What is the price of licorice roots per kilogram/pound in Japan today?
The retail price range for Japan licorice roots is between US$ 7.33 and US$ 8.11 per kilogram or between US$ 3.32 and US$ 3.68 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of licorice roots in Japan
The retail price range in Yen for licorice roots is between JPY 1,012.19 and JPY 1,120.16 per kilogram or between JPY 459.04 and JPY 508.01 per pound(lb) in Tokyo and Yokohama.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Japan licorice roots is between US$ 5.13 and US$ 5.68 per kilogram or between US$ 2.33 and US$ 2.57 per pound(lb).
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Japan Licorice Roots Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Licorice roots from Japan over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 140.76 US dollars per kg, followed by a sharp increase to 175.07 US dollars per kg in 2018. However, the price dropped significantly in 2019 to 121.45 US dollars per kg and further decreased to 112.55 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then rose to 150.58 US dollars per kg in 2021 and dropped again to 69.13 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Licorice roots from Japan in 2023 will be around 115.71 US dollars per kg and in 2024 will be around 103.42 US dollars per kg.Japan Licorice Roots Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Licorice roots into Japan over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was $140.76, followed by a sharp increase to $175.07 in 2018. This was followed by a decrease to $121.45 in 2019 and then a further decrease to $112.55 in 2020. 2021 saw a slight increase to $150.58, before dropping to $69.13 in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Licorice roots into Japan in 2023 will be around $99.00 and in 2024 will be around $50.00.Export values for Japan licorice roots
The total values in export for licorice roots in Japan were US$ 4,763, US$ 3,519, US$ 4,727 and US$ 3,765 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Japan licorice roots - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of licorice roots exported by Japan in 2020 was 33 metric tonnes. In 2019 Japan exported 31 tonnes of licorice roots. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Japan licorice roots (tubers category) has increased, changing by 14.815 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, licorice roots' exports grew by 24 percent netting the exporter US$3.76m for the year 2019. Japan's licorice roots exports are categorised as:
- Liquorice roots, fresh or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered (HS code 121110)
- Extracts of liquorice (excluding that with a sucrose content by weight of > 10% or in the form of confectionery) (HS code 130212)
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Japan licorice roots export values
In 2019, Japan shipped licorice roots valued at 3.76m USD, a reduction of -20.46% from 2018's total licorice roots export of 4.727m USD. The annual reduction in value of Japan licorice roots between 2017 to 2018 was 34.328%.
The per year variation in the volume of Japan's licorice roots exports between 2017 and 2019 was 24 per cent in comparison to a variation of 14.815% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Japan licorice roots ( in '000$ )
Japan brought in 408 tonnes of licorice roots in 2019.