Overview In January 2024 Japan's Products containing tobacco, reconstituted tobacco, nicotine, or tobacco or nicotine substitutes, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body exports accounted up to ¥238M and imports accounted up to ¥32.8B, resulting in a negative trade balance of ¥32.5B. Between January 2023 and January 2024 the exports of Japan's Products containing tobacco, reconstituted tobacco, nicotine, or tobacco or nicotine substitutes, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body have increased by ¥158M (197%) from ¥80.2M to ¥238M, while imports decreased by ¥-4.98B (-13.2%) from ¥37.8B to ¥32.8B.
Destinations In January 2024, Products containing tobacco, reconstituted tobacco, nicotine, or tobacco or nicotine substitutes, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body were exported mostly to Taiwan (¥121M), Australia (¥64.1M), Vietnam (¥33.1M), Malaysia (¥12.4M), and China (¥7.62M), and were imported mostly from Italy (¥15.2B), Romania (¥5.52B), South Korea (¥5.1B), Greece (¥4.64B), and Indonesia (¥1.58B).
Growth In January 2024, the increase in Products containing tobacco, reconstituted tobacco, nicotine, or tobacco or nicotine substitutes, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Malaysia (¥3.21M or 101%) and China (¥714k or 34.5%). In January 2024, the decrease in Products containing tobacco, reconstituted tobacco, nicotine, or tobacco or nicotine substitutes, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from Italy (¥-18.6B or -68.6%), United States (¥-4.11M or -33.4%), and Malaysia (¥-1.17M or -82.6%).