Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts. (13)
Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts. (statistical code 13): imports in September 2026 were JPY 2,985,347,000 (-21.3% year on year), quantity 1,379,783 KG, unit price JPY 2,164 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (18.2%), India (14.4%), France (13.7%), Denmark (8.9%), Sudan (6.6%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 400,379,000, a trade deficit of JPY 2,584,968,000. (imports: preliminary; exports: revised)
Export statistics for this code
Monthly statistics
| Month | Status | Import value | Quantity | Unit price | Year-on-year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | preliminary | JPY 2,985,347,000 | 1,379,783 | JPY 2,164 | -21.3% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 3,112,199,000 | 1,517,763 | JPY 2,051 | -6.5% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 4,283,708,000 | 1,721,703 | JPY 2,488 | +17.1% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 3,745,942,000 | 1,521,218 | JPY 2,462 | +43.2% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 3,925,545,000 | 1,794,842 | JPY 2,187 | -7.0% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 4,223,302,000 | 1,838,011 | JPY 2,297 | +11.8% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 3,756,119,000 | 1,432,107 | JPY 2,623 | +25.3% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 3,025,409,000 | 1,657,509 | JPY 1,824 | +4.1% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 3,594,328,000 | 1,685,721 | JPY 2,132 | -3.1% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,702,404,000 | 1,795,795 | JPY 2,062 | -9.1% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,474,343,000 | 1,562,376 | JPY 2,224 | -6.2% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,912,516,000 | 2,124,663 | JPY 1,841 | +7.4% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,792,475,000 | 1,722,860 | JPY 2,201 | +12.3% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,327,192,000 | 1,875,657 | JPY 1,774 | +8.5% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,657,690,000 | 2,341,410 | JPY 1,562 | -12.0% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,616,739,000 | 1,698,158 | JPY 1,541 | -12.9% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,222,888,000 | 1,781,612 | JPY 2,370 | +10.9% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,778,961,000 | 2,178,004 | JPY 1,735 | +7.5% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,996,742,000 | 1,469,702 | JPY 2,039 | -9.8% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,906,447,000 | 1,386,177 | JPY 2,097 | +3.3% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,709,703,000 | 1,506,338 | JPY 2,463 | +9.0% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 4,071,167,000 | 2,267,192 | JPY 1,796 | +3.2% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 3,702,033,000 | 1,966,791 | JPY 1,882 | -5.9% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 3,641,978,000 | 1,868,104 | JPY 1,950 | +3.1% |
Subcategories
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 19,215,048,000; in 2025, JPY 42,098,100,000, about 2.2 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 32,651,899,000 | JPY 4,252,175,000 | deficit JPY 28,399,724,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 42,098,100,000 | JPY 5,707,190,000 | deficit JPY 36,390,910,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 41,883,209,000 | JPY 5,138,352,000 | deficit JPY 36,744,857,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 46,761,509,000 | JPY 4,370,545,000 | deficit JPY 42,390,964,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 49,974,707,000 | JPY 4,677,629,000 | deficit JPY 45,297,078,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 35,661,609,000 | JPY 4,679,902,000 | deficit JPY 30,981,707,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 37,970,528,000 | JPY 4,091,929,000 | deficit JPY 33,878,599,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 38,946,725,000 | JPY 3,628,701,000 | deficit JPY 35,318,024,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 42,799,937,000 | JPY 3,912,702,000 | deficit JPY 38,887,235,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 38,516,303,000 | JPY 3,457,448,000 | deficit JPY 35,058,855,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 34,448,304,000 | JPY 3,585,399,000 | deficit JPY 30,862,905,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 39,597,857,000 | JPY 3,708,414,000 | deficit JPY 35,889,443,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 37,863,989,000 | JPY 3,081,034,000 | deficit JPY 34,782,955,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 36,507,926,000 | JPY 3,246,277,000 | deficit JPY 33,261,649,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 31,394,352,000 | JPY 2,836,856,000 | deficit JPY 28,557,496,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 27,046,380,000 | JPY 3,325,607,000 | deficit JPY 23,720,773,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 23,705,487,000 | JPY 3,195,072,000 | deficit JPY 20,510,415,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 24,093,280,000 | JPY 3,587,595,000 | deficit JPY 20,505,685,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 31,024,350,000 | JPY 3,907,410,000 | deficit JPY 27,116,940,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 33,797,739,000 | JPY 4,024,776,000 | deficit JPY 29,772,963,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 36,756,690,000 | JPY 3,883,672,000 | deficit JPY 32,873,018,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 39,622,925,000 | JPY 3,500,605,000 | deficit JPY 36,122,320,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 32,057,529,000 | JPY 3,471,474,000 | deficit JPY 28,586,055,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 28,945,083,000 | JPY 2,491,946,000 | deficit JPY 26,453,137,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 26,843,506,000 | JPY 3,209,877,000 | deficit JPY 23,633,629,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 25,602,284,000 | JPY 2,434,605,000 | deficit JPY 23,167,679,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 24,074,452,000 | JPY 2,286,724,000 | deficit JPY 21,787,728,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 31,073,688,000 | JPY 2,835,496,000 | deficit JPY 28,238,192,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 31,640,118,000 | JPY 2,809,072,000 | deficit JPY 28,831,046,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 33,837,864,000 | JPY 3,743,285,000 | deficit JPY 30,094,579,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 33,225,081,000 | JPY 3,681,599,000 | deficit JPY 29,543,482,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 28,938,457,000 | JPY 2,676,654,000 | deficit JPY 26,261,803,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 24,716,319,000 | JPY 2,340,770,000 | deficit JPY 22,375,549,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 24,503,995,000 | JPY 2,738,551,000 | deficit JPY 21,765,444,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 29,032,406,000 | JPY 3,008,674,000 | deficit JPY 26,023,732,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 28,065,985,000 | JPY 2,713,967,000 | deficit JPY 25,352,018,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 29,877,035,000 | JPY 3,278,578,000 | deficit JPY 26,598,457,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 22,296,672,000 | JPY 2,563,042,000 | deficit JPY 19,733,630,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 19,215,048,000 | JPY 1,577,485,000 | deficit JPY 17,637,563,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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