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Where does Japan get its refrigerators and freezers? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Japan imported $1.5 billion of refrigerators and freezers (271 thousand tonnes), 2.4% of the world total. China sold 62% of the total, followed by Thailand (17%) and South Korea (9%). Japan was the world’s 7th-largest importer of refrigerators and freezers.

Summary

Value
$1.5billion
Tonnes
271thousand tonnes
Share of world total
2.4%
World rank
7th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China927Tonnes: 200,079USD per tonne: $4,63362.2%Sea
Thailand246Tonnes: 46,158USD per tonne: $5,33716.5%Sea
South Korea129Tonnes: 11,755USD per tonne: $10,9358.6%Sea
United States28.8Tonnes: 651USD per tonne: $44,3001.9%Air
Indonesia24.7Tonnes: 2,946USD per tonne: $8,3771.7%Sea
Australia19.6Tonnes: 574USD per tonne: $34,1621.3%Sea
Vietnam19Tonnes: 3,127USD per tonne: $6,0631.3%Sea
Italy12.1Tonnes: 373USD per tonne: $32,4140.81%Sea
Taiwan12Tonnes: 880USD per tonne: $13,6220.8%Sea
Germany11.7Tonnes: 1,317USD per tonne: $8,9030.79%Air
Denmark9.4Tonnes: 645USD per tonne: $14,5490.63%Sea
Malaysia9Tonnes: 342USD per tonne: $26,2100.6%Sea
Philippines8.7Tonnes: 458USD per tonne: $18,9900.58%Sea
France6.6Tonnes: 302USD per tonne: $21,9870.45%Sea
Austria5.7Tonnes: 345USD per tonne: $16,6520.39%Sea
Ireland5.2Tonnes: 199USD per tonne: $26,2230.35%Sea
United Kingdom2.6Tonnes: 20USD per tonne: $131,3630.17%Air
Sweden1.9Tonnes: 48USD per tonne: $39,5170.13%Sea
Mexico1.7Tonnes: 76USD per tonne: $22,4600.11%Sea
Switzerland1.7Tonnes: 19USD per tonne: $86,1270.11%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2004

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

  • China 927
  • Thailand 246
  • South Korea 129
  • United States 28.8
  • Indonesia 24.7

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China19.6927
Thailand193246
South Korea63.2129
United States10728.8
Indonesia2.924.7

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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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