Source: China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles
Author: Silk DepartmentDate: June 6, 2025, 11:13:57
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.)
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)
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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