🇯🇵Japan - Overview

In Jan-Mar 2026, extra-EU trade with Japan totalled €30.3B. The EU imported €15.2B and exported €15.2B, resulting in a deficit of €33.8M.

Trade with Japan is dominated by the sectors Section XVI — MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES (27.1%), Section XVII — VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT (23.4%), Section VI — PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES (17.4%). The Section XVI — MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES sector alone accounts for 27.1% of bilateral trade.

The extra-EU trade balance with Japan shows a deficit of €33.8M. Imports amount to €15.2B versus €15.2B in exports.

In 2025, imports from this country changed by -1.4% and exports by -2.6% compared to the previous year.