| Product Code: ETC7732781 | Publication Date: Sep 2024 | Updated Date: Oct 2025 | Product Type: Market Research Report | |
| Publisher: 6Wresearch | Author: Summon Dutta | No. of Pages: 75 | No. of Figures: 35 | No. of Tables: 20 |
Despite a challenging year with a negative Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of -3.86% from 2020 to 2024, Japan saw a decline in bar soap import shipments with a growth rate of -12.22% in 2023-24. The top countries exporting to Japan in 2024 included Malaysia, South Korea, Metropolitan France, China, and Australia. High Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) concentration persisted, indicating a competitive market landscape. These trends suggest a need for strategic adjustments and innovation in the Japanese bar soap import sector to stimulate growth and maintain a competitive edge in the market.

1 Executive Summary |
2 Introduction |
2.1 Key Highlights of the Report |
2.2 Report Description |
2.3 Market Scope & Segmentation |
2.4 Research Methodology |
2.5 Assumptions |
3 Japan Bar Soap Market Overview |
3.1 Japan Country Macro Economic Indicators |
3.2 Japan Bar Soap Market Revenues & Volume, 2021 & 2031F |
3.3 Japan Bar Soap Market - Industry Life Cycle |
3.4 Japan Bar Soap Market - Porter's Five Forces |
3.5 Japan Bar Soap Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Type, 2021 & 2031F |
3.6 Japan Bar Soap Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Application, 2021 & 2031F |
3.7 Japan Bar Soap Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Distribution Channel, 2021 & 2031F |
4 Japan Bar Soap Market Dynamics |
4.1 Impact Analysis |
4.2 Market Drivers |
4.2.1 Increasing awareness about personal hygiene and cleanliness |
4.2.2 Growing disposable income leading to higher spending on premium bar soap products |
4.2.3 Shift towards natural and organic ingredients in bar soaps |
4.2.4 Rising demand for specialty bar soaps targeting specific skin types or concerns |
4.3 Market Restraints |
4.3.1 Competition from liquid soaps and body wash products |
4.3.2 Price sensitivity among consumers, especially in a price-conscious market like Japan |
4.3.3 Environmental concerns related to packaging and waste generation from bar soaps |
5 Japan Bar Soap Market Trends |
6 Japan Bar Soap Market, By Types |
6.1 Japan Bar Soap Market, By Type |
6.1.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.1.2 Japan Bar Soap Market Revenues & Volume, By Type, 2021- 2031F |
6.1.3 Japan Bar Soap Market Revenues & Volume, By Organic, 2021- 2031F |
6.1.4 Japan Bar Soap Market Revenues & Volume, By Synthetic, 2021- 2031F |
6.2 Japan Bar Soap Market, By Application |
6.2.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.2.2 Japan Bar Soap Market Revenues & Volume, By Hair Care, 2021- 2031F |
6.2.3 Japan Bar Soap Market Revenues & Volume, By Skin/Body Care, 2021- 2031F |
6.2.4 Japan Bar Soap Market Revenues & Volume, By Facial Care, 2021- 2031F |
6.2.5 Japan Bar Soap Market Revenues & Volume, By Specialized, 2021- 2031F |
6.3 Japan Bar Soap Market, By Distribution Channel |
6.3.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.3.2 Japan Bar Soap Market Revenues & Volume, By Supermarkets/Hypermarkets, 2021- 2031F |
6.3.3 Japan Bar Soap Market Revenues & Volume, By Convenience Stores, 2021- 2031F |
6.3.4 Japan Bar Soap Market Revenues & Volume, By Specialty Stores, 2021- 2031F |
6.3.5 Japan Bar Soap Market Revenues & Volume, By Online Retailers, 2021- 2031F |
6.3.6 Japan Bar Soap Market Revenues & Volume, By Others, 2021- 2031F |
7 Japan Bar Soap Market Import-Export Trade Statistics |
7.1 Japan Bar Soap Market Export to Major Countries |
7.2 Japan Bar Soap Market Imports from Major Countries |
8 Japan Bar Soap Market Key Performance Indicators |
8.1 Consumer sentiment towards natural and organic bar soaps |
8.2 Market penetration of specialty bar soaps in different demographic segments |
8.3 Growth in online sales of bar soaps |
8.4 Adoption rate of refillable or eco-friendly packaging options for bar soaps |
8.5 Number of new product launches and innovations in the bar soap market |
9 Japan Bar Soap Market - Opportunity Assessment |
9.1 Japan Bar Soap Market Opportunity Assessment, By Type, 2021 & 2031F |
9.2 Japan Bar Soap Market Opportunity Assessment, By Application, 2021 & 2031F |
9.3 Japan Bar Soap Market Opportunity Assessment, By Distribution Channel, 2021 & 2031F |
10 Japan Bar Soap Market - Competitive Landscape |
10.1 Japan Bar Soap Market Revenue Share, By Companies, 2024 |
10.2 Japan Bar Soap Market Competitive Benchmarking, By Operating and Technical Parameters |
11 Company Profiles |
12 Recommendations |
13 Disclaimer |
Export potential enables firms to identify high-growth global markets with greater confidence by combining advanced trade intelligence with a structured quantitative methodology. The framework analyzes emerging demand trends and country-level import patterns while integrating macroeconomic and trade datasets such as GDP and population forecasts, bilateral import–export flows, tariff structures, elasticity differentials between developed and developing economies, geographic distance, and import demand projections. Using weighted trade values from 2020–2024 as the base period to project country-to-country export potential for 2030, these inputs are operationalized through calculated drivers such as gravity model parameters, tariff impact factors, and projected GDP per-capita growth. Through an analysis of hidden potentials, demand hotspots, and market conditions that are most favorable to success, this method enables firms to focus on target countries, maximize returns, and global expansion with data, backed by accuracy.
By factoring in the projected importer demand gap that is currently unmet and could be potential opportunity, it identifies the potential for the Exporter (Country) among 190 countries, against the general trade analysis, which identifies the biggest importer or exporter.
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