Japan | Imports and Exports | World | Ores, slag and ash | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2012 - 2023
The value of exports of commodity group 26 "Ores, slag and ash" from Japan totalled $ 195 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 26 from Japan went up by 17.8% compared to 2022: exports of commodity group 26 "Ores, slag and ash" went up by $ 29 million (cumulative exports of commodity group 26 from Japan amounted $165 million in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 26 "Ores, slag and ash" amounted to 0.027% of total exports from Japan (cumulative merchandise exports from Japan totalled $ 717 billion in 2023). The share of commodity group 26 in total exports from Japan increased by 0.005 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.022% in 2022 and cumulative exports from Japan were equal to $ 746 billion).
Where does Japan export Ores, slag and ash?
Top export destinations of "Ores, slag and ash" from Japan in 2023:
- Other Asia, nes with a share of 17.5% (34 million US$)
- USA with a share of 13.8% (26 million US$)
- Korea with a share of 12.1% (23 million US$)
- Belgium with a share of 10% (19.6 million US$)
- Singapore with a share of 6.08% (11.8 million US$)
- Canada with a share of 3.74% (7.31 million US$)
- Australia with a share of 2.91% (5.69 million US$)
- United Arab Emirates with a share of 2.85% (5.58 million US$)
- Vietnam with a share of 2.69% (5.25 million US$)
- Oman with a share of 2.41% (4.71 million US$)
Exports structure of 26 - Ores, slag and ash - from Japan in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 53% (104 million US$): 2618 - Granulated slag (slag sand) from the manufacture of iron or steel
- 31% (61 million US$): 2620 - Ash, slag and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing arsenic, metals or their compounds
- 9.48% (18.5 million US$): 2621 - Other slag and ash, including seaweed ash (kelp); ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste.
- 3.3% (6.44 million US$): 2619 - Slag, dross (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel
- 1.42% (2.78 million US$): 2613 - Molybdenum ores and concentrates
- 0.478% (934 thousand US$): 2617 - Ores and concentrates; n.e.s. in heading no. 2601
- 0.302% (591 thousand US$): 2615 - Niobium, tantalum, vanadium or zirconium ores and concentrates
- 0.083% (163 thousand US$): 2601 - Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites
- 0.07% (138 thousand US$): 2612 - Uranium or thorium ores and concentrates
- 0.004% (8.79 thousand US$): 2611 - Tungsten ores and concentrates
The value of imports of commodity group 26 "Ores, slag and ash" to Japan totalled $ 26 billion in 2023. Sales of commodity group 26 to Japan decreased by 16.3% in value terms compared to 2022. imports of commodity group 26 "Ores, slag and ash" decreased by $ 5.13 billion (the value of imports of commodity group 26 to Japan was equal to $31 billion in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 26 "Ores, slag and ash" accounted for 3.5% of total import flow to Japan (in 2023, total imports to Japan amounted to $ 751 billion). The share of commodity group 26 in total imports to Japan increased by 0.001 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 3.5% in 2022 and cumulative imports to Japan were equal to $ 898 billion).
Where does Japan import Ores, slag and ash from?
Top trading partners (import of "Ores, slag and ash") of Japan in 2023:
- Australia with a share of 30% (7.94 billion US$)
- Chile with a share of 17.4% (4.6 billion US$)
- Brazil with a share of 15.2% (4 billion US$)
- Indonesia with a share of 7.31% (1.92 billion US$)
- Canada with a share of 7.21% (1.9 billion US$)
- Peru with a share of 6.14% (1.61 billion US$)
- USA with a share of 3.99% (1.05 billion US$)
- South Africa with a share of 2.7% (712 million US$)
- Panama with a share of 1.91% (503 million US$)
- Other Asia, nes with a share of 1.44% (379 million US$)
Imports structure of 26 - Ores, slag and ash - to Japan in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 44% (11.7 billion US$): 2603 - Copper ores and concentrates
- 43% (11.5 billion US$): 2601 - Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites
- 3.77% (994 million US$): 2613 - Molybdenum ores and concentrates
- 2.3% (608 million US$): 2608 - Zinc ores and concentrates
- 1.31% (346 million US$): 2614 - Titanium ores and concentrates
- 0.826% (217 million US$): 2620 - Ash, slag and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing arsenic, metals or their compounds
- 0.742% (195 million US$): 2607 - Lead ores and concentrates
- 0.733% (193 million US$): 2602 - Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20 % or more, calculated on the dry weight
- 0.592% (156 million US$): 2616 - Precious metal ores and concentrates
- 0.406% (107 million US$): 2604 - Nickel ores and concentrates
