What is the price of natural rubber per kilogram/pound in Japan today?
The retail price range for Japan natural rubber is between US$ 0.93 and US$ 1.15 per kilogram or between US$ 0.42 and US$ 0.52 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of natural rubber in Japan
The retail price range in Yen for natural rubber is between JPY 127.92 and JPY 158.55 per kilogram or between JPY 58.01 and JPY 71.90 per pound(lb) in Tokyo and Yokohama.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Japan natural rubber is between US$ 0.65 and US$ 0.80 per kilogram or between US$ 0.29 and US$ 0.36 per pound(lb).
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Japan Natural Rubber Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Natural Rubber from Japan over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2017, the price was 3.44 US dollars per kilogram, dropping to 2.74 US dollars per kilogram in 2018. The price then rose slightly to 3.21 US dollars per kilogram in 2019, before dropping again to 3.12 US dollars per kilogram in 2020 and 2.24 US dollars per kilogram in 2021. The most recent data shows that the export price per kilogram of Natural Rubber from Japan is 1.44 US dollars. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Natural Rubber from Japan in 2023 will be around 1.14 US dollars and in 2024 will be around 0.84 US dollars.The exports of natural rubber from Japan are classified as:
- Natural rubber latex, whether or not prevulcanised (HS code 400110)
- Technically specified natural rubber "TSNR" (HS code 400122)
- Smoked sheets of natural rubber (HS code 400121)
- Natural rubber in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (excluding smoked sheets, technically specified natural rubber "TSNR" and natural rubber latex, whether or not prevulcanised) (HS code 400129)
- Balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (excluding natural rubber, whether or not prevulcanised) (HS code 400130)
Japan Natural Rubber Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Natural Rubber into Japan over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was 4.27 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 2.89 US dollars per kg in 2015. This was followed by a slight increase to 4.06 US dollars per kg in 2014. In 2017, the price dropped to 3.44 US dollars per kg, before falling further to 2.74 US dollars per kg in 2018. The price then rose to 3.21 US dollars per kg in 2019, before dropping to 3.12 US dollars per kg in 2020. The most recent data shows that the price has dropped to 2.24 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on the data, it is likely that the price of Natural Rubber into Japan will continue to decrease in the next two years. We predict that the price will drop to 1.44 US dollars per kg in 2022, and then to 0.64 US dollars per kg in 2023.Export values for Japan natural rubber
The total values in export for natural rubber in Japan were US$ 717, US$ 797, US$ 1,073 and US$ 646 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Japan natural rubber - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of natural rubber sold by Japan in 2020 was 199 tonnes. In 2019 Japan shipped 201 tonnes of natural rubber. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Japan natural rubber (processed category) has shrunk, flactuating by -48.593 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, natural rubber's exports reduced by -13.36 percent netting the nation US$0.65m for the year 2019. Japan's natural rubber exports are categorised as:
- Technically specified natural rubber "TSNR" (HS code 400122)
- Natural rubber latex, whether or not prevulcanised (HS code 400110)
- Natural rubber in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (excluding smoked sheets, technically specified natural rubber "TSNR" and natural rubber latex, whether or not prevulcanised) (HS code 400129)
- Smoked sheets of natural rubber (HS code 400121)
- Balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (excluding natural rubber, whether or not prevulcanised) (HS code 400130)
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Japan natural rubber export values
In 2019, Japan supplied natural rubber with a value of 0.65m USD, a contraction of -39.42% from 2018's total natural rubber export of 1.073m USD. The annual change in value of Japan natural rubber between 2017 to 2018 was 34.63 pc.
The per year variation in the amount of Japan's natural rubber exports between 2017 and 2019 was -13.36% compared to a variation of -48.593% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Japan's portion of the world's total natural rubber's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Japan is ranked position 37 in world exports of natural rubber.
Export markets for Japan natural rubber ( in '000$ )
Japan's top destinations for natural rubber are China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Thailand.
Import/Export Trends
Japan is a net importer of natural rubber. The annual growth of Japan natural rubber in value between 2015 to 2019 was -24%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was %, per annum.
Japan ordered 734,078 tonnes of natural rubber in 2019.