Japan’s steel scrap exports down 17.5 percent in January 2026

Tuesday, 03 March 2026 14:55:15 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul

In January this year, Japanese ferrous scrap exports amounted to 458,955 mt, down by 17.5 percent compared to 556,161 mt in the same month of the previous year, according to customs statistics.

During the given month, Vietnam was the biggest importer of Japanese scrap, importing 254,345 mt, up by 1.6 percent year on year. Vietnam was followed by South Korea and Bangladesh, importing 101,974 mt and 22,656 mt of scrap, respectively.

Meanwhile, Japanese scrap exports to Indonesia amounted to 20,153 mt in January this year, up from 16,489 mt in the same period of the previous year.

BoraKadıoğlu
Bora Kadıoğlu
Editor
All Articles by the Author

I graduated from Boğaziçi University with a degree in Translation and Interpreting Studies. I have been working in the iron and steel sector for three years as a content specialist at SteelOrbis, mainly focusing on plant investments, steelmaking technology, and import/export statistics.

Similar articles

Japan's steel scrap exports down 12.6 percent in January-September 2026

Japan's steel exports down six percent in Jan-Sep 2026

Tokyo Steel's net profit falls 47.7 percent in April-September 2026 despite higher sales

Japan's new ship export orders up 44.2 percent in September 2026 from August

Japan's steel exports down 5.8 percent in Jan-Aug 2026

Japan's steel scrap exports down 9.5 percent in January-August 2026

US HRC imports down 19.8 percent in July 2026 from June

Japan's new ship export orders down 63.6 percent in August 2026 from July

Japan's steel exports down 6.7 percent in January-July 2026

Japan's steel scrap exports down 8.6 percent in Jan-July 2026