However, exports from China have been increasing and appear likely to surpass those from Taiwan and Korea in the near future. The majority of this share comes from Japanese club manufacturers making things like golf club shafts and heads at their factories in Taiwan for export to Japan, where the parts are assembled into the finished products. The same is true for imports from Thailand. The majority of goods in the gothers h category from the U.S.A. and China are golf bags and gloves. There are also Japanese companies who import shafts and heads and assemble them in Japan to match the physical proportions of Japanese players.
Some American companies based in Japan do the same thing.
There are generally no import duties on golf equipment. Previous commodity taxes have been eliminated. Japanese living overseas probably make up a majority of the golfers who purchase the finished golf clubs and golf balls exported from Japan. The same may be true for golf bags and gloves. There are also many semi-finished products like club heads that are exported from Japan and ground and polished locally.