Meat trade statistics Japan import data
package overview
Monthly trade data for 19 HS4 codes covering all major meat and meat product categories traded in Japan, from fresh and frozen beef to processed meats and animal fats.
Monthly subscription price
¥9,000 + VAT where applicable
Can be cancelled any time.
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Why check this package
Why Industry-Level HS Analysis Is Essential for the Meat Industry:
The meat industry has been through more disruption in the last few years than most sectors see in a decade. African Swine Fever tore through global pork supply chains. Covid-19 shut down processing plants and scrambled demand. Now environmental concerns, like CO2 emission and thus regulation are forcing production cuts in parts of Europe. And the next major shift is already forming: as Mercosur-EPA trade terms move forward, countries like Brazil are positioned to become far bigger players in Japan's meat imports.
Anyone in the industry who isn't tracking it is making decisions on previous year's map.
Our integrated "Meat Industry Package" combines multiple related HS4 codes into a single integrated analytical view, an approach rarely available in other trade statistical systems and uncommon among standard trade data platforms.
By analyzing HS0201–HS0210, HS1501–HS1504, and HS1601–HS1605, users can:
Track supply shocks as they happen See ASF-driven pork substitution, plant shutdown effects, or CO2-related production cuts show up directly in Japan's import mix by country, by year, by month.
Get ahead of the Mercosur shift. Watch Brazilian and other Mercosur-origin volumes move in real time as EPA terms develop, instead of finding out after the market has already repriced.
Distinguish structural change from a normal cycle Tell the difference between a genuine demand shift and a temporary supply disruption, the two require very different responses.
Spot country-of-origin shifts early Catch import composition moving toward new supplier countries before it's obvious in headline trade figures.
Spot changes in price / kg early
and much more
HS4 lists contained in this package:
HS0201 - Fresh and chilled beef HS0202 - Frozen beef HS0203 - Pork, fresh, chilled or frozen HS0204 - Lamb and goat meat HS0205 - Horse and other animal meat HS0206 - Edible offal, beef, pork and other animals HS0207 - Poultry meat, fresh, chilled or frozen HS0208 - Other meat including rabbit and game HS0209 - Pig and poultry fat HS0210 - Salted, dried or smoked meat HS1501 - Pig and poultry fat for industrial use HS1502 - Beef and sheep fat for industrial use HS1503 - Lard and other rendered animal fats HS1504 - Fish and marine animal fats and oils HS1601 - Sausages and similar meat products HS1602 - Other prepared and preserved meat HS1603 - Meat and fish extracts and juices HS1604 - Prepared and preserved fish and caviar HS1605 - Prepared crustaceans and molluscs
Who uses this package for which reason?
Meat traders and importers/exporters - Track volume and value trends across all major meat categories, monitor price movements, identify seasonal demand patterns, and build data-driven procurement and sales strategies.
Food manufacturers and processors - Monitor raw material availability and cost trends for meat ingredients, anticipate supply chain pressures, and justify sourcing decisions with verified market data.
Trade consultants and analysts - Support Japan market entry reports, competitive analysis, and client presentations with 25(+) years of monthly official trade data.
Embassies and trade organisations - Reliable, citable statistics for bilateral trade reports, policy briefings, public presentations, and promotional materials targeting the Japanese meat market.
Researchers and academics - Primary data source for studies on Japanese meat trade, agricultural economics, and food supply chains.
Built on Official Data and Optimised for Real Analysis
All data is sourced directly from the Japan Ministry of Finance customs statistics. While publicly available, the available data is difficult to convert into a clean, fast, and analytically usable format.
We have spent years gathering all the data, developing the logic, analyzing what kind of chart will benefit you.
JapanTradeStatistics.com save you potentially hundreds of hours monthly by providing:
Clean and consistent monthly time series from 2000 to present
More than 60 pre-built charts created specifically for trade analysis
Industry-level data and charts without manual data processing
Instant recalculation through advanced filtering
Users spend their time analyzing results, not gathering or preparing data.
Data specification:
Source and content specification: Source: Japan Ministry of Finance official data Coverage: 1988 to present Updated: Monthly Covers: Import data Format: Online access to Power BI No of HS4 codes included: 19