# Japan exports to Bangladesh: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Japan to Bangladesh, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/JPN-BGD/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Japan reported $1.4B in goods exports to Bangladesh. The overall review level is Critical attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $1.4B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 72% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 5 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 52 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.3 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 37% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 720839 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm | $482.5M | 39% | Watch |
| 2 | 870340 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $180.2M | 11.6% | High attention |
| 3 | 271019 | Not reported | $5.4B | 66.6% | High attention |
| 4 | 720449 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $1.4B | 7.7% | High attention |
| 5 | 720441 | Ferrous waste and scrap: turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, fillings, trimmings and stampings, whether or not in bundles | $85.5M | 16% | High attention |
| 6 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $76.2M | 35.6% | High attention |
| 7 | 722530 | Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils | $84.7M | 56.3% | Critical attention |
| 8 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $70.3M | 74% | Critical attention |
| 9 | 550130 | Fibres: synthetic filament tow, acrylic or modacrylic | $39.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 844720 | Knitting machines: flat, stitch-bonding machines | $89.8M | 84% | Critical attention |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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