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 TYRE INDUSTRY OF JAPAN 2018

Contents
he Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association, Inc...................................... 2
T
JATMA Member Firms.................................................................................................................... 3

I. History of the Japanese Tyre Industry

1. Brief History of the Japanese Tyre Industry................................................................................... 4
2. Changes in Production Volume of Tyres and Automobiles............................................................ 5

II. The Japanese Tyre Industry Today

1. Overview......................................................................................................................................... 6
2. Trends in Production by Tyre Category.......................................................................................... 7
3. Trends in Sales of Original Equipment Tyres................................................................................. 7
4. Trends in Sales of Replacement Tyres.......................................................................................... 8
Trends in Sales of Summer Tyres and Winter Tyres for Replacement (for Four-Wheeled Vehicles)..... 8
5. Trends in Sales of Export Tyres..................................................................................................... 9
6. Exports by Region of Destination................................................................................................. 10
7. Imports by Region of Origin.......................................................................................................... 10

III. Measures for Tyre Safety

1. Safety Standards for Automobile Tyres........................................................................................ 11
2. Tyre Standards............................................................................................................................. 11
3. Legal Limits on Tread Wear......................................................................................................... 12
4. Product Inspection........................................................................................................................ 12

IV. Consideration for Environment

1. Tyre Labeling System.................................................................................................................... 13
2. Approach to Reduce CO2 Emissions............................................................................................ 13
3. Effort to “Reduce”......................................................................................................................... 14
4. Current Status on Scrap Tyre (Used Tyre) Recycling................................................................... 15
5. Situation in Illegal Piling & Dumping of Scrap Tyres...................................................................... 16
6. Support Program for Dumping Site Restoration by JATMA........................................................... 16

V. References
1. Automobiles and Tyres................................................................................................................. 17
2. Distribution Channels................................................................................................................... 18
3. Raw Materials............................................................................................................................... 19
4. Tyre Production Worldwide.......................................................................................................... 20

Distribution of Member Firms’ (Full Member) Automobile Tyre Plants................. 21

The Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association, Inc. JATMA Member Firms

Chairman: Takashi Shimizu, President, Toyo Tire Corporation [Full member]

Vice-Chairman: 
Masaaki Tsuya, Chairman of the Board, CEO and Representative Executive Officer, Bridgestone
Corporation Bridgestone Corporation Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
Executive Director: Kenji Kurata President Masaaki Tsuya President Ikuji Ikeda
Established: September 1947 (incorporated in December 1968) Established: March 1, 1931 Established: March 6, 1917
Head Office: Toranomon No. 33 Mori Bldg., 8F, 8-21, Toranomon 3-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001, Japan
Capital: ¥126,354 million Capital: ¥42,658 million
Tel.: 03 (3435) 9091 Fax: 03 (3435) 9097
Members: [Full member] (as of the end of December 2017) (as of the end of December 2017)
Bridgestone Corporation Annual sales: ¥3,643,427 million Annual sales: ¥877,866 million
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (consolidated)
(fiscal year ending December 2017) revenue* (fiscal year ending December 2017)
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (consolidated)

Toyo Tire Corporation Employees: 142,669
(consolidated) (as of the end of December 2017) Employees: 36,650
[Associate member]
(consolidated) (as of the end of December 2017)
Nihon Michelin Tire Co., Ltd. Head office: 1-1, Kyobashi 3-chome,

Goodyear Japan, Ltd. Head office: 6-9, Wakinohama-cho 3-chome, Chuo-ku,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8340
Tel.: 03 (6836) 3001 Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture 651-0072

Tel.: 078 (265) 3000
Organization https://www.bridgestone.co.jp/
http://www.srigroup.co.jp/
Under General Assembly and Board of Directors, three committees are established: Executive Committee, Technical
Committee, and Environmental Committee. The committees have relevant subcommittees which promoting their activities *International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) has been applied
such as surveys and studies. from 2016.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. Toyo Tire Corporation

Research & Statistics Subcommittee
President Masataka Yamaishi President Takashi Shimizu
Public Relations Subcommittee Established: October 13, 1917 Established: August 1, 1945
Executive Committee Capital: ¥38,909 million Capital: ¥30,484 million
Intellectual Property Subcommittee
(as of the end of December 2017) (as of the end of December 2017)
General Board of
Assembly Directors Trade Subcommittee Annual sales: ¥668,000 million Annual sales: ¥404,999 million
(consolidated) (fiscal year ending December 2017) (consolidated) (fiscal year ending December 2017)

Employees: 25,439 Employees: 11,759
Design Subcommittee
(consolidated) (as of the end of December 2017) (consolidated) (as of the end of December 2017)

Tyre Standards Head office: 36-11, Shimbashi 5-chome, Head office: 2-13, Fujinoki 2-chome, Itami,
Board of Verification Subcommittee
Inspectors Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8685 Hyogo Prefecture 664-0847
Tyre Road Noise and Tel.: 03 (5400) 4531 Tel.: 072 (789) 9100
Performance Testing Subcommittee
http://www.y-yokohama.com/ http://www.toyo-rubber.co.jp/
Technical Committee Materials Subcommittee

Tyre Inspection &

Technical Service Subcommittee
[Associate member]
Tyre Standards Committee
Nihon Michelin Tire Co., Ltd. Goodyear Japan, Ltd.
JATMA Review Committee of Tyre President Paul Perriniaux President Yujiro Kanahara
Labeling System
Established: June 10, 1975 Established: January 10, 1952
Capital: ¥100 million Capital: ¥2,336 million
Environment Subcommittee (as of the end of December 2017) (as of the end of December 2017)
Employees: 600 Employees: 128
Environmental Committee Reduce Subcommittee
(as of the end of December 2017) (as of the end of December 2017)
Recycle Subcommittee Head office: 13F., Shinjuku Park Tower, 7-1, Head office: 3F., Sankaido Bldg., 9-13,

Liaison conference for Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Akasaka 1-chome, Minato-ku,

Associate members Tokyo 163-1073 Tokyo 107-0052
Tel.: 03 (5990) 5600 Tel.: 03 (5572) 8235
Associate member:
By getting certification of the Board of Directors, an Associate member can attend the General Assembly Meeting as an observer without voting right. http://www.michelin.co.jp/ http://www.goodyear.co.jp/

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JATMA Member Firms

[Full member]

Bridgestone Corporation Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.

President Masaaki Tsuya President Ikuji Ikeda
Established: March 1, 1931 Established: March 6, 1917
Capital: ¥126,354 million Capital: ¥42,658 million
(as of the end of December 2017) (as of the end of December 2017)
Annual sales: ¥3,643,427 million Annual sales: ¥877,866 million
(consolidated) (fiscal year ending December 2017) revenue* (fiscal year ending December 2017)

(consolidated)

Employees: 142,669
(consolidated) (as of the end of December 2017) Employees: 36,650

(consolidated) (as of the end of December 2017)

Head office: 1-1, Kyobashi 3-chome,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8340 Head office: 6-9, Wakinohama-cho 3-chome, Chuo-ku,

Tel.: 03 (6836) 3001 Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture 651-0072

Tel.: 078 (265) 3000
https://www.bridgestone.co.jp/
http://www.srigroup.co.jp/

*International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) has been applied

from 2016.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. Toyo Tire Corporation

President Masataka Yamaishi President Takashi Shimizu
Established: October 13, 1917 Established: August 1, 1945
Capital: ¥38,909 million Capital: ¥30,484 million
(as of the end of December 2017) (as of the end of December 2017)
Annual sales: ¥668,000 million Annual sales: ¥404,999 million
(consolidated) (fiscal year ending December 2017) (consolidated) (fiscal year ending December 2017)

Employees: 25,439 Employees: 11,759
(consolidated) (as of the end of December 2017) (consolidated) (as of the end of December 2017)

Head office: 36-11, Shimbashi 5-chome, Head office: 2-13, Fujinoki 2-chome, Itami,
Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8685 Hyogo Prefecture 664-0847
Tel.: 03 (5400) 4531 Tel.: 072 (789) 9100
http://www.y-yokohama.com/ http://www.toyo-rubber.co.jp/

[Associate member]

Nihon Michelin Tire Co., Ltd. Goodyear Japan, Ltd.

President Paul Perriniaux President Yujiro Kanahara
Established: June 10, 1975 Established: January 10, 1952
Capital: ¥100 million Capital: ¥2,336 million
(as of the end of December 2017) (as of the end of December 2017)
Employees: 600 Employees: 128
(as of the end of December 2017) (as of the end of December 2017)
Head office: 13F., Shinjuku Park Tower, 7-1, Head office: 3F., Sankaido Bldg., 9-13,
Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Akasaka 1-chome, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 163-1073 Tokyo 107-0052
Tel.: 03 (5990) 5600 Tel.: 03 (5572) 8235
http://www.michelin.co.jp/ http://www.goodyear.co.jp/

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 Ⅰ History of the Japanese Tyre Industry

1. Brief History of the Japanese Tyre Industry

The production scale of the automobile tyre industry of Japan steadily increased from the second half of 1990s to 2008,
supported by generally firm demand in the domestic market and active export. It declined severely in 2009 due to the
world economic crisis. Though it was recovered to a certain extent in 2010, thereafter it has been gradually decreasing
and one of the causes is globalization of the production system.
Number of tyre production in 2017 was 144.92 million (tyres). This is the amount of 1.03 million tons of rubber, which
accounts for more than 80% of the domestic rubber production (newly produced rubber).
Brief history of the tyre industry of Japan in chronological order is as below:

(1) 1940s-1950s
The industry restructured after World War II, following the destruction of facilities and equipment. In the early 1950s, after
the long-term government regulation and during the Korean War, the industry enjoyed special procurement and improved
tyre demand. However, after the Korean War, deflationary pressures affected the Japanese economy. Demand for tyres
decreased sharply, and the tyre market experienced considerable difficulty.

(2) 1960s
Around 1960, full-fledged motorization, including increased automobiles on the road and the advent of expressways,
spurred the industry toward a technological revolution, including expansion and automation of equipment, as well as
changes in the raw materials for tyres, and enjoyed a high-growth phase.

(3) 1970s
From 1970, the industry suffered demand downturns temporarily as a result of the first oil crisis. However, exports led the
growing Japanese economy. Tyre production expanded, as a result of an increase in the number of vehicles produced and
registered, and product diversification spurred demand.

(4) 1980s
Low economic growth under the worldwide recession following the second oil crisis (1979) combined with the progress of
radial tyres, which caused demand downturns, forcing the Japanese tyre industry into a period of extreme difficulty. In 1983,
however, a turnaround was seen owing to economic recovery in Japan and in principal nations worldwide. In September
1985, however, tyre demand dropped, influenced by the strong yen. Then in December 1986, the Japanese economy
started to grow steadily, backed by solid consumer spending and capital investment. As a result, the volume of rubber
consumption reached the 1-million-ton mark in 1989.

(5) 1990s
With the collapse of Japan’s “bubble economy,” the stock market crashed, corporate profits declined, the job environment
became uncertain, consumer spending and capital investment slowed, and the yen appreciated causing further deepening
of economic stagnation. Signs of recovery were seen in 1995, but in 1997 Japan entered a recession. In 1998 and 1999,
large-scale restructuring in the financial sector and the introduction of foreign capital into the automotive industry arose as
serious concerns. On the other hand, the global economy in general remained steady despite economic difficulties in
Southeast Asia, supported by the robust U.S. economy. In this environment, the Japanese tyre industry grew overall,
although rubber consumption fell below the 1-million-ton mark in 1993. Supported by brisk exports, Japanese tyre
production volume increased to 1.13 million tons in 1999, a record high.

(6) 2000s
The Japanese economy was on a trend of gentle recovering, and although it was still suffering from such problems as
continuing high prices of raw materials, it continued the biggest economic growth after the Second World War owing to
improved corporate earnings and increased capital investments. Global economy continued strong as a whole until 2007
owing to supports by the robust economy of the United States, Europe, Middle East and BRICs countries, and tyre rubber
production volume marked a record high every year from 2002 and it reached 1.36 million tons in 2007.
However, tyre production volume took a downward turn in 2008 after seven years due to the serious worldwide economic crisis
from September 2008 and decreased by 360,000 tons, then declined to 990,000 tons under 1 million tons after fifteen years.

(7) 2010-2017
Japanese economy seemed recovered once supported by the government’s economic policies etc.; however it turned in
negative growth in 2011 due to the Great East Japan Earthquake and the record appreciation of the yen. After 2013,
although there was also the rise of consumption tax in April 2014 and the growth has been weakened temporarily, it has con-
tinued its gradually increase by the effect of high stock prices and depreciation of the yen. The world economy was gradually
recovering from the after effect of the financial crisis. In addition to the United States where stable growth continues, and
Europe that turned into positive growth since the second half of 2013, emerging economies also remained robust in general
due to recovery in resource prices and other factors. In this demand environment, tyre production amount in Japan has
increased that is exceeded the previous year for the first time in 6 years to 1.03 million tons in rubber consumption in 2017.

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2. Changes in Production Volume of Tyres and Automobiles

Table 1: Changes in Production Volume of Tyres and Automobiles

1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Tyre Production (for Automobiles) 14 83 369 784 1,031 1,153 1,348 986 1,196 1,212 1,147 1,128 1,121 1,058 1,020 1,026
(×1000 tons)(quantity of rubber)
Automobile Production 32 482 5,289 11,043 13,487 10,141 11,576 7,934 9,629 8,399 9,943 9,630 9,775 9,278 9,205 9,691
(×1000 units)
Source: JATMA

Figure 1: Changes in Production Volume of Tyres and Automobiles

Tyre Production (for Automobiles) Automobile Production
(×1000 tons) (×1000 units)

1,400 14,000

1,300 13,000
Automobile Production

1,200 12,000

1,100 11,000

1,000 10,000

900 9,000

800 8,000

700 7,000

600 6,000

500 5,000

Tyre Production

400 4,000

300 3,000

200 2,000

100 1,000

0 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 0

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 Ⅱ The Japanese Tyre Industry Today

1. Overview
The proportion of tyre production (fig. 2 and 3) in the rubber product industry decreased by 0.6 points from the previous
year to 79.5% in raw material consumption (the amount of newly produced rubber) and decreased by 1.1% from the
previous year to 51.2% in the sales amount. (Source: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry current survey of production)

The proportion of tyre production in the rubber product industry in 2017 (excluding cart tyres, tubes and flaps)

Figure 2: Raw material consumption Figure 3: The sales amount

(the amount of newly produced rubber)

Non-tyre: Non-tyre:
260 ×103 tons 1,083.4×109 yen
(20.5%) (48.8%)

Total : Total :
1.27×106 tons 2,218.3×109 yen

Tyre: Tyre:
1,010×103 tons 1,134.9×109 yen
(79.5%) (51.2%)

Source: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry current survey of production

Figure 4: Changes in the raw material consumption (the amount of newly produced rubber) and the
sales amount of the tyre industry of Japan
Rubber consumption (tons×104) Value (yen×108)
140 Tyre : Value 14,000
130
Tyre : Rubber consumption
120 12,000
110
100 10,000
90
Non-tyre : Value
80 8,000
70
60 6,000
50
40
Non-tyre : Rubber consumption
4,000
30
20 2,000
10
0 0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Source: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry current survey of production

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2. Trends in Production by Tyre Category
The production volume of automobile tyres decreased by 1.0% to 144.92 million tyres in 2017, decreased from the
previous year for three consecutive years. Due to the decrease in export, passenger car tyres and light truck tyres
decreased by 1.6% and by 1.2% from the previous year. Due to the increase in domestic and exports, truck & bus tyres
increased by 6.2% from the previous year.

Table 2: Automobile tyre production in 2017 Figure 5: Trends in automobile tyre production
Units×106
200
Production Total

Units(×103) 2017/2016(%) 180

Passenger car tyres 108,258 98.4 160

PC
Light truck tyres 21,527 98.8 140

Truck and bus tyres 10,499 106.2 120

Others 4,639 98.7 100
Total 144,923 99.0
80
N.B.: 1. “Others” are off-the-road tyres, industrial tyres, Source: JATMA
agricultural tyres, cart tyres, and motorcycle tyres. 60
2. Figures of some domestic manufacturers that are
40 LT TB Others
non-member of JATMA are included.

20

0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

3. Trends in Sales of Original Equipment Tyres

The sales volume of original equipment tyres increased by 4.4% to 46.50 million tyres in 2017, increased from the
previous year for the first time in three years.
Due to the increase in domestic new car sales and export, the sales volume of passenger car tyres increased by 4.9%
from the previous year. Due to the increase in domestic new car sales, truck & bus tyres increased by 1.5% from the
previous year. Light truck tyres also increased by 0.4% from the previous year.

Table 3: Sales of original equipment tyres in 2017 Figure 6: Trends in sales of original equipment tyres
Units×106
70
Sales Total
Units(×103) 2017/2016(%)
60
Passenger car tyres 37,907 104.9
PC
Light truck tyres 5,285 100.4 50

Truck and bus tyres 1,393 101.5

40
Special vehicle tyres 806 103.6
Motorcycle tyres 1,108 112.6 30

Total 46,499 104.4

20
N.B.: 1. Special vehicle tyres include off-the-road, industrial, Source: JATMA
agricultural, and cart tyres.
2. Figures of some domestic manufacturers that are 10 LT Others TB
non-member of JATMA are included.
3. Imported tyres manufactured outside Japan by
0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Japanese manufacturers are included.

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4. Trends in Sales of Replacement Tyres
The sales volume of replacement tyres increased by 2.5% from the previous year to 74.63 million tyres in 2017 and
increased from the previous year for the first time in three years.

Table 4: Sales of replacement tyres in 2017 Figure 7: Trends in sales of replacement tyres
Units×106
Sales 90
Units(×103) 2017/2016(%) 80 Total
Passenger car tyres 52,558 103.0 70
Light truck tyres 13,707 100.6 60
Truck and bus tyres 5,458 104.3 PC
50
Special vehicle tyres 800 101.5
40
Motorcycle tyres 2,109 98.8
30
Total 74,632 102.5
20 LT
N.B.: 1. Special vehicle tyres include off-the-road, industrial, Source: JATMA
TB Others
agricultural, and cart tyres. 10
2. Figures of some domestic manufacturers that are
0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
non-member of JATMA are included.
3. Imported tyres manufactured outside Japan by
Japanese manufacturers are included.

Trends in Sales of Summer Tyres and Winter Tyres for Replacement (for Four-Wheeled
Vehicles)
The sales volume of summer tyres (normal tyres except snow tyres) increased by 0.3% from the previous year to 47.42
million tyres in 2017. Passenger car tyres slightly increased by 0.4% from the previous year, and light truck tyres slightly
decreased by 0.9% from the previous year. Truck & bus tyres increased by 2.0% from the previous year.

Table 5-1: Figure 8-1: Trends in sales of summer tyres for

Sales of summer tyres for replacement (for replacement (for four-wheeled vehicles)
four-wheeled vehicles) in 2017 Units×106
60
Summer tyres Total
Units(×103) 2017/2016(%) Summer tyre
rate(%) 50

Passenger car tyres 35,072 100.5 66.7 40 PC

Light truck tyres 9,346 99.1 68.2
30
Truck and bus tyres 3,002 102.0 55.0
47,420 100.3 66.1 20
Total
LT
N.B.: 1. “Summer tyre rate” indicates a percentage of summer Source: JATMA 10 TB
tyres in total number of replacement tyre sales.
2. Imported tyres manufactured outside Japan by 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Japanese manufacturers are included.
3. All-season tyres are included in this category.

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 II. The Japanese Tyre Industry Today

The sales volume of winter tyres increased by 7.5% to 24.30 million tyres in 2017, increased from the previous year for
the first time in three years.
Due to the increase in domestic new car sales and the influence that December was colder than in the previous year, the
production volume of the all types increased from the previous year, respectively, passenger car tyres, light truck tyres,
and truck & bus tyres increased by 8.5%, by 4.0%, and by 7.2%.

Table 5-2: Figure 8-2: Trends in sales of winter tyres for

Sales of winter tyres for replacement (for replacement (for four-wheeled vehicles)
four-wheeled vehicles) in 2017 Units×106
30
Winter tyres
Winter tyre
Units(×103) 2017/2016(%) rate(%) Total

Passenger car tyres 17,486 108.5 33.3 20

PC
Light truck tyres 4,361 104.0 31.8
Truck and bus tyres 2,456 107.2 45.0 10
LT TB
Total 24,303 107.5 33.9
N.B.: 1. “Winter tyre rate” indicates the percentage of winter Source: JATMA 0
tyres in total number of replacement tyre sales.
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2. Imported tyres manufactured outside Japan by
Japanese manufacturers are included.

5. Trends in Sales of Export Tyres

The export volume of automobile tyres decreased by 8.4% to 43.30 million tyres in 2017, decreased from the previous
year for three consecutive years. Passenger car tyres and light truck tyres decreased by 11.4% and by 3.4% from the
previous year. Truck & bus tyres increased by 9.3% from the previous year.

Table 6: Sales of export tyres in 2017 Figure 9: Trends in sales of export tyres
Units×106
Sales 90
Total
Units(×103) 2017/2016(%)
80
Passenger car tyres 30,661 88.6
70
Light truck tyres 5,891 96.6
Truck and bus tyres 4,192 109.3 60 PC

Others 2,558 93.5 50

Total 43,302 91.6

40
N.B.: 1. “Others” are off-the-road tyres, industrial tyres, Source: JATMA
agricultural tyres, cart tyres, and motorcycle tyres. 30
2. Figures of some domestic manufacturers that are
non-member of JATMA are included. 20
TB
LT Others
10

0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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6. Exports by Region of Destination
The export volume of automobile tyres in 2017 (on customs clearance basis of Ministry of Finance) decreased by 8.0% to
44.96 million tyres in quantity basis from the previous year, increased by 4.6% to 526.5 billion yen amount of money from
the previous year, and decreased by 0.4% to 1.08 million tons in product weight basis from the previous year.
By region (in quantity basis), all regions except South & Central America exports decreased and resulted in decrease
from the previous year in total.

Table 7: Exports by region of destination in 2017 Figure 10: Export trend by region
Tyre Units(×103) 2017/ Value 2017/ Units×106
2016 (FOB) 2016 80
PC TB&LT Others Total (%) (yen×106) (%)
North America 10,309 1,778 427 12,514 95.4 135,027 99.9 70
South & Central
America 1,891 924 193 3,008 114.4 57,969 115.7
60
Europe 9,628 684 1,429 11,741 86.9 105,256 99.6
50
Middle East 5,565 2,182 40 7,787 86.1 66,026 90.6

Africa 1,130 1,007 56 2,193 95.5 28,282 100.1 40

Asia 4,303 897 356 5,556 99.6 75,982 117.0

30
Oceania 1,535 506 119 2,160 79.9 58,001 124.2

34,361 7,978 2,620 44,959 92.0 526,543 104.6 20

Total
Weight(tons) 432,656 322,542 326,294 1,081,492 99.6 10
N.B.: 1. Exchange rates are averages of Source: Ministry of Finance customs records
spot rates for Tokyo interbank trade. 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2016: 1dollar = 109yen
2017: 1dollar = 112yen North America and South & Central America
2.“Others” doesn’t include Aircraft tyres and Europe
Bicycle tyres. Middle East and Africa
Asia and Oceania

7. Imports by Region of Origin

The import volume of automobile tyres in 2017 (on customs clearance basis of Ministry of Finance) increased by 6.2% to
29.31 million tyres in quantity basis from the previous year, increased by 12.7% to 122.0 billion yen amount of money
from the previous year, and increased by 7.4% to 0.26 million tons in product weight basis from the previous year.
By region (in quantity basis), mainly imports from Asia and Europe increased and resulted in increase from the previous
year in total.

Table 8: Imports by region of origin in 2017 Figure 11: Import trends by region
Tyre Units(×10 ) 3 2017/ Value 2017/ Units×106
2016 (CIF) 2016 35
PC TB&LT Others Total (%) (yen×106) (%)
North America 563 3 20 586 114.5 6,189 118.2 30
South & Central
America 17 1 59 77 105.0 1,045 136.9
25
Europe 2,407 138 249 2,794 109.8 25,370 116.0
Middle East 25 0 2 27 82.5 235 101.5
20
Africa 5 0 0 5 276.4 47 173.7
Asia 20,840 1,852 3,124 25,816 105.6 89,120 111.3 15

Oceania 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 —
10
Total 23,857 1,994 3,454 29,305 106.2 122,007 112.7
Weight(tons) 190,445 42,175 27,471 260,091 107.4 5

N.B.: “Others” doesn’t include Aircraft tyres Source: Ministry of Finance customs records
and Bicycle tyres. 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

North America and South & Central America

Europe
Middle East and Africa
Asia and Oceania

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 Ⅲ Measures for Tyre Safety

1. Safety Standards for Automobile Tyres

Various standards have been specified regarding tyres from the viewpoint of automobile safety because tyres are
automobile’s important parts.
Each Individual state has its own legislation specifying the standards and the tyres are requested to satisfy the standards
of the state where the tyres are to be used. In Japan we have the Safety Regulations for Road Vehicles and their detailed
items, enacted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
In addition to these regulations, the guidelines for the items to be complied in usage and maintenance of automobile tyres
are specified in “Standards for Selection, Usage and Maintenance of Automobile Tyres” by JATMA to ensure and
enlighten the tyre safety.

2. Tyre Standards
Besides the safety standards, standards for specifications of automobile tyres, rims and valves are set by the Tyre
Standards Committee which comprises representatives from tyre manufacturers and vehicle manufacturers, and
government ministries concerned and published in book form as JATMA YEAR BOOK annually by JATMA. JATMA YEAR
BOOK is designed to promote standardization, simplification, and unification of tyre use within Japan, and is contributing
to rationalization of production and use of fair tyres while ensuring the interchangeability.
The JATMA standards are quoted in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and Regulations of U.S., applied to
tyres exporting to Canada, Australia and so on; and recognized as one of authoritative guidelines such as the ETRTO
standards of Europe and TRA standards of US.
The JATMA standards cover the following tyre categories:
- passenger car tyres,
- light truck tyres,
- truck and bus tyres,
- off-road vehicle tyres,
- agricultural equipment tyres,
- industrial vehicle tyres, and
- motorcycle tyres.

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3. Legal Limits on Tread Wear
Worn tyres could be a threat to road safety. They’re easier to slip especially on wet roads because of the degradation of
their braking performance, comparing to new tyres. Thus the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
prescribed requirements for tyre groove depth (minimum groove depth) in its Safety Regulations for Road Vehicles, and
proscribed the use of tyres of insufficient groove depth on roads. (see table 9 and 10 (table 10 for high-speed driving)).
Shown in figure 12 is the result of actual inspection on in-service vehicles conducted by JATMA. As it is shown, the
number of improper inflation pressure tyres, uneven wear tyres, and insufficient groove depth tyres are notably high.

4. Product Inspection
In 1954, JATMA started its tyre inspection activity at its branch offices.
Defective or damaged tyres are now observed and checked at seven offices according to the requests from their
consumers to find causes of the damages and to provide advice to them regarding correct usage of tyres.

Table 9: Wear limit for automobile tyres

Tyre type Groove depth limit
Passenger car tyres 1.6 mm
Light truck tyres 1.6 mm
Truck and bus tyres 1.6 mm
Motorcycle tyres 0.8 mm

Table 10: W
 ear limit for automobile tyres in
high-speed driving
Tyre type Groove depth limit
Passenger car tyres 1.6 mm
Light truck tyres 2.4 mm
Truck and bus tyres 3.2 mm

Figure 12: Breakdown of tyre defects (Parentheses show defect rates)

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Insufficient tyre grooves (1.2)
36
Uneven wear (2.3)
0
External cuts (reaching the cord) (0.0)
7
Pins or alien matter (0.4)
233
Insufficient inflation pressure (14.6)
67
Others (4.2)
Notes:
1. Multiple tyre defects per vehicle are possible, thus the number of tyre defects does not correspond to the number of vehicles with tyre defects.
2. The defect rate is the number of defects divided by the number of vehicles inspected.
3. Tyre inspections were carried out a total of 36 times (14 times on expressways and 22 times on ordinary roads) in 2017.

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Ⅳ Consideration for Environment

1. Tyre Labeling System

The need for further improvement of energy efficiency in the transport field is globally discussed as IEA (International
Energy Agency) made a proposal at G8 Summit. In the circumstances, the Japanese government established “the Fuel-
Efficient Tyre Promotion Council” in order to study promotion of fuel-efficient tyres etc. JATMA took part in it and the
discussions focused on concrete measures had been made over and over from January 2009. And eventually, in January
2010, JATMA launched their voluntary standard “Tyre Labeling System” by displaying performance levels of fuel efficient
tyres on the labels plainly for consumers, for the purpose of further promotion of fuel efficient tyres.

Principal contents of the system

• Scope : Summer tyres for passenger car that are pur- • Labeling method (Display)
chased as replacement tyres by consumers at tyre dealers
(Fuel efficient tyre)
etc.
• Grading System :
Rolling Resistance Coefficient (RRC)
.................. A range of five grades (Grade AAA to C)
Wet Grip Performance
....................... A range of four grades (Grade a to d)
(Non fuel efficient tyre)
Unit (N/kN)
RRC Grade
RRC ≦ 6.5 AAA
6.6 ≦ RRC ≦ 7.7 AA
7.8 ≦ RRC ≦ 9.0 A
9.1 ≦ RRC ≦ 10.5 B
10.6 ≦ RRC ≦ 12.0 C

Unit (%) : Uniform mark of fuel efficient tyres

Wet Grip Performance (G) Grade
155 ≦ G a
140 ≦ G ≦ 154 b : Rolling Resistance : Wet Grip
Performance Performance
125 ≦ G ≦ 139 c
110 ≦ G ≦ 124 d
• The spread of fuel efficient tyres :
• Performance requirements for fuel efficient tyres : Fuel efficient tyres are on the increase year by year, and
Rolling Resistance Coefficient most tyres sold at tyre dealers etc. are fuel efficient tyres
............................... 9.0 and below (Grade AAA to A) now.
Wet Grip Performance (%) 79.1%
77.5%
................................... 110 and above (Grade a to d) 80
68.3%
70 63.6%
59.8%
• Date of application : 60

The application shall begin from January 2010 in 50 44.6%

40.7%
voluntary stages. 40
30 21.7%
20
10
0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

2. Approach to Reduce CO2 Emissions

In the lifecycle of a tyre (raw material procurement, manufacturing, distribution, usage, recycling and disposal), over 80%
of CO2 emissions occur in the usage stage. By decreasing rolling resistance of tyres, fuel efficiency is improved and lead
to the reduction of CO2 emissions of automobile.
According to the results of investigating CO2 emissions in the usage stage for all passenger car tyres (including both
original equipment and replacement tyres, available as summer and winter tyres) sold domestically by JATMA members
in 2016, total amount of the reduction in CO2 emission compared with 2006 was 2,972,000 tons, 34.1kg (13.9%) per tyre.
*Above calculations are made according to “Tyre LCCO2 calculation guidelines Ver. 2.0”

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 Figure 13: C
 O2 emission amount during  eduction in CO2 emission amount during
Figure 14: R
tyre usage stage (per tyre) tyre usage stage
CO2 emission CO2 emission CO 2 emission
amount is reduced amount is reduced CO 2 emission
amount is reduced
by 18.5kg (7.5%) by 34.1kg (13.9%) amount is reduced
by 1,674,000t
by 2,972,000t
245.8

CO 2 emission amount
CO 2 emission amount

kg

227.3 A
kg B D
C
E
211.7
kg

2006 2012 2016 2006 2012 2016

A ：CO2 emission amount of tyres sold in 2006 (245.8kg/tyre) × number of tyres sold in 2006
B ：CO2 emission amount of tyres sold in 2006 (245.8kg/tyre) × number of tyres sold in 2012
C ：CO2 emission amount of tyres sold in 2012 (227.3kg/tyre) × number of tyres sold in 2012
D ：CO2 emission amount of tyres sold in 2006 (245.8kg/tyre) × number of tyres sold in 2016
E ：CO2 emission amount of tyres sold in 2016 (211.7kg/tyre) × number of tyres sold in 2016

3. Effort to “Reduce”
A new concept, “Reduce Index (Re Index)” which focusing on longer wear life and weight saving has been adopted.
Taking this concept as the benchmark on tyre product design and development, endeavor to reduction of scrap tyres
generation (target 10%, actual reduction of 3-5% is expected) by promoting monitoring of the Re achievement rate.

Table 11: Monitoring of Re Achievement Rates

Re Achievement Rate
Category Monitored Size Classification
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Summer tyres 117 113 120 111 114
Passenger car tyres 155/65R13
Studless tyres 110 93 97 100 111
Summer tyres 121 110 104 105 113
Passenger car tyres 175/65R14
Studless tyres 101 93 97 103 111
Summer tyres 110 119 108 126 107
Passenger car tyres 195/65R15
Studless tyres 94 93 96 103 111
Summer tyres 115 113 101 123 107
Passenger car tyres 215/45R17
Studless tyres 104 93 97 102 111

145R12 Summer tyres – 96 – – 126

Light truck tyres
(145/80R12) Studless tyres 133 152 105 – –

185R14 Summer tyres – – – – –

Light truck tyres
(185/80R14) Studless tyres 140 148 104 – –
Summer tyres 118 119 – 125 –
Light truck tyres 205/70R16
Studless tyres – 111 105 – –
Summer tyres 116 – 100 100 126
Truck and bus tyres 225/80R17.5
Studless tyres 102 – – – 106
Summer tyres 112 104 100 100 122
Truck and bus tyres 245/70R19.5
Studless tyres 120 – – – 100
Summer tyres 107 – 100 96 119
Truck and bus tyres 11R22.5
Studless tyres 112 – – – 100
N.B.: 1. Re Index = Wear Life Index (L) ÷ Weight Index (W) Source: JATMA
Re Achievement Rate = Re Index ×100
where Wear Life Index (L) = [Wear life on design specification of new product (km) ÷ Wear life on design specification of old product (km)] ×100
Weight Index (W) = [Weight of new product (kg) ÷ Weight of old product (kg)] ×100
2. Tyres monitored : Representative 10 sizes selected in advance from replacement tyres for the domestic market.
3. 245/70R19.5 (Truck and Bus tyres) is adopted for monitoring as the replacement of 7.50R16 (Light Truck tyres) from 2007.

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 IV. Consideration for Environment

4. Current Status on Scrap Tyre (Used Tyre) Recycling

Figure 15: Processing flow of scrap tyre recycling

Waste producers Professional waste operators Reutilization & disposal

General
General Consumers
wastes Tyre dealers* Reuse
Waste operators Waste operators Thermal recycling
Business Operators for collection & for intermediate
transport treatment Export
(Transportation service
providers etc.) Others
Industrial
wastes
Business Operator
(Scrapper)
*Any tyre sellers such as tyre retailers, tyre shops, auto-supply shops, gas stations, car dealers, car repair shops, and so on.

(1) Volume of scrap tyres generated

The sum of scrap tyres (used tyres) generated at the time of “tyre replacement” and “vehicle scrapping” in 2017
(January to December) was 97 million tyres in quantity, 1,034,000 tons in weight increased by 3 million tyres from the
previous year, increased by 37,000 tons in weight from the previous year.
① At “tyre replacement”
The volume of newly scrapped tyres at “tyre replacement” was 83 million tyres in quantity, and 897,000 tons in
weight, both the unit and the weight increased compared with the previous year.
This is the effect of increase in the number of sales of commercial tyres overall, and especially the increase in the
number of truck & bus tyres sales increased remarkably.
② At “vehicle scrapping”
The volume of newly scrapped tyres at “vehicle scrapping” increased from the previous year to 14 million tyres in
quantity and increased in weight to 137,000 tons from the previous year. With the increase in the volume of
scrapped vehicles, both the quantity and
weight increased.
Figure 16: Recycling of scrap tyres in 2017
(2) Current status of the recycling Incineration, Storage, etc. 7% Thermal Recycling
Reclamation 1% Cement factories 7%
The total recycled volume increased by 62,000
Small boilers 1%
tons from the previous year to 965,000 tons in Export
Steel manufacturing 2%
2017, and the recycling rate was 93%, increased Whole tyres 13% Gasification furnace 6%
by 2 point. Cut/shredded 1%
Tyre manufacturing 2%
Paper
Reuse 2017 manufacturing 42%
(3) Others (weight)
Other reuse 1%
In recent years, some users of scrap tyres whose Recycled rubber 11% Chemical factories 5%
required amounts for their production cannot be Retreaded
tyre bases 5%
satisfied by the scrap tyres generated within
Japan have been purchasing cut/shredded tyres
from foreign countries. Table 12: Newly scrapped tyres
The importing volume of 2017 was 88,000 tons, (Tyres: millions; Tons: thousands)
110,000 tons in 2013 is the peak and it is 2017
decreasing year by year. But it increased by 2013 2014 2015 2016 units distribu- 2017/
and tion 2016
22,000 tons from the previous year for the first tons (%) (%)
time in 4 years. At “tyre Tyres 82 84 81 81 83 86 102
The recycling status provided here is based on replacement” Tons 894 924 877 879 897 87 102
the calculations of scrap tyres generated within At “vehicle Tyres 14 15 14 13 14 14 108
the country, not including the scrap tyres import- scrapping” Tons 128 127 122 118 137 13 116
ed from overseas. Tyres 97 99 95 94 97 100 103
Total
Tons 1,021 1,052 1,000 997 1,034 100 104
Source: JATMA

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 Table 13: Scrap tyre (Used tyre) Recycling (Tons: thousands)
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
tons tons tons tons tons distribution(%) 2017/2016(%)
Retreaded tyre bases 59 59 56 53  54 5 102
Reuse

Recycled rubber 100 106 105 104  118 11 113

Other reuse 2 3 3 5  6 1 120
Subtotal (A) 161 168 164 162  178 17 110
Paper manufacturing 372 415 439 407  436 42 107
Domestic
Kind of recycling

Thermal Recycling

Chemical factories 40 46 51 58  47 5 81

Cement factories 62 53 59 63  70 7 111
Steel manufacturing 27 27 20 19  17 2 89
Gasification furnace 44 50 49 51  58 6 114
Tyre manufacturing 27 22 23 23  21 2 91
Small boilers 6 2 2 5  3 1 60
Subtotal (B) 578 615 643 626  652 63 104
Whole tyres 153 130 108 108  131 13 121
Abroad

Export

Cut/Shredded 7 8 7 7  4 1 57
Subtotal (C) 160 138 115 115  135 13 117
Total recycling (A+B+C) 899 921 922 903  965 93 107
Reclamation 2 1 1 1  1 1 100
Incineration, Storage, etc. 120 130 77 93  68 7 73
Subtotal (D) 122 131 78 94  69 7 73
Total (A+B+C+D) 1,021 1,052 1,000 997  1,034 100 104
N.B.: There can be some cases that distribution’s subtotals and the sums of their constituent items don’t match due to the handling of decimals. Source: JATMA

5. Situation in Illegal Piling & Dumping of Scrap Tyres

As of February 2018 the number of cases of illegal piling & dumping of scrap tyres was 89, and the total weight of scrap
tyres was 35,771 tons. Comparing to the statistical research of February last year, the number of cases decreased by 2
and the total weight increased by 30 tons.
“Newly found cases” are cases exists in the past, additionally reported from municipalities and so on, not newly occurred
cases.
The demand for scrap tyre as an alternative fuel is still high.
The total of 3 removal operations have been carried out last year.

6. Support Program for Dumping Site Restoration by JATMA

The tyre industry established the support program for dumping site restoration in 2005 and has been operating it in order
to reduce illegal piling and dumping of scrap tyres.
In the total of thirteen years, from 2005 to 2017, for 22 cases, JATMA supported 362.13 million yen and removed
2,966,306 units/29,867 tons of scrap tyres.
In 2018, this support is continued.

Note: Please refer to the following Uniform Resource Locator for details.
http://www.jatma.or.jp/english/tyrerecycling/report03.html

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Ⅴ References

1. Automobiles and Tyres

①The number of registered automobiles as of the end of December 2017 increased by 0.4% from the previous year to
77.73 million. The sales volume of replacement tyres (for four-wheeled vehicles) is 71.72 million, which increased by
2.6% from the previous year.

Table 14: Automobile registrations and sales Figure 17: T

 rends in automobile registrations and
of replacement tyres in 2017 sales of replacement tyres
Automobiles registration Sales of replacement tyres
Automobile Registrations(×103) 2017/2016(%) (units×106) (units×106)
Passenger cars 61,803 100.6 90 100
Automobiles registration
Trucks and buses 15,930 99.5 80 90

Total 77,733 100.4 70

Sales of replacement tyres 80

Replacement tyres Sales(×103) 2017/2016(%) 60 70

Passenger car tyres 52,558 103.0 50 60
Commercial vehicle tyres 19,165 101.6
40 50
Total 71,723 102.6
30 40
Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, JATMA
20 30

10 20

0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 10

②The volume of domestic production of automobile increased by 5.3% from the previous year to 9.69 million.
Under the influence of this, the sales volume of original equipment tyres (for four-wheeled vehicles) is samely increased
by 4.3% from the previous year to 44.59 million tyres in 2017.

Table 15: Automobile production and sales of Figure 18: T

 rends in automobile production and
original equipment tyres in 2017 sales of original equipment tyres
Automobile production Sales of original equipment tyres
Automobile Productions(×103) 2017/2016(%) (units×106) (units×106)
Passenger cars 8,348 106.0 18 100

Trucks and buses 1,343 100.9 16 90

Total 9,691 105.3 14 Automobile production 80

Original equipment tyres Sales(×103) 2017/2016(%) 12 70

Passenger car tyres 37,907 104.9 10 60
Commercial vehicle tyres 6,678 100.6
8 50
Total 44,585 104.3
6 Sales of original equipment tyres 40
Source: Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, JATMA
4 30

2 20

0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 10

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2. Distribution Channels
The distribution of automobile tyres is divided into three channels: original equipment, replacement and exports. The
channel for replacement is particularly wide-ranging with distributors as key stations as shown in Figure 19. The routes
for the channels are roughly divided into two types: direct sales and indirect sales. Direct sales are those under which
distributors sell tyres directly to some large users, such as transport, bus and taxi companies, and government and
municipal users. Indirect sales are those under which tyre dealers supply tyres to end users. About 90 distributors and
approximately about 110,000 tyre dealers supply replacement tyres. In addition, the component ratio (quantity) of sales
for each channel in 2017 is 28.3% for original equipment, 45.4% for replacements and 26.3% for exports.

Figure 19: Distribution channels

Manufacturers
Automobile
Cars for Export
Original Equipment
Cars for
Domestic Use

Tyre Specialty Shops

Car Dealers Large Users
Tyre Dealers

Service Stations
Tyre Manufacturers Replacement Distributors Business Users
Car Repair Shops
Automobile Parts Retailers Private Users
approx. 90 distributors
Others
approx. 110,000 dealers

Export Direct Export

Trading Companies

Figure 20: Trends in sales share of automobile tyres

(based on unit)
100%
36.9% 36.6% 37.7% 37.1% 31.0% 29.9% 30.0% 29.6% 28.7% 26.3%

Export
80

45.4%
41.1% 42.9% 43.4% 43.6% 44.2%
60 33.9% 38.4% 36.0% 39.6%
Replace-
ment
40

29.2% 26.3% 27.9% 27.2% 26.6% 26.8% 27.1% 28.3%

20 25.0% 23.3%
Original
equipment

0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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 V. References

3. Raw Materials
More than 100 raw materials are used in the production of automobile tyres, including rubber, reinforcing agent, tyre cord,
compounding ingredients and bead wire.
The percent distribution in weight of raw materials varied depending on the tyre category, it used in tyres was
approximately the same as the previous year, rubber constituting about half of a tyre (natural rubber 30% and synthetic
rubber 21%), next comes reinforcing agent (carbon black) 25%, and then tyre cord 14%.

Table 17: C
 onsumption of main raw materials used in
Table 16: Basic composition automobile tyres in 2017
Composition Examples Raw Materials Consumption (tons) 2017/2016(%)
Rubber Natural rubber, Synthetic rubber Natural rubber 595,027 99.5
Reinforcing agent Carbon black, Silica Rubber Synthetic rubber 417,281 100.4
Steel cord, Textile cord Total 1,012,308 99.9
Tyre cord
(Nylon, Polyester, Rayon, etc.)
Reinforcing agent (Carbon black) 476,946 99.0
Vulcanizing agent,
Steel 217,683 102.4
Compounding Vulcanizing accelerator,
Nylon 15,541 88.8
ingredients Vulcanizing accelerator aid,
Polyester 41,295 102.8
Antioxidant, Filler, Softener etc. Tyre cord Textile
Rayon 3,734 95.0
Bead wire
Others 476 140.4
Total 278,729 101.5
Source: JATMA

Figure 21: Tyre raw material weight composition

Bead wire 4.7%

Compounding ingredients 5.9%

Tyre cord 14.1%

Steel cord 11.0% Rubber 51.2%
Textile cord 3.1% Natural rubber 30.1%
2017
100% Synthetic rubber 21.1%

Reinforcing agent 24.1%

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4. Tyre Production Worldwide
According to IRSG (International Rubber Study Group) research, it is estimated that the total production of tyres of the
world of 2017 was 16.55 million tons, increased by 2% from the previous year.
By region it is estimated that the Asia and Oceania region takes up 67% of the world production, of which China accounts
for 40% and Japan accounts for 6%.

Table 18: Share of world tyre production by geographic region (units×103 tons (produced rubber))
composition
2014 2014/2013(%) 2015 2015/2014(%) 2016 2016/2015(%) 2017 2017/2016(%)
ratio(%)
Asia and Oceania 10,184 105 10,112 99 10,727 106 11,010 103 67
(China) (6,027) (106) (5,952) (99) (6,484) (109) (6,607) (102) (40)
(Japan) (1,119) (101) (1,049) (94) (1,007) (96) (1,031) (102) (6)
Europe, Middle East and Africa 2,789 102 2,873 103 2,969 103 3,019 102 18
North, South and Central America 2,721 102 2,528 93 2,523 100 2,522 100 15
Total 15,694 104 15,513 99 16,218 105 16,551 102 100
N.B.: Each value is rounded, so the total doesn’t match. Source: IRSG (International Rubber Study Group)

Figure 22: Tyre Production Worldwide

China

700 648 661

Europe, Middle East and Africa 603 595

700
Japan North, South and Central America
700 700
279 287 297 302
0
2014 2015 2016 2017
272 253 252 252
0
2014 2015 2016 2017 112 105 101 103
0 0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2014 2015 2016 2017
Asia and Oceania
(Excluding China and Japan)
700

304 311 324 337

0
2014 2015 2016 2017

N.B.: 1. Unit: x10,000 tons (produced rubber) Source: IRSG (International Rubber Study Group)
2. Including tyres other than vehicle tyres.

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Distribution of Member Firms’ (Full Member) Automobile Tyre Plants
(July 2018)

Hikone Plant (Bridgestone)

Izumiohtsu Plant (Sumitomo)

Onomichi Plant (Yokohama)

Sendai Plant (Toyo)

Shirakawa Plant (Sumitomo)

Hofu Plant (Bridgestone)

Shimonoseki Plant (Bridgestone)

Kitakyushu Plant (Bridgestone)

Amagi Plant (Bridgestone) Nasu Plant (Bridgestone)

Kurume Plant (Bridgestone) Tochigi Plant (Bridgestone)

Tosu Plant (Bridgestone) Tokyo AC Tire Plant (Bridgestone)

Mishima Plant (Yokohama)

Shinshiro Plant (Yokohama)

Shinshirominami Plant (Yokohama)

Nagoya Plant (Sumitomo)

Mie Plant (Yokohama)

Miyazaki Plant (Sumitomo)
Kuwana Plant (Toyo)

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【Contents 】
1. Production of automobile tyres and tubes

2. Domestics shipment of automobile tyres and tubes

3. Export shipment of automobile tyres and tubes

4. Sales of original equipment tyres

5. Sales of replacement tyres

6. Sales of summer tyres and winter tyres for replacement(for four-wheeled vehicles)

7. Exports of tyres and tubes based on Ministry of Finance customs statistics

8. Imports of tyres and tubes based on Ministry of Finance customs statistics

Production of automobile tyres and tubes
3
tyres : ×10 ,　rubber : tons, ( ) : year to year comparison %
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
14,140 9,450 11,208 11,387 10,843 10,808 11,001 10,266 9,888 10,499
Tyres
(98.2) (66.8) (118.6) (101.6) (95.2) (99.7) (101.8) (93.3) (96.3) (106.2)
Truck and bus tyres
363,618 240,743 281,604 282,053 263,370 259,638 263,082 239,596 229,072 241,319
Rubber
(98.2) (66.2) (117.0) (100.2) (93.4) (98.6) (101.3) (91.1) (95.6) (105.3)
23,986 18,915 22,176 22,604 23,194 24,682 24,649 23,141 21,783 21,527
Tyres
(95.6) (78.9) (117.2) (101.9) (102.6) (106.4) (99.9) (93.9) (94.1) (98.8)
Light truck tyres
159,078 122,208 141,588 144,734 142,125 146,561 148,518 139,477 130,183 127,179
Rubber
(96.7) (76.8) (115.9) (102.2) (98.2) (103.1) (101.3) (93.9) (93.3) (97.7)
135,815 107,409 130,530 126,998 120,609 119,485 120,005 113,821 110,002 108,258
Tyres
(99.3) (79.1) (121.5) (97.3) (95.0) (99.1) (100.4) (94.8) (96.6) (98.4)
Passenger car tyres
633,863 485,515 599,075 583,792 535,354 523,064 526,341 505,586 486,732 471,774
Rubber
(98.6) (76.6) (123.4) (97.4) (91.7) (97.7) (100.6) (96.1) (96.3) (96.9)
588 293 438 525 504 453 479 446 440 459
Tyres
(100.0) (49.8) (149.5) (119.9) (96.0) (89.9) (105.7) (93.1) (98.7) (104.3)
Off-the-road tyres
157,097 117,670 152,870 181,585 188,224 181,232 164,831 155,453 156,083 168,892
Rubber
(110.3) (74.9) (129.9) (118.8) (103.7) (96.3) (91.0) (94.3) (100.4) (108.2)
763 429 449 476 442 399 453 415 429 397
Tyres
(102.0) (56.2) (104.7) (106.0) (92.9) (90.3) (113.5) (91.6) (103.4) (92.5)
Industrial tyres
9,108 4,696 5,451 5,899 5,744 4,864 5,761 5,380 5,766 5,464
Rubber
(99.6) (51.6) (116.1) (108.2) (97.4) (84.7) (118.4) (93.4) (107.2) (94.8)
7,371 4,642 4,906 4,452 3,607 3,804 3,838 3,726 3,833 3,783
Tyres
(89.0) (63.0) (105.7) (90.7) (81.0) (105.5) (100.9) (97.1) (102.9) (98.7)
Others
25,618 15,272 15,123 13,900 12,088 12,591 12,529 12,078 11,965 11,822
Rubber
(88.8) (59.6) (99.0) (91.9) (87.0) (104.2) (99.5) (96.4) (99.1) (98.8)
182,663 141,138 169,707 166,442 159,199 159,631 160,425 151,815 146,375 144,923
Tyres
(98.3) (77.3) (120.2) (98.1) (95.6) (100.3) (100.5) (94.6) (96.4) (99.0)
Total
1,348,382 986,104 1,195,711 1,211,963 1,146,905 1,127,950 1,121,062 1,057,570 1,019,801 1,026,450
Rubber
(99.3) (73.1) (121.3) (101.4) (94.6) (98.3) (99.4) (94.3) (96.4) (100.7)
N.B.: 1. Source : JATMA
N.B.: 2. "Others" are "agricultural tyres", "motorcycle tyres", "cart tyres", and "flaps and rim-bands"*. (*"Rubber" only)
N.B.: 3. 2001 and following years had a category shift between truck and bus tyres and light truck tyres.
Domestics shipment of automobile tyres and tubes
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tyres : ×10 ,　rubber : tons, ( ) : year to year comparison %
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
6,300 4,319 5,166 5,647 5,611 6,051 6,294 6,102 6,041 6,313
Tyres
(94.3) (68.6) (119.6) (109.3) (99.4) (107.8) (104.0) (96.9) (99.0) (104.5)
Truck and bus tyres
138,982 94,056 111,821 121,806 118,001 128,194 132,039 125,959 124,704 130,028
Rubber
(94.4) (67.7) (118.9) (108.9) (96.9) (108.6) (103.0) (95.4) (99.0) (104.3)
15,227 11,863 14,130 14,576 16,313 18,034 17,766 16,913 15,574 15,805
Tyres
(91.9) (77.9) (119.1) (103.2) (111.9) (110.5) (98.5) (95.2) (92.1) (101.5)
Light truck tyres
86,314 64,126 74,287 76,891 84,184 89,746 90,023 84,935 77,304 77,367
Rubber
(93.4) (74.3) (115.8) (103.5) (109.5) (106.6) (100.3) (94.3) (91.0) (100.1)
81,240 64,410 77,274 76,304 81,640 81,411 81,736 77,441 75,960 78,407
Tyres
(97.9) (79.3) (120.0) (98.7) (107.0) (99.7) (100.4) (94.7) (98.1) (103.2)
Passenger car tyres
348,690 260,861 315,780 304,580 319,184 318,344 319,414 304,460 298,886 305,837
Rubber
(96.0) (74.8) (121.1) (96.5) (104.8) (99.7) (100.3) (95.3) (98.2) (102.3)
192 102 140 172 169 188 199 194 163 170
Tyres
(88.5) (53.1) (137.3) (122.9) (98.3) (111.2) (105.9) (97.5) (84.0) (104.3)
Off-the-road tyres
18,487 7,514 12,757 16,152 14,985 12,823 14,406 12,889 11,841 13,962
Rubber
(99.4) (40.6) (169.8) (126.6) (92.8) (85.6) (112.3) (89.5) (91.9) (117.9)
762 470 556 608 545 539 568 541 528 538
Tyres
(104.0) (61.7) (118.3) (109.4) (89.6) (98.9) (105.4) (95.2) (97.6) (101.9)
Industrial tyres
8,686 5,184 6,230 6,825 6,157 6,124 6,414 6,111 6,008 6,125
Rubber
(103.2) (59.7) (120.2) (109.6) (90.2) (99.5) (104.7) (95.3) (98.3) (101.9)
4,003 2,676 2,641 2,528 2,261 2,097 2,091 1,988 1,857 1,875
Tyres
(94.8) (66.9) (98.7) (95.7) (89.4) (92.8) (99.7) (95.1) (93.4) (101.0)
Others
15,609 9,914 9,971 9,464 8,961 8,786 8,797 8,490 7,502 7,472
Rubber
(101.4) (63.5) (100.6) (94.9) (94.7) (98.1) (100.1) (96.5) (88.4) (99.6)
107,724 83,840 99,907 99,835 106,539 108,320 108,654 103,179 100,123 103,108
Tyres
(96.7) (77.8) (119.2) (99.9) (106.7) (101.7) (100.3) (95.0) (97.0) (103.0)
Total
616,768 441,655 530,846 535,718 551,472 564,017 571,093 542,844 526,245 540,791
Rubber
(95.6) (71.6) (120.2) (100.9) (102.9) (102.3) (101.3) (95.1) (96.9) (102.8)
N.B.: 1. Source : JATMA
N.B.: 2. "Others" are "agricultural tyres", "motorcycle tyres", "cart tyres", and "flaps and rim-bands"*. (*"Rubber" only)
N.B.: 3. 2001 and following years had a category shift between truck and bus tyres and light truck tyres.
Export shipment of automobile tyres and tubes
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tyres : ×10 ,　rubber : tons, ( ) : year to year comparison %
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
7,743 5,288 6,011 5,803 5,208 4,630 4,739 4,146 3,837 4,192
Tyres
(99.8) (68.3) (113.7) (96.5) (89.7) (88.9) (102.4) (87.5) (92.5) (109.3)
Truck and bus tyres
224,628 152,284 171,056 163,608 146,529 129,486 133,266 114,516 104,618 112,045
Rubber
(100.2) (67.8) (112.3) (95.6) (89.6) (88.4) (102.9) (85.9) (91.4) (107.1)
8,800 7,347 8,122 8,184 6,867 6,616 6,840 6,437 6,101 5,891
Tyres
(98.4) (83.5) (110.5) (100.8) (83.9) (96.3) (103.4) (94.1) (94.8) (96.6)
Light truck tyres
73,511 61,294 68,985 69,691 59,288 57,844 59,719 56,596 52,947 51,659
Rubber
(97.4) (83.4) (112.5) (101.0) (85.1) (97.6) (103.2) (94.8) (93.6) (97.6)
54,351 44,139 53,420 51,097 39,953 38,182 39,070 36,717 34,608 30,661
Tyres
(100.0) (81.2) (121.0) (95.7) (78.2) (95.6) (102.3) (94.0) (94.3) (88.6)
Passenger car tyres
281,589 229,881 280,881 274,091 216,362 204,849 209,103 201,221 189,369 167,617
Rubber
(99.7) (81.6) (122.2) (97.6) (78.9) (94.7) (102.1) (96.2) (94.1) (88.5)
401 241 350 408 388 335 346 326 324 337
Tyres
(103.4) (60.1) (145.2) (116.6) (95.1) (86.3) (103.3) (94.2) (99.4) (104.0)
Off-the-road tyres
137,891 112,522 140,328 166,756 174,104 170,369 151,308 143,992 144,645 155,024
Rubber
(112.2) (81.6) (124.7) (118.8) (104.4) (97.9) (88.8) (95.2) (100.5) (107.2)
118 108 109 78 59 56 70 65 85 50
Tyres
(80.8) (91.5) (100.9) (71.6) (75.6) (94.9) (125.0) (92.9) (130.8) (58.8)
Industrial tyres
2,064 1,692 2,044 1,866 1,840 1,355 1,841 1,832 2,112 1,757
Rubber
(89.6) (82.0) (120.8) (91.3) (98.6) (73.6) (135.9) (99.5) (115.3) (83.2)
3,531 2,353 2,704 2,304 1,682 2,000 2,035 2,066 2,328 2,171
Tyres
(100.9) (66.6) (114.9) (85.2) (73.0) (118.9) (101.8) (101.5) (112.7) (93.3)
Others
13,310 9,879 10,514 8,985 7,163 7,678 7,763 7,468 7,734 7,314
Rubber
(101.9) (74.2) (106.4) (85.5) (79.7) (107.2) (101.1) (96.2) (103.6) (94.6)
74,944 59,476 70,716 67,874 54,157 51,819 53,100 49,757 47,283 43,302
Tyres
(99.8) (79.4) (118.9) (96.0) (79.8) (95.7) (102.5) (93.7) (95.0) (91.6)
Total
732,993 567,552 673,808 684,997 605,286 571,581 563,000 525,625 501,425 495,416
Rubber
(101.7) (77.4) (118.7) (101.7) (88.4) (94.4) (98.5) (93.4) (95.4) (98.8)
N.B.: 1. Source : JATMA
N.B.: "Others" are "agricultural tyres", "motorcycle tyres", "cart tyres", and "flaps and rim-bands"*. (*"Rubber" only)
N.B.: 3. 2001 and following years had a category shift between truck and bus tyres and light truck tyres.
Sales of original equipment tyres
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tyres : ×10 ,　( ) : year to year comparison %
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
1,217 582 900 989 1,131 1,180 1,402 1,372 1,373 1,393
Truck and bus tyres
(97.9) (47.8) (154.6) (109.9) (114.4) (104.3) (118.8) (97.9) (100.1) (101.5)
6,277 4,290 4,990 4,591 5,109 5,588 5,900 5,821 5,265 5,285
Light truck tyres
(97.0) (68.3) (116.3) (92.0) (111.3) (109.4) (105.6) (98.7) (90.4) (100.4)
47,443 33,551 40,989 34,827 40,376 38,295 37,752 36,012 36,129 37,907
Passenger car tyres
(99.3) (70.7) (122.2) (85.0) (115.9) (94.8) (98.6) (95.4) (100.3) (104.9)
Total for four- 54,937 38,423 46,879 40,407 46,616 45,063 45,054 43,205 42,767 44,585
wheeled vehicle tyres (99.0) (69.9) (122.0) (86.2) (115.4) (96.7) (100.0) (95.9) (99.0) (104.3)
88 37 65 83 90 101 108 106 82 92
Off-the-road tyres
(91.7) (42.0) (175.7) (127.7) (108.4) (112.2) (106.9) (98.1) (77.4) (112.2)
412 149 223 245 248 230 244 238 207 221
Industrial tyres
(90.4) (36.2) (149.7) (109.9) (101.2) (92.7) (106.1) (97.5) (87.0) (106.8)
690 522 519 566 556 524 537 533 483 493
Agricultural tyres
(110.0) (75.7) (99.4) (109.1) (98.2) (94.2) (102.5) (99.3) (90.6) (100.8)
1,933 970 996 951 960 986 1,039 928 889 986
Motorcycle tyres
(81.3) (50.2) (102.7) (95.5) (100.9) (102.7) (105.4) (89.3) (95.8) (110.9)
802 221 279 137 56 24 31 6 6 -
Cart tyres
(75.3) (27.6) (126.2) (49.1) (40.9) (42.9) (129.2) (19.4) (100.0) -
58,862 40,322 48,961 42,389 48,526 46,928 47,013 45,016 44,434 46,377
Total
(97.9) (68.5) (121.4) (86.6) (114.5) (96.7) (100.2) (95.8) (98.7) (104.4)
N.B.: 1. Source : JATMA (Total of members only)
N.B.: 2. 2001 and following years had a category shift between truck and bus tyres and light truck tyres.
N.B.: 3. The figures include imported tyres.
N.B.: 4 2017 and following years, cart tyres are included for agricultural tyres.
Sales of replacement tyres
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tyres : ×10 ,　( ) : year to year comparison %
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
5,091 4,042 4,620 4,931 4,727 5,026 5,319 5,143 5,233 5,458
Truck and bus tyres
(91.1) (79.4) (114.3) (106.7) (95.9) (106.3) (105.8) (96.7) (101.7) (104.3)
13,103 11,959 12,769 13,731 13,820 14,272 14,615 13,615 13,628 13,707
Light truck tyres
(93.2) (91.3) (106.8) (107.5) (100.6) (103.3) (102.4) (93.2) (100.1) (100.6)
46,952 43,124 46,908 50,448 50,119 52,109 53,956 51,699 51,023 52,558
Passenger car tyres
(94.8) (91.8) (108.8) (107.5) (99.3) (104.0) (103.5) (95.8) (98.7) (103.0)
Total for four- 65,146 59,125 64,297 69,110 68,666 71,407 73,890 70,457 69,884 71,723
wheeled vehicle tyres (94.2) (90.8) (108.7) (107.5) (99.4) (104.0) (103.5) (95.4) (99.2) (102.6)
117 76 87 102 94 101 105 103 93 93
Off-the-road tyres
(88.6) (65.0) (114.5) (117.2) (92.2) (107.4) (104.0) (98.1) (90.3) (100.0)
711 530 593 635 565 583 597 581 580 589
Industrial tyres
(96.0) (74.5) (111.9) (107.1) (89.0) (103.2) (102.4) (97.3) (99.8) (101.6)
120 110 114 109 103 100 93 86 88 91
Agricultural tyres
(92.3) (91.7) (103.6) (95.6) (94.5) (97.1) (93.0) (92.5) (102.3) (103.4)
2,092 1,877 1,908 1,702 1,637 1,604 1,551 1,510 1,503 1,456
Motorcycle tyres
(99.8) (89.7) (101.7) (89.2) (96.2) (98.0) (96.7) (97.4) (99.5) (96.9)
35 33 29 28 27 30 28 29 27 27
Cart tyres
(92.1) (94.3) (87.9) (96.6) (96.4) (111.1) (93.3) (103.6) (93.1) (100.0)
68,221 61,751 67,028 71,686 71,092 73,825 76,264 72,766 72,175 73,979
Total
(94.4) (90.5) (108.5) (106.9) (99.2) (103.8) (103.3) (95.4) (99.2) (102.5)
N.B.: 1. Source : JATMA (Total of members only)
N.B.: 2. 2001 and following years had a category shift between truck and bus tyres and light truck tyres.
N.B.: 3. The figures include imported tyres.
Sales of summer tyres and winter tyres for replacement(for four-wheeled vehicles)
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tyres : ×10 ,　( ) : year to year comparison %
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
5,091 4,042 4,620 4,931 4,727 5,026 5,319 5,143 5,233 5,458
Total
(91.1) (79.4) (114.3) (106.7) (95.9) (106.3) (105.8) (96.7) (101.7) (104.3)
3,331 2,587 2,923 2,969 2,710 2,961 3,090 2,896 2,943 3,002
Truck and bus tyres Summer
(94.9) (77.7) (113.0) (101.6) (91.3) (109.3) (104.4) (93.7) (101.6) (102.0)
1,760 1,455 1,697 1,962 2,017 2,065 2,229 2,247 2,290 2,456
Winter
(84.7) (82.7) (116.6) (115.6) (102.8) (102.4) (107.9) (100.8) (101.9) (107.2)
13,103 11,959 12,769 13,731 13,820 14,272 14,615 13,615 13,628 13,707
Total
(93.2) (91.3) (106.8) (107.5) (100.6) (103.3) (102.4) (93.2) (100.1) (100.6)
9,561 8,901 9,344 9,654 9,547 9,750 9,863 9,426 9,434 9,346
Light truck tyres Summer
(96.5) (93.1) (105.0) (103.3) (98.9) (102.1) (101.2) (95.6) (100.1) (99.1)
3,542 3,058 3,425 4,077 4,273 4,522 4,752 4,189 4,194 4,361
Winter
(85.4) (86.3) (112.0) (119.0) (104.8) (105.8) (105.1) (88.2) (100.1) (104.0)
46,952 43,124 46,908 50,448 50,119 52,109 53,956 51,699 51,023 52,558
Total
(94.8) (91.8) (108.8) (107.5) (99.3) (104.0) (103.5) (95.8) (98.7) (103.0)
33,564 31,183 33,620 34,394 33,366 33,738 34,979 34,851 34,907 35,072
Passenger car tyres Summer
(96.3) (92.9) (107.8) (102.3) (97.0) (101.1) (103.7) (99.6) (100.2) (100.5)
13,388 11,941 13,288 16,054 16,753 18,371 18,977 16,848 16,116 17,486
Winter
(91.4) (89.2) (111.3) (120.8) (104.4) (109.7) (103.3) (88.8) (95.7) (108.5)
65,146 59,125 64,297 69,110 68,666 71,407 73,890 70,457 69,884 71,723
Total
(94.2) (90.8) (108.7) (107.5) (99.4) (104.0) (103.5) (95.4) (99.2) (102.6)
46,456 42,671 45,887 47,017 45,623 46,449 47,932 47,173 47,284 47,420
Total Summer
(96.2) (91.9) (107.5) (102.5) (97.0) (101.8) (103.2) (98.4) (100.2) (100.3)
18,690 16,454 18,410 22,093 23,043 24,958 25,958 23,284 22,600 24,303
Winter
(89.6) (88.0) (111.9) (120.0) (104.3) (108.3) (104.0) (89.7) (97.1) (107.5)
N.B.: 1. Source : JATMA (Total of members only)
N.B.: 2. 2001 and following years had a category shift between truck and bus tyres and light truck tyres.
N.B.: 3. 1998 and following years had all season tyres in the summer tyre category.
Exports of tyres and tubes based on Ministry of Finance customs statistics
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tyres : ×10 ,　value : FOB dollar ×10 , ( ) : year to year comparison %
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
9,129 6,999 7,560 7,827 6,477 5,985 6,356 5,180 5,579 5,556
Tyres
(100.7) (76.7) (108.0) (103.5) (82.8) (92.4) (106.2) (81.5) (107.7) (99.6)
Asia
799,530 674,912 808,485 1,031,338 1,054,305 962,418 836,093 631,309 597,200 677,938
Value
(117.6) (84.4) (119.8) (127.6) (102.2) (91.3) (86.9) (75.5) (94.6) (113.5)
14,702 13,412 13,627 12,031 10,606 10,333 10,370 9,180 9,040 7,787
Tyres
(105.6) (91.2) (101.6) (88.3) (88.2) (97.4) (100.4) (88.5) (98.5) (86.1)
Middle East
1,184,574 1,107,936 1,173,872 1,263,993 1,234,746 1,087,672 977,794 763,439 672,015 589,771
Value
(123.9) (93.5) (106.0) (107.7) (97.7) (88.1) (89.9) (78.1) (88.0) (87.8)
22,200 15,070 18,908 21,108 17,057 15,392 15,324 13,570 13,507 11,741
Tyres
(100.1) (67.9) (125.5) (111.6) (80.8) (90.2) (99.6) (88.6) (99.5) (86.9)
Europe
1,849,351 1,162,604 1,486,981 1,928,789 1,725,179 1,509,561 1,377,041 988,576 967,527 938,779
Value
(110.9) (62.9) (127.9) (129.7) (89.4) (87.5) (91.2) (71.8) (97.9) (97.0)
20,729 17,352 23,016 19,353 14,152 13,599 13,996 14,972 13,122 12,514
Tyres
(93.8) (83.7) (132.6) (84.1) (73.1) (96.1) (102.9) (107.0) (87.6) (95.4)
North America
1,613,517 1,359,334 1,870,321 2,064,587 1,907,040 1,674,369 1,608,169 1,543,873 1,244,632 1,204,854
Value
(105.5) (84.2) (137.6) (110.4) (92.4) (87.8) (96.0) (96.0) (80.6) (96.8)
4,512 3,086 4,365 3,993 3,160 3,407 3,556 3,113 2,630 3,008
Tyres
South and (118.3) (68.4) (141.4) (91.5) (79.1) (107.8) (104.4) (87.5) (84.5) (114.4)
Central America 437,762 410,729 573,743 727,322 817,381 806,013 675,734 595,299 461,168 517,028
Value
(124.7) (93.8) (139.7) (126.8) (112.4) (98.6) (83.8) (88.1) (77.5) (112.1)
2,140 1,771 2,274 2,085 2,146 1,868 2,284 2,303 2,296 2,193
Tyres
(91.9) (82.8) (128.4) (91.7) (102.9) (87.0) (122.3) (100.8) (99.7) (95.5)
Africa
289,539 273,759 338,985 369,284 433,173 408,086 357,368 303,212 259,719 252,438
Value
(105.5) (94.5) (123.8) (108.9) (117.3) (94.2) (87.6) (84.8) (85.7) (97.2)
3,959 3,332 3,697 3,243 3,093 3,029 2,747 2,686 2,704 2,160
Tyres
(94.0) (84.2) (111.0) (87.7) (95.4) (97.9) (90.7) (97.8) (100.7) (79.9)
Oceania
490,931 442,356 589,773 763,649 802,393 697,401 537,353 416,188 430,784 517,591
Value
(106.2) (90.1) (133.3) (129.5) (105.1) (86.9) (77.1) (77.5) (103.5) (120.2)
77,371 61,022 73,447 69,640 56,691 53,613 54,633 51,004 48,878 44,959
Tyres
(99.7) (78.9) (120.4) (94.8) (81.4) (94.6) (101.9) (93.4) (95.8) (92.0)
Total
6,665,204 5,431,630 6,842,160 8,148,962 7,974,217 7,145,520 6,369,552 5,241,896 4,633,045 4,698,399
Value
(112.6) (81.5) (126.0) (119.1) (97.9) (89.6) (89.1) (82.3) (88.4) (101.4)
Source: Ministry of Finance customs export records
Imports of tyres and tubes based on Ministry of Finance customs statistics
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tyres : ×10 ,　value : CIF yen×10 , ( ) : year to year comparison %
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
23,572 19,302 19,346 19,401 20,920 20,267 21,304 21,924 21,918 23,857
Tyres
(97.9) (81.9) (100.2) (100.3) (107.8) (96.9) (105.1) (102.9) (100.0) (108.8)
Passenger car tyres
7,386,186 5,292,031 5,527,743 6,247,210 7,293,639 8,034,798 9,126,658 9,101,192 7,901,000 9,114,454
Value
(101.7) (71.6) (104.5) (113.0) (116.8) (110.2) (113.6) (99.7) (86.8) (115.4)
3,145 2,880 2,617 2,577 2,170 2,245 2,639 2,322 2,300 1,994
Tyres
(98.1) (91.6) (90.9) (98.5) (84.2) (103.5) (117.6) (88.0) (99.1) (86.7)
Commercial vehicle tyres
1,124,280 911,466 947,069 1,081,932 1,149,559 1,151,719 1,713,412 1,757,492 1,483,087 1,633,063
Value
(97.0) (81.1) (103.9) (114.2) (106.3) (100.2) (148.8) (102.6) (84.4) (110.1)
2,895 2,362 2,595 2,743 2,931 2,841 3,009 2,768 2,889 2,934
Tyres
(93.6) (81.6) (109.9) (105.7) (106.9) (96.9) (105.9) (92.0) (104.4) (101.6)
Motorcycle tyres
382,082 330,296 385,462 416,944 469,834 514,251 558,067 540,554 521,073 539,436
Value
(82.4) (86.4) (116.7) (108.2) (112.7) (109.5) (108.5) (96.9) (96.4) (103.5)
510 401 556 593 557 532 592 584 498 520
Tyres
(120.5) (78.6) (138.7) (106.7) (93.9) (95.5) (111.3) (98.6) (85.3) (104.4)
Others
712,295 395,608 701,082 777,141 821,736 833,951 728,744 725,961 667,630 674,037
Value
(134.7) (55.5) (177.2) (110.8) (105.7) (101.5) (87.4) (99.6) (92.0) (101.0)
421,909 312,576 351,526 272,805 300,251 302,412 328,625 323,553 249,739 239,755
Tubes Value
(329.4) (74.1) (112.5) (77.6) (110.1) (100.7) (108.7) (98.5) (77.2) (96.0)
30,122 24,945 25,114 25,314 26,578 25,885 27,544 27,598 27,605 29,305
Tyres
(97.8) (82.8) (100.7) (100.8) (105.0) (97.4) (106.4) (100.2) (100.0) (106.2)
Total
10,026,752 7,241,977 7,912,882 8,796,032 10,035,019 10,837,131 12,455,506 12,448,752 10,822,529 12,200,745
Value
(105.1) (72.2) (109.3) (111.2) (114.1) (108.0) (114.9) (99.9) (86.9) (112.7)
Source: Ministry of Finance customs import records