What is the price of sugar in Japan?

As of May 2026, sugar in Japan is US$ 1.77 per kg (244 JPY), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Japan's world rank in sugar exports?

Japan ranks #69 out of 118 sugar exporters.

What was the export value of sugar from Japan in 2024?

The export value was US$2,783,506.

What is the latest export price for sugar from Japan?

The latest export unit value is US$1.7664 per kg.

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

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Sugar Prices in Japan

US$ 1.77 / kg

244 JPY / kg

MoM ▲ 4.1% YoY ▲ 4.1%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (JPY)	MoM	YoY	Source
EU	Global benchmark	0.38	52.49	▲ 0.0%	▲ 2.7%	World Bank Pink Sheet
US	Global benchmark	0.79	109	▲ 2.6%	▼ 2.5%	World Bank Pink Sheet
World	Global benchmark	0.34	46.96	▲ 6.3%	▼ 12.8%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value)	1.77	244	▲ 4.1%	▲ 4.1%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the sugar price in Japan available is US$ 1.77 per kg (244 JPY), up 4.1% year-on-year.

Japan exported 1,640 tonnes of sugar in 2024, valued at US$2,783,506, ranking #69 among 118 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. Export volumes declined by 14.1% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for sugar is US$1.7664 per kg. Japan is a net exporter of sugar.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - sugar in Japan

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Japan exported $2.8M (1.6 kt) of sugar▼ 14.1% YoY. That ranks #69 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$2.8M

Export value

1.6 kt

Export volume

#69 / 118

World rank

Global share

$1.7

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top sugar exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Brazil $2.67B · 15.5%
#2 India $1.69B · 9.8%
#3 France $1.54B · 8.9%
#4 Thailand $1.43B · 8.3%
#5 Germany $1.14B · 6.6%

Annual export data Japan · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$2.8M	1.6 kt	$1.7
2023	$3.2M	2.1 kt	$1.55
2022	$3M	1.9 kt	$1.59
2021	$2.9M	1.8 kt	$1.59
2020	$2.9M	1.8 kt	$1.64

HS Code

sugar is traded under Harmonized System code 1701.99. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

Japan sugar - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of sugar shipped by Japan in 2020 was 2,470 metric tonnes. In 2019 Japan exported 1,758 tonnes of sugar. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Japan sugar (processed category) has improved, with a change of 4.518 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sugar's exports grew by 12.91 pc netting the nation US$3.29m for the year 2019. Japan's sugar exports are categorised as:

Refined cane or beet sugar, containing added flavouring or colouring, in solid form (HS code 170191)
Raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter (excluding cane sugar of 1701 13) (HS code 170114)
Raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, obtained without centrifugation, with sucrose content 69Â° to 93Â°, containing only natural anhedral microcrystals (see subheading note 2.) (HS code 170113)
Raw cane sugar (excluding added flavouring or colouring) (HS code 170111)
Raw beet sugar (excluding added flavouring or colouring) (HS code 170112)
Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form (excluding cane and beet sugar containing added flavouring or colouring and raw sugar) (HS code 170199)

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Japan sugar export values

In 2019, Japan exported sugar costing 3.29m USD, a growth of 13.14% from 2018's total sugar export of 2.908m USD. The yearly growth in value of Japan sugar between 2017 to 2018 was 13.905 percent.

The annual/yearly change in the amount of Japan's sugar exports between 2017 and 2019 was 12.91% when compared to a variation of 4.518% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Japan sugar ( in '000$ )

Japan's top export markets for sugar are China, Bangladesh, South Korea, Hong Kong and the Netherlands.

Japan imported 1,208,261 tonnes of sugar in 2019.

Sugar Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest sugar prices in other Asia countries:

China$0.75/kg Iran$0.45/kg Sri Lanka$2.49/kg Thailand$0.62/kg India$0.59/kg Vietnam$0.77/kg Pakistan$0.52/kg Indonesia$0.54/kg Malaysia$0.53/kg Lao (Laos)$0.53/kg Bangladesh$0.38/kg Philippines$0.38/kg Uzbekistan$1.26/kg Cambodia$0.68/kg Tajikistan$1.10/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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