Japan’s Silk Trade Statistics from January to April 2025
Source: China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles
Author: Silk DepartmentDate: June 6, 2025, 11:13:57
In the previous article, we learned about China’s silk global trade data from January to March 2025. Interested partners can click on China Silk to view it. Today we will focus on analyzing Japan’s silk global trade data from January to April 2025.
According to statistics from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, from January to April 2025, Japan’s total trade volume of silk goods reached USD 696 million, marking a year-on-year increase of 14.62%. Exports amounted to USD 50.43 million, up 6.97% year-on-year; imports reached USD 646 million, up 15.27% year-on-year. (See attached tables for details.)
Japan’s Silk Trade Statistics Export:
Table 1: Japan’s Silk Goods Exports by Major Markets (Jan–Apr 2025)
Unit: USD 10,000
| Country/Region | Export Value | Share (%) | YoY Growth (%) |
| Total | 5043.02 | 100.00 | 6.97 |
| China | 1954.88 | 38.76 | 17.65 |
| Vietnam | 1253.35 | 24.85 | -7.59 |
| Thailand | 276.15 | 5.48 | 28.07 |
| EU (27 countries) | 228.31 | 4.53 | 0.63 |
| Hong Kong (China) | 220.46 | 4.37 | -13.13 |
| South Korea | 202.13 | 4.01 | 35.43 |
| USA | 189.01 | 3.75 | 19.21 |
| Taiwan (China) | 179.16 | 3.55 | 31.76 |
| Indonesia | 96.16 | 1.91 | 107.28 |
| Dominican Republic | 78.97 | 1.57 | -18.17 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 2: Japan’s Raw Silk Exports by Major Markets (Jan–Apr 2025)
Unit: USD 10,000
| Country/Region | Export Value | Share (%) | YoY Growth (%) |
| Total | 133.66 | 100.00 | 12.10 |
| EU (27 countries) | 44.36 | 33.19 | -10.30 |
| Hong Kong (China) | 32.36 | 24.21 | 3.97 |
| China | 31.11 | 23.27 | 123.97 |
| USA | 16.42 | 12.29 | -24.03 |
| Thailand | 4.68 | 3.50 | — |
| Vietnam | 2.09 | 1.56 | 89.22 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 3: Japan’s Raw Silk Export Volume by Market (Jan–Apr 2025)
Unit: tons, USD/kg
| Country/Region | Export Volume | YoY (%) | Unit Price | YoY (%) |
| Total | 11.14 | 39.49 | 119.94 | -19.64 |
| China | 3.64 | 234.81 | 85.56 | -33.10 |
| EU (27 countries) | 2.56 | -20.18 | 173.64 | 12.37 |
| Hong Kong (China) | 1.73 | 6.80 | 187.27 | -2.65 |
| USA | 1.33 | -19.94 | 123.96 | -5.11 |
| Thailand | 0.98 | — | 47.56 | — |
| Vietnam | 0.73 | 249.28 | 28.58 | -45.82 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 4: Japan’s Silk Satin Exports by Major Markets (Jan–Apr 2025)
Unit: USD 10,000
| Country/Region | Export Value | Share (%) | YoY Growth (%) |
| Total | 3421.02 | 100.00 | -3.87 |
| Vietnam | 1242.44 | 36.32 | -7.70 |
| China | 1241.11 | 36.28 | -8.88 |
| Thailand | 250.63 | 7.33 | 21.96 |
| Indonesia | 96.02 | 2.81 | 106.98 |
| South Korea | 81.38 | 2.38 | 54.56 |
| Dominican Republic | 78.97 | 2.31 | -18.17 |
| EU (27 countries) | 74.67 | 2.18 | -2.69 |
| Taiwan (China) | 51.51 | 1.51 | 1.38 |
| Laos | 47.06 | 1.38 | -44.59 |
| Hong Kong (China) | 39.80 | 1.16 | 46.32 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 5: Japan’s Finished Silk Goods Exports by Market (Jan–Apr 2025)
Unit: USD 10,000
| Country/Region | Export Value | Share (%) | YoY Growth (%) |
