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Stay updated with Kouro feature announcements, trade statistics insights, and usage tips.
Saved Searches for Continuous Monitoring — LNG Imports Example
Use Kouro saved searches to automate monthly LNG (HS 2711) import monitoring. A reusable template that fires on each MOF customs release.
Chart Improvements — Read the Story Behind Japan Energy Imports ¥25.4T
Charts get full-screen, faster tooltips, log scale, and collision-free labels. We walk through the structural decline of Japan mineral-fuel imports (HS 27) from ¥33.6T to ¥25.4T.
Analysis Features Walkthrough — Trend, Treemap, Sankey on Japan Auto Exports
Walkthrough of Kouro analysis features (trend, treemap, sankey, compare, forecast) using Japan 2024 vehicle exports (¥22.8T, HS 87) as a worked example.
Japan 2024 Trade Statistics — JPY 96.4T Exports, JPY 109T Imports Decomposed
Japan exported JPY 96.4T and imported JPY 109T in 2024. We break down top HS chapters, leading trade partners, and the falling energy import bill using finalized MOF customs data.
HS Code Browser — From Chapter 87 to 9-Digit Statistical Lines, with Cars as the Example
Walk through the Harmonized System hierarchy using vehicles (HS chapter 87 → 8703 passenger cars → 870321 etc.) and learn how Kouro's HS code browser improves Japan customs data search.
Trade Data on the Map — Nagoya ¥15.7T, Narita ¥13.7T: Japan's Port Structure
Visualize Japan trade flows geographically. 2024 customs-district rankings: Nagoya ¥15.7T, Narita Air Cargo ¥13.7T, Yokohama ¥8.1T. Plus a world map heatmap for country-level partners.
New Plans + Team Features — Collaborative Commodity Monitoring for Trading Houses
Free / Pro / Enterprise tiers and a new team workspace. We show how a chemicals trading desk can monitor naphtha imports collaboratively in Kouro.
Kouro Launch — Search 130M Japan Customs Records in the Browser
Kouro is now live. Search and analyze Japan customs trade statistics — 130M+ import/export rows, 1,050+ HS codes, 200+ countries, 146 customs houses — directly in your browser, sourced from the Ministry of Finance.