Surgical masks import volume to Japan FY 2014-2023
In fiscal 2023, the import volume of face masks to Japan reached around 4.6 billion pieces, a decrease from over six billions recorded in the previous fiscal year. Spurred by the outbreak of the global COVID-19 pandemic towards the end of the fiscal year 2019, the mask import was increased, as stocks were depleted and domestic production was unable to fully cover the demand in Japan.