: 310USD per tonne: $59,0270.39%Air
United Kingdom0.02Tonnes: 177USD per tonne: $84,9820.32%Air
Laos0.01Tonnes: 841USD per tonne: $16,8290.3%Sea
Singapore re-exports0.01Tonnes: 282USD per tonne: $48,7080.3%Air
Portugal0.01Tonnes: 155USD per tonne: $72,2530.24%Air
Philippines0.01Tonnes: 417USD per tonne: $24,0550.21%Sea
Romania0.01Tonnes: 246USD per tonne: $40,7300.21%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

China was its main source throughout the period

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

  • China 1.9
  • Vietnam 1.3
  • Indonesia 0.44
  • Italy 0.4
  • Cambodia 0.23

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China1.31.9
Vietnam0.011.3
Indonesia0.140.44
Italy0.320.4
Cambodia00.23

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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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