Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates. (03)
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates. (statistical code 03): imports in August 2026 were JPY 115,168,817,000 (+5.4% year on year), quantity 95,432,541 KG, unit price JPY 1,207 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (11.4%), United States of America (10.8%), Chile (9.2%), Russia (7.9%), Norway (7.7%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 26,735,189,000, a trade deficit of JPY 88,433,628,000. (imports: preliminary; exports: revised)
Export statistics for this code
Monthly statistics
| Month | Status | Import value | Quantity | Unit price | Year-on-year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | preliminary | JPY 115,168,817,000 | 95,432,541 | JPY 1,207 | +5.4% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 118,478,306,000 | 105,338,083 | JPY 1,125 | +0.1% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 128,834,363,000 | 122,598,229 | JPY 1,051 | +13.2% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 116,170,604,000 | 109,101,366 | JPY 1,065 | -4.6% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 132,558,069,000 | 117,909,151 | JPY 1,124 | +1.9% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 102,285,637,000 | 88,900,525 | JPY 1,151 | +1.4% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 128,177,416,000 | 106,192,994 | JPY 1,207 | +31.2% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 139,475,962,000 | 112,039,204 | JPY 1,245 | -1.5% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 153,675,693,000 | 126,575,657 | JPY 1,214 | +9.3% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 145,441,902,000 | 127,931,379 | JPY 1,137 | +6.2% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 154,913,467,000 | 131,944,666 | JPY 1,174 | +20.5% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 126,881,713,000 | 116,091,262 | JPY 1,093 | +17.4% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 109,270,071,000 | 102,653,143 | JPY 1,064 | +4.0% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 118,319,666,000 | 113,868,645 | JPY 1,039 | -9.2% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 113,816,228,000 | 118,070,185 | JPY 964 | +2.3% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 121,816,035,000 | 128,037,259 | JPY 951 | -0.6% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 130,096,238,000 | 131,864,240 | JPY 987 | +7.1% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 100,896,185,000 | 104,416,863 | JPY 966 | +1.9% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 97,718,541,000 | 93,240,618 | JPY 1,048 | -12.7% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 141,538,531,000 | 132,343,554 | JPY 1,069 | +20.0% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 140,632,190,000 | 138,645,469 | JPY 1,014 | +0.6% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 136,928,126,000 | 135,848,505 | JPY 1,008 | -1.0% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 128,533,608,000 | 134,961,472 | JPY 952 | +10.8% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 108,111,295,000 | 115,367,763 | JPY 937 | -7.4% |
Subcategories
- Live fish
- Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04
- Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04
- Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
- Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process.
- Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine.
- Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process.
- Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process.
- Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human consumption.
- 03XX
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 1,529,805,009,000; in 2025, JPY 1,514,384,270,000, about 99% of the 2022 level.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 981,149,174,000 | JPY 223,317,381,000 | deficit JPY 757,831,793,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 1,514,384,270,000 | JPY 290,689,659,000 | deficit JPY 1,223,694,611,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 1,433,788,333,000 | JPY 220,451,504,000 | deficit JPY 1,213,336,829,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 1,410,671,984,000 | JPY 231,269,496,000 | deficit JPY 1,179,402,488,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 1,529,805,009,000 | JPY 256,655,715,000 | deficit JPY 1,273,149,294,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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