Railway equipment trade statistics
Japan import data
Package overview

Monthly trade data for 8 HS4 codes covering all major railway equipment categories traded in Japan, from locomotives and rolling stock to track fixtures and signalling equipment.
Monthly subscription price
¥4,000 + VAT where applicable
Can be cancelled any time.
Subscription consinues until cancellation.
Why check this package
HS4 lists contained in this package:
HS8601 - Rail locomotives powered by external electricity
HS8602 - Other rail locomotives and locomotive tenders
HS8603 - Self-propelled railway or tramway coaches
HS8604 - Railway maintenance and service vehicles
HS8605 - Railway or tramway passenger coaches
HS8606 - Railway or tramway freight cars
HS8607 - Parts of railway locomotives and rolling stock
HS8608 - Railway and tramway track fixtures and signalling equipment
Who uses this package for which reason?
Railway Equipment traders and importers/exporters - Track volume and value trends across all major railway equipment categories, monitor price movements, identify supply chain shifts, and build data-driven procurement and sourcing strategies.
Manufacturers and parts suppliers - Monitor import trends for railway equipment and components, anticipate supply chain shifts, and support sourcing and market entry decisions.
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 railway equipment market.
Researchers and academics - Primary data source for studies on Japanese railway equipment trade, transport manufacturing, and industrial 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: 2000 to present Updated: Monthly Covers: Import data Format: Online access to Power BI No of HS4 codes included:
