Japan Edible Seaweed Exports and Imports
Reported edible seaweed trade for Japan through Jun 2026, not live or executable quotes.
Exports · last 12 months
$22.9M
+0.2%vs. previous 12 months
Imports · last 12 months
$412M
+34.3%vs. previous 12 months
Monthly reported values in USD. Missing months are excluded rather than treated as zero.
Japan Edible Seaweed Trading Partners
Partner values describe edible seaweed shipments reported by Japan for Jul 2025–Jun 2026. Destinations show where exports go; origins show where imports come from.
Edible Seaweed Export Destinations
United States leads this ranking at $8.3M.
| Partner | Reported value |
|---|---|
United States | $8.3M 37% share |
S19 | $5.5M 24% share |
Vietnam | $1.6M 6.9% share |
HKG | $1M 4.4% share |
SGP | $933K 4.1% share |
Thailand | $865K 3.8% share |
Mexico | $539K 2.4% share |
France | $453K 2.0% share |
United Kingdom | $441K 2.0% share |
Netherlands | $429K 1.9% share |
Saudi Arabia | $364K 1.6% share |
Canada | $263K 1.2% share |
Malaysia | $246K 1.1% share |
Portugal | $235K 1.0% share |
Germany | $209K 0.9% share |
Italy | $198K 0.9% share |
Australia | $189K 0.8% share |
| $162K 0.7% share | |
MAC | $158K 0.7% share |
Brazil | $127K 0.6% share |
| $123K 0.5% share | |
ARE | $118K 0.5% share |
Switzerland | $104K 0.5% share |
Russia | $77.8K 0.3% share |
Denmark | $51.3K 0.2% share |
Edible Seaweed Imports by Country
South Korea leads this ranking at $202M.
| Partner | Reported value |
|---|---|
| $202M 49% share | |
| $199M 48% share | |
Canada | $7.5M 1.8% share |
Vietnam | $1.4M 0.3% share |
Chile | $981K 0.2% share |
Russia | $315K 0.1% share |
S19 | $124K 0.0% share |
Brazil | $55.9K 0.0% share |
United States | $20.3K 0.0% share |
TON | $19.1K 0.0% share |
LKA | $17K 0.0% share |
France | $8.5K 0.0% share |
Australia | $7.1K 0.0% share |
Malaysia | $3.6K 0.0% share |
Norway | $1.7K 0.0% share |
Monthly Trade Values
Recent Japan edible seaweed filings are listed newest first, in USD. Unreported values are labelled explicitly and are not zero.
| Month | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | $1.4M | $44.3M |
| May 2026 | $2.3M | $32.7M |
| Apr 2026 | $1.7M | $54.1M |
| Mar 2026 | $2.2M | $24.7M |
| Feb 2026 | $1.6M | $21.4M |
| Jan 2026 | $2.4M | $37.2M |
| Dec 2025 | $2.7M | $21.8M |
| Nov 2025 | $2.1M | $24.7M |
| Oct 2025 | $1.1M | $25.5M |
| Sep 2025 | $1.4M | $36.3M |
| Aug 2025 | $2M | $37M |
| Jul 2025 | $2.1M | $52.3M |
Japan Edible Seaweed Trade Questions
- Where does Japan export edible seaweed?
- United States is the leading destination in the reported partner table, with $8.3M of edible seaweed exports from Japan.
- Where does Japan import edible seaweed from?
- South Korea is the leading origin in the reported partner table, with $202M of edible seaweed imports into Japan.
See our methodology for reporting windows and differences between partner reports.