Japan Container Throughput (TEU)
Monthly flash estimate of foreign trade containers handled at the 93 designated ports covered by the Port Transportation Business Act, since January 2016, in 10,000 TEU: exports and imports, each split into laden and empty containers.
| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | 07-2023 | |
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| Total2 | 161.8 | 149.5 | 148.9 | 155.6 | 157.8 | 140.1 | 139.3 | 157.3 | 155.3 | 154.7 | 146.1 | 146.5 | 150.2 | 151.9 | 150.6 | 161.3 | 153.5 | 134.3 | 135.2 | 159.4 | 147.4 | 159.2 | 152.7 | 135 | 145.4 | 145.2 | 143.1 | 149.3 | 152.4 | 130.5 | 132.7 | 148.1 | 146.5 | 151.4 | 154 | 136.1 | 145.7 | |
| Exports2 | 79.3 | 73.5 | 70.7 | 75.9 | 80.9 | 68 | 64 | 79.6 | 74.4 | 75.8 | 70.6 | 69.9 | 72.9 | 75.1 | 72.9 | 82.4 | 73.9 | 68.4 | 59.6 | 80.1 | 71.5 | 78.5 | 73.3 | 63.7 | 69.5 | 71 | 68.3 | 73.1 | 73.5 | 64 | 61.65 | 75.3 | 71 | 75.3 | 76.7 | 64.3 | 70.1 | |
| Exports, laden | 47.1 | 43.9 | 42.4 | 47.2 | 49.9 | 41.6 | 38.1 | 49.6 | 44.4 | 47.3 | 42.3 | 42.7 | 44.2 | 45.9 | 43.4 | 52.8 | 47 | 44.5 | 32.4 | 51.1 | 42.2 | 48.6 | 45 | 38.5 | 43.5 | 44.4 | 41.7 | 45.9 | 48.6 | 42.4 | 37 | 47.8 | 43.8 | 48.3 | 46.8 | 40.6 | 45.2 | |
| Exports, empty | 32.2 | 29.6 | 28.3 | 28.6 | 31 | 26.4 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28.6 | 28.4 | 27.2 | 28.7 | 29.2 | 29.4 | 29.6 | 27 | 23.9 | 27.2 | 29 | 29.3 | 29.9 | 28.3 | 24.9 | 26.1 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 27.1 | 25 | 21.5 | 24.6 | 27.5 | 27.2 | 26.9 | 29.9 | 23.7 | 24.9 | |
| Imports2 | 82.5 | 76 | 78.2 | 79.7 | 76.9 | 72.1 | 75.3 | 77.7 | 80.9 | 78.9 | 75.5 | 76.6 | 77.3 | 76.8 | 77.7 | 78.9 | 79.6 | 65.9 | 75.6 | 79.2 | 75.9 | 80.7 | 79.3 | 71.6 | 75.9 | 74.1 | 74.9 | 76.3 | 78.9 | 66.5 | 71.1 | 72.8 | 75.5 | 76.2 | 77.3 | 71.8 | 75.6 | |
| Imports, laden | 73 | 68.5 | 70.6 | 70.3 | 66.8 | 64.7 | 68.8 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 67.5 | 68.7 | 68.8 | 68.6 | 70 | 69.8 | 70.2 | 57.8 | 69.6 | 69.7 | 68.2 | 72.4 | 71.6 | 64.7 | 67.8 | 66.6 | 66.9 | 67.1 | 67.3 | 57.2 | 65 | 62.6 | 66.5 | 66.2 | 67.9 | 64.1 | 65.4 | |
| Imports, empty | 9.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 8 | 6 | 9.6 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 8 | 9.2 | 11.6 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 10.2 | 9 | 10 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 10.2 |
Latest reading
Total stood at 161.8 10,000 TEU in Jul 2026. That is +8.2% from Jun 2026 and +7.7% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2016 to Jul 2026.
- Latest
- 161.8 10,000 TEU
- Jul 2026
- vs previous period
- +8.2%
- Jun 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +7.7%
About this data
Monthly flash estimate of foreign trade containers handled at the 93 designated ports covered by the Port Transportation Business Act, since January 2016, in 10,000 TEU: exports and imports, each split into laden and empty containers. Compiled from port transport operators' monthly reports; it differs from the Port Statistics survey and from figures published by individual port authorities. Source: Ports and Harbours Bureau, MLIT.
