Dry fruits and nuts · importers
Japan is thirteenth of 96 at $3.2B in the fruit and nuts chapter, a mature market where a supplier is judged on presentation and consistency.
| Market | HS 08 imports |
|---|---|
| United States | $26.0B |
| China | $20.2B |
| Germany | $13.3B |
| Netherlands | $8.5B |
| United Kingdom | $7.2B |
Figures are for the whole of HS chapter 08 (edible fruit and nuts). Source: UN Comtrade, as reported by national authorities; latest available year per market.
Hong Kong is just above at $3.3B and Poland just below at $3.1B. Japan’s 2.0% share of reported world imports is almost the same as both, so the order is loose. The chapter is 0.4% of total imports of $742.7B and ranks 39th among Japan’s import chapters.
Fuel at $168.7B and electrical machinery at $106.1B dominate the bill.
Japan’s food importers are commonly described as attentive to uniform grade, clean appearance, careful packaging and documentation. Treat that as a reason to prepare, not as a fact about any single company. Request the written specification, permitted defect levels and packaging preference before you propose terms.
Sampling and approval may take time, so allow for that in your timetable and avoid promising a first shipment date before the buyer has signed off on a sample. Keep a record of the lot from which the sample was drawn so any later quality question can be traced.
China, the USA, Australia and the United Arab Emirates lead the overall source list. It covers all goods and does not identify origins of nuts or dried fruit, so use shipment records for the relevant headings to see who actually supplies the market.
The $3.2B covers all edible fruit and nuts, fresh and dried. Rankings are reporter-declared and re-exports can distort them.
Confirm the current food-safety, quarantine and labelling requirements with the authorities, then settle Incoterm, currency, payment terms and port with the buyer. Shipment records show consignees and quantities; this site’s free marketplace helps you approach them.
Thirteenth of 96 markets at $3.2B in 2024, a 2.0% share of reported world imports. Hong Kong is just above and Poland just below at $3.1B.
It is 0.4% of total imports and ranks 39th among Japan's import chapters.
No. It covers all edible fruit and nuts.
Search shipment records for the relevant headings and check consignee names, weights and declared values.
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