| Total | 1488.34 | 100.00 | 43.62 |
| China | 682.66 | 45.87 | 138.99 |
| Hong Kong (China) | 148.29 | 9.96 | -24.12 |
| USA | 135.00 | 9.07 | 16.95 |
| Taiwan (China) | 127.50 | 8.57 | 50.82 |
| South Korea | 119.94 | 8.06 | 24.15 |
| EU (27 countries) | 109.28 | 7.34 | 8.52 |
| UK | 30.16 | 2.03 | -8.67 |
| Thailand | 20.84 | 1.40 | 105.90 |
| Canada | 20.82 | 1.40 | -13.94 |
| Malaysia | 19.90 | 1.34 | 45.16 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Japan’s Silk Trade Statistics Import:
Table 6: Japan’s Silk Goods Imports by Source (Jan–Apr 2025)
Unit: USD 10,000
| Country/Region | Import Value | Share (%) | YoY Growth (%) |
| Total | 64619.94 | 100.00 | 15.27 |
| China | 28574.23 | 44.22 | 7.96 |
| Vietnam | 15116.27 | 23.39 | 40.35 |
| EU (27 countries) | 6504.92 | 10.07 | -2.77 |
| Cambodia | 4609.59 | 7.13 | 40.56 |
| Myanmar | 2561.30 | 3.96 | 38.92 |
| Bangladesh | 2341.24 | 3.62 | 0.41 |
| Indonesia | 1403.54 | 2.17 | -9.98 |
| Thailand | 919.81 | 1.42 | 5.52 |
| India | 574.45 | 0.89 | 25.28 |
| South Korea | 314.39 | 0.49 | 5.02 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 7: Japan’s Raw Silk Imports by Source (Jan–Apr 2025)
Unit: USD 10,000
| Country/Region | Import Value | Share (%) | YoY Growth (%) |
| Total | 1755.51 | 100.00 | 5.30 |
| China | 1189.40 | 67.75 | -1.73 |
| Vietnam | 369.62 | 21.05 | 21.29 |
| Brazil | 131.93 | 7.52 | 14.07 |
| Thailand | 46.41 | 2.64 | 98.07 |
| India | 13.88 | 0.79 | 26.11 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 8: Japan’s Raw Silk Import Volume by Source (Jan–Apr 2025)
Unit: tons, USD/kg
| Country/Region | Import Volume | YoY (%) | Unit Price | YoY (%) |
| Total | 284.55 | -2.51 | 61.70 | 8.01 |
| China | 203.37 | -8.92 | 58.49 | 7.89 |
| Vietnam | 49.24 | 14.95 | 75.07 | 5.52 |
| Brazil | 15.15 | 3.88 | 87.11 | 9.81 |
| Thailand | 10.75 | 70.93 | 43.16 | 15.88 |
| India | 5.62 | 24.11 | 24.71 | 1.62 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 9: Japan’s Silk Satin Imports by Source (Jan–Apr 2025)
Unit: USD 10,000
| Country/Region | Import Value | Share (%) | YoY Growth (%) |
| Total | 1876.57 | 100.00 | -1.75 |
| China | 900.00 | 47.96 | -1.81 |
| Vietnam | 379.50 | 20.22 | -2.51 |
| South Korea | 216.95 | 11.56 | 8.82 |
| EU (27 countries) | 136.55 | 7.28 | -14.37 |
| Thailand | 80.09 | 4.27 | -10.45 |
| USA | 28.57 | 1.52 | -23.18 |
| India | 25.88 | 1.38 | -19.04 |
| UK | 23.87 | 1.27 | -10.26 |
| Switzerland | 21.45 | 1.14 | 69.81 |
| Taiwan (China) | 21.38 | 1.14 | -7.48 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 10: Japan’s Finished Silk Goods Imports by Source (Jan–Apr 2025)
Unit: USD 10,000
| Country/Region | Import Value | Share (%) | YoY Growth (%) |
| Total | 60987.86 | 100.00 | 16.20 |
| China | 26484.83 | 43.43 | 8.81 |
| Vietnam | 14367.15 | 23.56 | 42.58 |
| EU (27 countries) | 6366.00 | 10.44 | -2.52 |
| Cambodia | 4607.24 | 7.55 | 40.57 |
| Myanmar | 2561.30 | 4.20 | 38.92 |
| Bangladesh | 2341.24 | 3.84 | 0.43 |
| Indonesia | 1395.77 | 2.29 | -10.20 |
| Thailand | 793.31 | 1.30 | 4.54 |
| India | 534.69 | 0.88 | 28.67 |
| Sri Lanka | 248.99 | 0.41 | 26.04 |
(Data Source: GTF)
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