What is the price of glycerol per kilogram/pound in Japan today?
The retail price range for Japan glycerol is between US$ 2.26 and US$ 5.60 per kilogram or between US$ 1.02 and US$ 2.54 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of glycerol in Japan
The retail price range in Yen for glycerol is between JPY 312.09 and JPY 773.44 per kilogram or between JPY 141.54 and JPY 350.76 per pound(lb) in Tokyo and Yokohama.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Japan glycerol is between US$ 1.58 and US$ 3.92 per kilogram or between US$ 0.72 and US$ 1.78 per pound(lb).
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Japan Glycerol Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Glycerol from Japan over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was at its highest at 3.66 US $ per kg, before dropping to 2.28 US $ per kg in 2018. Since then, the price has been on a downward trend, reaching its lowest point of 1.1 US $ per kg in 2020. This year, 2021, the price has increased slightly to 1.72 US $ per kg. Looking ahead, we predict that the export price of Glycerol from Japan will remain relatively stable, with an estimated price of 0.71 US $ per kg in 2022. For 2023 and 2024, we predict the export price of Glycerol from Japan to be around 0.71 US $ per kg and 0.72 US $ per kg respectively.Japan Glycerol Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Glycerol into Japan over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was at its highest at $3.66, before dropping to $2.28 in 2018. Since then, the price has been on a downward trend, reaching its lowest point of $1.10 in 2020. In 2021, the price increased slightly to $1.72, before dropping again to $0.71 in 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Glycerol into Japan will remain relatively stable in 2023 and 2024, with prices estimated to be around $0.60 and $0.80 respectively.Export values for Japan glycerol
The total values in export for glycerol in Japan were US$ 881, US$ 1,159, US$ 715 and US$ 206 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Japan glycerol - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of glycerol shipped by Japan in 2020 was 134 tons. In 2019 Japan shipped 158 tonnes of glycerol. In 2019 alone, the demand for Japan glycerol (processed category) has reduced, flactuating by -49.521 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, glycerol's exports decreased by -50.16 percent earning Japan US$0.21m for the year 2019. Japan's glycerol exports are classified as:
- Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes (HS code 152000)
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Japan glycerol export values
In 2019, Japan supplied glycerol valued at 0.21m USD, a reduction of -70.63% from 2018's total glycerol export of 0.715m USD. The annual change in value of Japan glycerol between 2017 to 2018 was -38.309 percent.
The annual/yearly change in the volume of Japan's glycerol exports between 2017 and 2019 was -50.16 per cent when compared to a variation of -49.521% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Japan's portion of the world's total glycerol's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 73 in world exports of glycerol.
Export markets for Japan glycerol ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Japan is a net exporter of glycerol. The annual growth of Japan glycerol in value between 2015 to 2019 was -13%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -39%, per annum.
Japan bought 15,298 tonnes of glycerol in 2019.