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Japan

What Japan supplies into the American economy — the raw inputs, and the essential goods downstream that depend on them.

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Inputs supplied

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Goods affected

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What depends on them

American goods affected

24 essential American goods have Japan somewhere upstream in their supply chain.

Digital

GPUs and AI accelerators

Graphics and AI compute chips for consumer gaming, professional visualization, and large-scale AI training.

Health

Dialysis supplies

Dialysate concentrate, tubing, filters, and bloodlines for the 500,000+ Americans on kidney dialysis.

Digital

Memory and storage chips

DRAM and NAND flash memory used in every digital device; prices swing with Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron output.

Digital

Semiconductors and chips

Integrated circuits, microcontrollers, and chips embedded in vehicles, appliances, and electronics.

Logistics

Firefighting equipment and supplies

AFFF foam (PFAS transition challenge), protective gear, hose, breathing apparatus, and aerial firefighting assets.

Digital

Computers and laptops

Personal computing devices tied to chips, batteries, displays, and global assembly.

Digital

Servers and cloud hardware

Data center compute, storage, and networking hardware with advanced chip and power supply dependence.

Digital

Smartphones and tablets

Consumer mobile devices dependent on advanced chips, rare earths, and ocean freight.

Digital

Specialty chips

Automotive, medical, industrial, and defense semiconductors on legacy nodes with long design cycles.

Home

Household batteries

Alkaline and lithium AA/AAA/D/9V cells for flashlights, remotes, medical devices, and emergency equipment.

Materials

Auto parts and repairs

Replacement parts, tires, and repair components for personal vehicles.

Health

Inhalers

Asthma and COPD inhaled therapies.

Digital

Lithium-ion batteries

Rechargeable cells for consumer devices, EVs, power tools, and grid storage.

Home

Baby and child care products

Diapers, wipes, baby lotion, and essential childcare supplies.

Materials

Vehicles and light trucks

New passenger cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks; dependent on semiconductors, batteries, and global parts networks.

Logistics

Shipping containers

ISO steel containers that carry ~90% of global trade; repositioning imbalances create regional availability shortages.

Agriculture

Irrigation equipment

Center-pivot systems, drip irrigation, pumps, pipe, and controls for water-intensive farming.

Materials

Tires

Rubber, carbon black, steel wire, and petrochemical compounds; natural rubber from Malaysia and Thailand.

Materials

Home appliances

Refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, and dishwashers with semiconductor-intensive controls and significant steel and copper content.

Health

Ophthalmic and eye Rx products

Prescription eye drops, ophthalmic solutions, and ocular preparations.

Materials

Electric grid transformers

High-voltage power transformers for transmission and distribution; 1-2 year lead times; U.S. imports ~80%.

Logistics

Industrial gases

Oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and CO2 supplied to hospitals, food processing, manufacturing, and welding.

Digital

Specialty gases for chip fabrication

Ultra-high-purity helium, neon, krypton, and argon used in semiconductor lithography, cleaning, and etching.

Materials

Glass and windows

Flat glass for construction windows, auto windshields, containers, and specialty applications.