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JapanUnited Statestrade lane.

Japan to United States is one of the most stable high-value trans-Pacific lanes — anchored by autos, auto parts, machinery, and chemicals. LIT helps freight sales teams identify Japanese suppliers and US importers shipping on this lane and prioritize accounts by trailing-12m volume.

$160B+
Annual goods value
Autos, auto parts, machinery
Top categories
Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya
Top origin ports
What we track

Inside the JapanUnited States lane page.

Top shippers
Ranked by TTM TEU

The 25 importers moving the most volume on Japan → United States, refreshed daily as new BOLs file. Each links to a full company profile with verified buyer contacts.

Carrier mix
Lane share by SCAC

Which carriers handle this lane and at what share. Useful for spotting displacement signals when an importer's mix shifts.

Monthly trend
12-month TEU curve

Volume month-over-month with peak / trough flags. Pulse Coach pings you when the trend deviates >15% from the trailing baseline.

HS mix
What's on the boat

Top HS chapters moving on this lane. Customs brokers and BD reps use this to prospect by commodity fit.

Port pairs
Origin × destination splits

Many corridors are multi-port. We surface the dominant origin × destination pairs and where activity is shifting.

YoY change
Year-over-year delta

Lane volume vs same period last year, with seasonality normalized — so you can tell trend from cycle.

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Origin
JP
Japan
Japan· JP
Destination
US
United States
United States· US
Watch this lane

Get pinged when Japan → United States shifts.

Save the lane, set your filters, and Pulse Coach surfaces every meaningful change in TEU, carriers, and shipper mix.