What is the U.S. trade balance with Japan?

The U.S. trade balance with Japan is -$726.10B (a deficit — the U.S. imports more than it exports).

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Q: What does the U.S. import from Japan?

The top U.S. imports from Japan are Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts etc., Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery etc.; Parts, Electric Machinery etc.; Sound Equipment; TV Equipment; Parts. The full product breakdown is on this page.

The United States imports $1.10T from Japan and exports $374.73B to it as of Aug 2026, a trade balance of -$726.10B. Top U.S. imports from Japan: Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts etc., Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery etc.; Parts, Electric Machinery etc.; Sound Equipment; TV Equipment; Parts.

$1.10TU.S. imports from

$374.73BU.S. exports to

-$726.10BU.S. trade balance

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Monthly U.S. imports from JAPAN

$20.86B

Sep
25

$23.56B

Oct
25

$23.24B

Nov
25

$24.00B

Dec
25

$21.75B

Jan
26

$20.63B

Feb
26

$24.74B

Mar
26

$12.57B

Apr
26

$23.19B

May
26

$25.00B

Jun
26

$25.59B

Jul
26

$23.64B

Aug
26

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Top products imported from JAPAN

#	Product	Value
1	HS 87 Vehicles, Except Railway Or Tramway, And Parts etc.	$215.00B
2	HS 84 Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery etc.; Parts	$159.59B
3	HS 85 Electric Machinery etc.; Sound Equipment; TV Equipment; Parts	$92.99B
4	HS 870323 Of A Cylinder Capacity Exceeding 1,500 Cc But Not Exceeding 3,000 Cc	$44.21B
5	HS 90 Optic, Photo etc., Medic Or Surgical Instrments etc.	$32.24B
6	HS 30 Pharmaceutical Products	$31.81B
7	HS 870340 Other Vehicles, With Both Spark-ignition Internal Combustion Piston Engine And Electric Motor As Motors For Propulsion, Other Than Those Capable Of Being Charged By Plugging To External Source Of Electric Power	$29.58B
8	HS 870324 Of A Cylinder Capacity Exceeding 3,000 Cc	$17.85B

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Top products exported to JAPAN

#	Product	Value
1	HS 27 Mineral Fuel, Oil etc.; Bituminous Substances; Mineral Wax	$65.54B
2	HS 84 Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery etc.; Parts	$33.63B
3	HS 90 Optic, Photo etc., Medic Or Surgical Instrments etc.	$32.62B
4	HS 30 Pharmaceutical Products	$31.85B
5	HS 88 Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof	$25.54B
6	HS 85 Electric Machinery etc.; Sound Equipment; TV Equipment; Parts	$21.54B
7	HS 10 Cereals	$18.14B
8	HS 02 Meat And Edible Meat Offal	$14.50B