2010-2012 Japan Lights & Lighting Import Value Trend
Japan lights & lighting import value from 2010 to 2012 amounted to 576 million US dollars, 919 million US dollars and 1.182 billion US dollars. And the import value of 2012 increased by 28.56% year on year.
2010-2012 Japan Lights & Lighting Major Import Countries/Regions
| No. | Export Countries/Regions | Import Value (Thousand USD) | Import Value Growth Compared 2012 to 2010 | ||
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |||
| 1 | China | 367,714 | 632,725 | 837,355 | 127.72% |
| 2 | South Korea | 31,513 | 55,673 | 84,820 | 169.16% |
| 3 | Thailand | 36,734 | 51,199 | 58,252 | 58.58% |
| 4 | Taiwan | 35,855 | 57,723 | 50,585 | 41.08% |
| 5 | USA | 28,535 | 27,238 | 28,833 | 1.04% |
| 6 | Indonesia | 7,669 | 10,789 | 24,363 | 217.68% |
| 7 | Italy | 11,812 | 13,653 | 15,444 | 30.75% |
| 8 | Germany | 11,729 | 14,672 | 12,890 | 9.90% |
| 9 | Philippines | 7,312 | 10,468 | 12,111 | 65.63% |
| 10 | Malaysia | 6,202 | 8,485 | 11,879 | 91.53% |
| 11 | Denmark | 6,475 | 5,679 | 10,980 | 69.58% |
| 12 | France | 5,660 | 5,704 | 6,597 | 16.55% |
| 13 | UK | 2,038 | 2,377 | 3,565 | 74.93% |
| 14 | Vietnam | 1,599 | 2,194 | 3,175 | 98.56% |
| 15 | Singapore | 550 | 1,315 | 2,554 | 364.36% |
| 16 | Spain | 1,796 | 2,869 | 2,540 | 41.43% |
| 17 | Austria | 1,627 | 2,103 | 2,215 | 36.14% |
| 18 | Czech Republic | 1,154 | 2,026 | 1,973 | 70.97% |
| 19 | Hong Kong | 1,639 | 2,719 | 1,844 | 12.51% |
| 20 | Poland | 519 | 1,593 | 1,310 | 152.41% |
From 2010 to 2012, China, South Korea and Thailand are the top three largest import markets of Japan lights & lighting. Among top twenty lights & lighting export markets in 2012, the import value from Indonesia and Singapore of lights & lighting increased by 217.68% and 364.36% compared to that of 2010, which were a large increase.
2010-2012 Japan Lights & Lighting Major Import Countries/Regions Market Share
| No. | Export Countries/Regions | Import Value Percentage | ||
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | ||
| 1 | China↑ | 63.85% | 68.83% | 70.85% |
| 2 | South Korea↑ | 5.47% | 6.06% | 7.18% |
| 3 | Thailand↓ | 6.38% | 5.57% | 4.93% |
| 4 | Taiwan | 6.23% | 6.28% | 4.28% |
| 5 | USA↓ | 4.95% | 2.96% | 2.44% |
| 6 | Indonesia | 1.33% | 1.17% | 2.06% |
| 7 | Italy↓ | 2.05% | 1.49% | 1.31% |
| 8 | Germany↓ | 2.04% | 1.60% | 1.09% |
| 9 | Philippines↓ | 1.27% | 1.14% | 1.02% |
| 10 | Malaysia | 1.08% | 0.92% | 1.01% |
| 11 | Denmark | 1.12% | 0.62% | 0.93% |
| 12 | France↓ | 0.98% | 0.62% | 0.56% |
| 13 | UK | 0.35% | 0.26% | 0.30% |
| 14 | Vietnam | 0.28% | 0.24% | 0.27% |
| 15 | Singapore↑ | 0.10% | 0.14% | 0.22% |
| 16 | Spain | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.21% |
| 17 | Austria↓ | 0.28% | 0.23% | 0.19% |
| 18 | Czech Republic | 0.20% | 0.22% | 0.17% |
| 19 | Hong Kong | 0.28% | 0.30% | 0.16% |
| 20 | Poland | 0.09% | 0.17% | 0.11% |
Note: “↑”represents that the indicators listed continued to increase from 2010 to 2012, “↓”represents that the indicators listed continued to decrease from 2010 to 2012.
Judging from the market share, China is Japan lights & lighting's main import source country, and more than 70% of Japan lights & lighting are imported from China. From 2010 to 2012, the export value in proportion of China, South Korea and Singapore continued to rise, while that of Thailand, the United States, Italy, Germany, the Philippines, France and Austria continued to decline.
Japan Lights & Lighting Major Import Countries from Jan. to Nov. in 2013
| No. | Major Export Countries/Regions | Export Value from Jan. to Nov. in 2013 (Thousand USD) | Year on Year | Percentage |
|
| Total | 1,036,227 | -4.06% | 100% |
| 1 | China | 735,131 | -3.56% | 70.94% |
| 2 | South Korea | 88,438 | 13.91% | 8.53% |
| 3 | Taiwan | 39,559 | -24.24% | 3.82% |
| 4 | Thailand | 31,081 | -35.78% | 3.00% |
| 5 | USA | 26,757 | -1.63% | 2.58% |
| 6 | Philippines | 18,635 | 19.72% | 1.80% |
| 7 | Italy | 16,231 | 44.30% | 1.57% |
| 8 | Indonesia | 14,970 | -16.05% | 1.44% |
| 9 | Germany | 13,031 | 11.32% | 1.26% |
| 10 | Denmark | 11,421 | -13.37% | 1.10% |
| 11 | Malaysia | 7,869 | -27.23% | 0.76% |
| 12 | France | 5,784 | 39.01% | 0.56% |
| 13 | Vietnam | 3,705 | 90.88% | 0.36% |
| 14 | UK | 3,057 | -2.49% | 0.30% |
| 15 | Spain | 2,865 | 30.46% | 0.28% |
| 16 | Hong Kong | 2,700 | 58.45% | 0.26% |
| 17 | Czech Republic | 2,274 | -55.09% | 0.22% |
| 18 | Austria | 1,668 | -44.79% | 0.16% |
| 19 | Singapore | 1,328 | -9.60% | 0.13% |
| 20 | Poland | 1,149 | 64.14% | 0.11% |
From Jan. to Nov. in 2013, Japan lights & lighting main import countries and regions are China, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States, the Philippines, Italy, Indonesia, Germany and Denmark and etc. Among the top twenty Japan lights & lighting import countries/regions, the total import value from Vietnam increased by 90.88% compared to that of 2010, which was a large increase.
(Source: UN COMTRADE)
