Pulses · importers
Japan ranks tenth of 96 at $2.4B, level with the market immediately below it, and it is a food importer with a large fuel bill overshadowing everything else.
| Market | HS 07 imports |
|---|---|
| United States | $16.5B |
| Germany | $8.8B |
| United Kingdom | $5.2B |
| India | $5.1B |
| France | $4.8B |
Figures are for the whole of HS chapter 07 (edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers); pulses is only part of it. Source: UN Comtrade, as reported by national authorities; latest available year per market.
Italy is ranked above at $2.7B, and Spain below at $2.4B, the same rounded figure as Japan’s. Japan’s 2.6% share of reported world imports of the chapter is therefore almost identical to Spain’s, and the order between them is close to a coin toss at this precision.
Sellers should regard Japan and Spain as equals in size and choose between them on fit, not on rank.
Total imports are $742.7B. This chapter is 0.3% of that and ranks 42nd among Japan’s own import chapters. Mineral fuels are the largest chapter at $168.7B, followed by electrical machinery at $106.1B and industrial machinery at $72.8B.
Overall suppliers are China, the USA, Australia and the United Arab Emirates. These are general trade partners and do not show where legumes originate. Japan imports food from many regions, so use shipment data for this heading to see real origins.
Japanese importers are commonly described as attentive to specification and consistency. Treat that as a reason to prepare, not as a fact about any single company: ask for the buyer’s written quality standard, sample expectations and packaging preferences.
Confirm the current plant-health and food-safety requirements with the competent authority. Agree Incoterm, currency, payment method and arrival port explicitly.
The $2.4B covers the whole of HS chapter 07, edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers, so pulses are only part of the total. Rankings are reporter-declared for the latest year and can be affected by re-exports and reporting gaps.
Customs shipment records under the pulses heading list consignees, quantities and declared values. Combine them with this site’s free marketplace to start conversations.
Tenth of 96 markets at $2.4B in 2024, a 2.6% share of reported world imports. Italy is above at $2.7B and Spain is below at a similar $2.4B.
It is 0.3% of $742.7B in imports and ranks 42nd among Japan's import chapters, far behind fuels and machinery.
No. China, the USA, Australia and the United Arab Emirates are the largest sources across all goods. Filter shipment records by heading for commodity origins.
Search customs shipment records filtered to the pulses heading. Consignee, quantity and declared value fields show who buys and how often.
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