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Who buys Japan’s refined copper? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, Japan exported $7.3 billion of refined copper (787 thousand tonnes), 7.7% of the world total. Its main destinations were China (31%), India (26%) and Taiwan (20%). Japan was the world’s 3rd-largest exporter of refined copper.

Summary

Value
$7.3billion
Tonnes
787thousand tonnes
Share of world total
7.7%
World rank
3rd
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China2.3Tonnes: 248,250USD per tonne: $9,19231.4%Sea
India1.9Tonnes: 203,487USD per tonne: $9,46426.5%Sea
Taiwan1.5Tonnes: 159,197USD per tonne: $9,26520.3%Sea
Thailand0.8Tonnes: 85,870USD per tonne: $9,34011%Sea
Indonesia0.42Tonnes: 45,657USD per tonne: $9,2005.8%Sea
South Korea0.12Tonnes: 12,920USD per tonne: $9,0261.6%Sea
Vietnam0.1Tonnes: 10,852USD per tonne: $8,9391.3%Sea
Malaysia0.09Tonnes: 13,671USD per tonne: $6,7701.3%Sea
Philippines0.03Tonnes: 3,259USD per tonne: $8,6570.39%Sea
United States0.02Tonnes: 1,525USD per tonne: $11,3500.24%Sea
Mexico< 0.01Tonnes: 501USD per tonne: $9,7160.07%Sea
Turkey< 0.01Tonnes: 333USD per tonne: $12,6020.06%Sea
Germany< 0.01Tonnes: 288USD per tonne: $10,6070.04%Sea
Singapore re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 219USD per tonne: $10,1200.03%Sea
Italy< 0.01Tonnes: 112USD per tonne: $11,0670.02%Sea
Pakistan< 0.01Tonnes: 99USD per tonne: $9,3370.01%Sea
Australia< 0.01Tonnes: 69USD per tonne: $8,2080.01%Sea
United Kingdom< 0.01Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $182,7280.01%Air
Hong Kong re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 31USD per tonne: $10,8300%Sea
Cambodia< 0.01Tonnes: 273USD per tonne: $6820%Sea

Trend

Who it sells to

China has been its main destination since 2024

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

  • China 2.3
  • India 1.9
  • Taiwan 1.5
  • Thailand 0.8
  • Indonesia 0.42

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China0.122.3
India< 0.011.9
Taiwan0.211.5
Thailand0.040.8
Indonesia0.010.42

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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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