Overview
- ADEX said shipments to Japan reached $558.9 million in the first two months of 2026, up 14.4% from a year earlier.
- Primary goods accounted for 93.5% of the total at $522.9 million, led by mining at $316.2 million and hydrocarbons at $190 million.
- Non-traditional exports totaled $36 million and rose 47.8%, driven by farm goods and seafood for direct human consumption such as cocoa beans and frozen squid.
- Across 2025, Peru sold $3.216 billion to Japan, making it the country’s fifth-largest partner even as primary exports fell 8.5%.
- Trade with Japan supported 90,738 jobs and 440 exporters in 2025, and CIEN-ADEX flagged growth potential in cocoa paste, iron scrap, gold bars, tin, lead, frozen squid, fresh avocados, and cocoa beans.