Brief of Japan’s Silk Trade Statistics – January to February 2025
Source: China National Textile and Apparel Council
Author: Silk Department
Date: April 22, 2025
In the previous article, we learned about Italy’s silk commodity trade data in January 2025. Interested friends can click on the Italian data to view it. Today we will focus on analyzing Japan’s silk commodity trade data from January to February 2025.
According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, in January and February, Japan’s silk product trade amounted to 319 million USD, an increase of 12.86% year-on-year. Among this, exports were 22.69 million USD, an increase of 6.21%, and imports were 296 million USD, an increase of 13.40% (see the attached tables).

Japan’s Silk Trade Exports:
Table 1: Japan’s Exports of All Silk Products to Major Markets in January-February 2025
Country/Region | Export Amount (in 10,000 USD) | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Growth (%) |
Total | 22,689.9 | 100.00 | 6.21 |
China | 8,587.1 | 37.85 | 18.22 |
Vietnam | 5,341.1 | 23.54 | -14.80 |
Hong Kong | 1,310.4 | 5.78 | -2.32 |
Thailand | 1,259.9 | 5.55 | 17.08 |
United States | 1,057.7 | 4.66 | 33.29 |
EU (27 countries) | 993.3 | 4.38 | -2.60 |
Taiwan | 866.2 | 3.82 | 33.97 |
South Korea | 786.3 | 3.47 | 38.95 |
Source: GTF

Table 2: Japan’s Exports of Raw Silk and Yarn to Major Markets in January-February 2025
Country/Region | Export Amount (in 10,000 USD) | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Growth (%) |
Total | 63.73 | 100.00 | 46.03 |
Hong Kong | 26.86 | 42.14 | 78.79 |
EU (27 countries) | 20.76 | 32.58 | 19.80 |
United States | 6.97 | 10.94 | 30.08 |
Source: GTF
Table 3: Japan’s Exports of Raw Silk and Yarn by Quantity to Major Markets in January-February 2025
Country/Region | Export Quantity (Tons) | Year-on-Year Growth (%) | Export Price (USD/Kg) | Year-on-Year Growth (%) |
Total | 4.25 | 37.65 | 150.13 | 6.09 |
Hong Kong | 1.24 | 53.39 | 215.90 | 16.56 |
EU (27 countries) | 1.20 | -13.85 | 173.04 | 39.07 |
China | 0.69 | 97.71 | 82.35 | -42.05 |
Source: GTF
Table 4: Japan’s Exports of Silk Fabrics to Major Markets in January-February 2025
Country/Region | Export Amount (in 10,000 USD) | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Growth (%) |
Total | 1,469.87 | 100.00 | -1.58 |
Vietnam | 530.14 | 36.07 | -14.82 |
China | 516.04 | 35.11 | -4.51 |
Thailand | 110.36 | 7.51 | 7.42 |
Indonesia | 48.56 | 3.30 | 96.50 |
Dominican Republic | 32.66 | 2.22 | -19.72 |
South Korea | 31.39 | 2.14 | 136.48 |
Source: GTF

Table 5: Japan’s Exports of Silk Finished Products to Major Markets in January-February 2025
Country/Region | Export Amount (in 10,000 USD) | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Growth (%) |
Total | 7,353.8 | 100.00 | 22.72 |
China | 3,369.7 | 45.82 | 86.20 |
Hong Kong | 835.3 | 11.36 | -22.75 |
United States | 761.3 | 10.35 | 21.56 |
Taiwan | 613.3 | 8.34 | 41.36 |
EU (27 countries) | 564.8 | 7.68 | -12.91 |
South Korea | 472.4 | 6.42 | 9.06 |
Source: GTF
Japan’s Silk Trade Imports:
Table 6: Japan’s Imports of All Silk Products from Major Sources in January-February 2025
Country/Region | Import Amount (in 10,000 USD) | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Growth (%) |
Total | 29,582.3 | 100.00 | 13.40 |
China | 12,286.5 | 41.53 | 5.92 |
Vietnam | 7,063.4 | 23.88 | 43.12 |
EU (27 countries) | 3,427.98 | 11.59 | -1.28 |
Cambodia | 2,495.3 | 8.44 | 42.55 |
Myanmar | 1,011.1 | 3.42 | 13.95 |
Bangladesh | 912.1 | 3.08 | -10.44 |
Indonesia | 696.0 | 2.35 | -15.84 |
Thailand | 479.9 | 1.62 | -8.57 |
India | 228.8 | 0.77 | 20.92 |
United States | 73.5 | 0.25 | 145.46 |
Source: GTF

Table 7: Japan’s Imports of Raw Silk and Yarn from Major Sources in January-February 2025
Country/Region | Import Amount (in 10,000 USD) | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Growth (%) |
Total | 873.93 | 100.00 | 0.73 |
China | 536.03 | 61.34 | -12.82 |
Vietnam | 193.03 | 22.09 | 32.58 |
Brazil | 113.88 | 13.03 | 14.00 |
Source: GTF
Table 8: Japan’s Imports of Raw Silk and Yarn by Quantity in January-February 2025
Country/Region | Import Quantity (Tons) | Year-on-Year Growth (%) | Import Price (USD/Kg) | Year-on-Year Growth (%) |
Total | 137.33 | -9.48 | 63.64 | 11.28 |
China | 87.70 | -23.62 | 61.12 | 14.14 |
Vietnam | 25.56 | 21.89 | 75.52 | 8.77 |
Brazil | 13.04 | 2.11 | 87.32 | 11.65 |
Source: GTF
Table 9: Japan’s Imports of Silk Fabrics from Major Sources in January-February 2025
Country/Region | Import Amount (in 10,000 USD) | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Growth (%) |
Total | 894.80 | 100.00 | -5.44 |
China | 432.15 | 48.30 | -9.09 |
Vietnam | 180.25 | 20.14 | -6.40 |
South Korea | 110.99 | 12.40 | 14.62 |
EU (27 countries) | 60.14 | 6.72 | -18.75 |
Thailand | 36.12 | 4.04 | -21.25 |
Source: GTF
Table 10: Japan’s Imposts of Silk Finished Products from Major Sources in January-February 2025
Country/Region | Import Amount (in 10,000 USD) | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Growth (%) |
Total | 27,813.6 | 100.00 | 14.59 |
China | 11,318.3 | 40.69 | 7.69 |
Vietnam | 6,690.1 | 24.05 | 45.53 |
EU (27 countries) | 3,365.8 | 12.10 | -0.95 |
Cambodia | 2,494.2 | 8.97 | 42.57 |
Myanmar | 1,011.1 | 3.64 | 13.95 |
Bangladesh | 912.1 | 3.28 | -10.41 |
Indonesia | 690.6 | 2.48 | -16.15 |
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