<\/span>Overview \u2013 Trade relations between China and Japan<\/h3>According to the most recent data of 2021, trade between China and Japan has continued to grow despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Regarding sea freight, China is Japan’s largest trading partner and accounts for a significant share of its imports and exports<\/strong>.<\/p>According to data from the Japan Maritime Center, the total sea freight trade volume between China and Japan reached 260 million tons in 2020, an increase of 3.2 percent over the previous year. China’s imports from Japan rose 1.9 percent to 61.07 million tons, while Japan’s exports to China rose 4.1 percent to 199.38 million tons<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>To transport these goods, sea freight is a popular means of transportation for exporters and importers. Rather cheap, sea traffic is very important in international trade<\/strong><\/span>. Ships carry mainly manufactured goods in large quantities.<\/p>In China, goods can leave or arrive from various major ports: Guangzhou Port, Shanghai Port, Shenzhen Port, Ningbo Port, Qingdao Port, Tianjin Port, Hong Kong Port, or Xiamen Port.<\/strong><\/p>On the Japanese side, several ports are also able to receive and ship goods: the Port of Nagoya, the Port of Chiba, Yokohama, Kitakyushu, Kobe, Osaka, Tokyo…<\/strong>
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