Japan Plastics & Rubber Trade

$36.7B +$971M

2025 exports · Annual

Japan exported $36.7B of plastics & rubber products in 2025, placing it among the ten largest exporters covered here at number 4. Exports grew 2.7% over the prior year. plastics & rubber accounts for 4.7% of Japan's total goods exports. United States is the largest trading partner in plastics & rubber, at 12% of two-way trade.

Japan plastics & rubber trade, 2015-2025
Japan plastics & rubber trade, monthly through July 2026

Top plastics & rubber products

#NameValue 2025ShareYoY
1
Plastic sheets and film
$5.9B16.2%+5%
2
New pneumatic tyres
$5.5B15.0%+3.7%
3
Self-adhesive plastics
$2.8B7.5%+6.8%
4
Plastic resins
$2.7B7.3%+2.4%
5
Plastic articles
$2.3B6.3%+3.9%

Top plastics & rubber trading partners

#NameValue 2025ShareYoY
1$7B12.1%+4%
2$4.6B8.0%+1.5%
3$4.3B7.4%+3%
4$1.5B2.7%+1.8%
5$1.4B2.4%+0%

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Source & methodology

We use primary trade sources for every country. See our methodology page for how we source and verify this data.

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