Japan's fastener export to China is decreasing the Japanese steel bolt export value to China during Jan. and July 2019 landed at JPY 17.2 billion, down 13% from the same period last year; the export volume was 24.9 thousand tons, down 19% from the same period last year. In the backdrop of U. S.-China trade conflict, China's economic downturn seems to have cast an impact on Japans fastener export.

In Japan s steel fastener export to the U.S., the export value of the same period was JPY 1.635 billion, a minor drop of 0.7% from the last period, the export volume was 29.47 thousand tons, a 3.1% drop. Comparatively, Japans steel fastener export to China decreased significantly under the U.S.-China trade conflict, while there was no sign of stagnation in the export to the U.S.