What is the price of table salt in Japan?

As of January 2025, table salt in Japan is US$ 2.19 per kg (303 JPY), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What was the value of Japan's table salt exports in 2024?

Japan's table salt exports were valued at US$3,751,832 in 2024.

What is Japan's world rank in table salt exports?

Japan ranks #57 out of 122 exporters of table salt.

What is the latest export price for table salt from Japan?

The latest export unit value for table salt from Japan is US$2.1902 per kg.

Table Salt Price in Japan - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Table Salt Prices in Japan

US$ 2.19 / kg

303 JPY / kg

MoM ▲ 6.0% YoY ▲ 6.0%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (JPY)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	2.19	303	▲ 6.0%	▲ 6.0%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the table salt price in Japan available is US$ 2.19 per kg (303 JPY), up 6.0% year-on-year.

Japan exported 1,817 tonnes of table salt in 2024, valued at US$3,751,832, ranking #57 among 122 global exporters and accounting for 0.1% of world exports. Export volumes increased by 24.8% year-on-year, and Japan is a net exporter of table salt. The latest export unit value is US$2.1902 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - table salt in Japan

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Japan exported $3.8M (1.8 kt) of table salt▲ 24.8% YoY. That ranks #57 worldwide (0.1% of global exports).

$3.8M

Export value

1.8 kt

Export volume

#57 / 122

World rank

0.1%

Global share

$2.07

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top table salt exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 India $431.4M · 13.1%
#2 Germany $375.4M · 11.4%
#3 Netherlands $331.2M · 10.1%
#4 US $244.2M · 7.4%
#5 Spain $176.8M · 5.4%

Annual export data Japan · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$3.8M	1.8 kt	$2.07
2023	$3M	2.3 kt	$1.33
2022	$4M	2.8 kt	$1.41
2021	$4.1M	1.9 kt	$2.22
2020	$3.5M	1.7 kt	$2.01

HS Code

table salt is traded under Harmonized System code 2501.00. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Japan table salt - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The quantity of table salt exported by Japan in 2020 was 1,688 metric tons. In 2019 Japan sold 1,502 tonnes of table salt. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Japan table salt (processed category) has shrunk, with a change of -3.78 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, table salt's exports grew by 12.09 pc netting the exporter US$3.64m for the year 2019. Japan's table salt exports are classified as:

Salts, incl. table salt and denatured salt, and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water (HS code 250100)

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Japan table salt export values

In 2019, Japan supplied table salt worth 3.64m USD, a drop of -13.89% from 2018's total table salt export of 4.227m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Japan table salt between 2017 to 2018 was 29.942 per cent.

The yearly change in the volume of Japan's table salt exports between 2017 and 2019 was 12.09 percent when compared to a variation of -3.78% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Japan's portion of the world's total table salt's exports in 2019 was 7.9 per cent. Japan holds position 4 in world exports of table salt.

Export markets for Japan table salt ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

Japan is a net importer of table salt. The annual growth of Japan table salt in value between 2015 to 2019 was -10%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -18%, per annum.

Japan bought 7,619,398 tonnes of table salt in 2019.

Table Salt Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest table salt prices in other Asia countries:

Philippines$0.09/kg Thailand$0.11/kg India$0.02/kg Tajikistan$0.04/kg Cambodia$12.49/kg China$0.08/kg Iran$0.02/kg Hong Kong$0.33/kg Indonesia$0.75/kg Kazakhstan$0.04/kg Malaysia$0.23/kg Mongolia$1.20/kg Pakistan$0.19/kg Sri Lanka$0.43/kg Myanmar$0.25/kg

Other Processed Prices in Japan

Latest prices for other processed in Japan:

Natural Honey$10.25/kg cottonseed oil$6.61/kg Cheese$11.74/kg Chocolate$6.64/kg Cocoa Beans$5.59/kg Castor Oil$3.29/kg Wine$19.27/kg Butter$13.89/kg Mineral water$0.39/kg Sausages$10.39/kg Beer$0.97/kg Coffee$20.05/kg Cotton$2.92/kg Tomato Juice$1.29/kg Whey$3.75/kg

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