It was found that the import value at Narita Airport in April reached a record high for April due to the full-scale import of the new coronavirus vaccine.
According to a summary by Tokyo Customs, the value of imports at Narita Airport last month was more than 1.34 trillion yen, an increase of 26.4% compared to the same month last year, the highest ever for April.
Of these, the import value of "pharmaceutical products" amounted to approximately 210 billion yen as the import of the new coronavirus vaccine manufactured by Pfizer from Belgium, where the production base is located, began in earnest.
In addition, as China stopped importing, Taiwan's pineapple, which became a new sales channel in Japan, began to be imported, and the import value of "fruit" from Taiwan was zero in the same month last year. However, it amounted to 17 million yen last month.
On the other hand, the export value of equipment for manufacturing semiconductors to China was strong, so it increased by 46.2% from the same month last year to more than 1.1 trillion yen, the highest ever for April. ..