Toyota Tsusho

Toyota Tsusho Corporation
Native name
豊田通商株式会社
Toyota Tsūshō Kabushiki-gaisha
Company typePublic (K.K)
TYO: 8015
IndustryTrading Companies
FoundedJuly 1, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-07-01)
HeadquartersNagoya and Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Ichiro Kashitani, President
RevenueUS$78.9 billion (2015)
US$1.55 billion (2015)
US$616 million (2015)
Number of employees
53,241 (2015)
ParentToyota Group
Websitewww.toyota-tsusho.com
Nagoya Head Office

Toyota Tsusho Corporation (豊田通商株式会社, Toyota Tsūshō Kabushiki-gaisha, TYO: 8015, based in Nagoya and Tokyo) is a sōgō shōsha (trading company), a member of the Toyota Group. Toyota Tsusho has a worldwide presence through its many subsidiaries and operating divisions, including over 150 offices, and 900 subsidiaries and affiliates around the world. Its main business is supporting Toyota Motor's automobile business and other Toyota Group companies, but Toyota Tsusho's business is very diverse, spanning industrial, commercial, and consumer sectors. Business areas run the gamut, including industrial raw materials, agricultural products, and high technology.