Cocoa and cocoa preparations. (18)
Cocoa and cocoa preparations. (statistical code 18): imports in August 2026 were JPY 16,143,364,000 (-27.0% year on year), quantity 15,840,677 KG, unit price JPY 1,019 per KG. Main origins: Ghana (29.3%), Malaysia (11.8%), Singapore (8.5%), Belgium (6.3%), Italy (5.7%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 1,825,821,000, a trade deficit of JPY 14,317,543,000. (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 16,143,364,000 | 15,840,677 | JPY 1,019 | -27.0% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 13,452,027,000 | 14,568,524 | JPY 923 | -49.8% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 22,483,495,000 | 19,518,329 | JPY 1,152 | -31.2% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 19,197,215,000 | 16,618,891 | JPY 1,155 | -49.6% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 20,854,685,000 | 17,382,901 | JPY 1,200 | -29.3% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 19,887,898,000 | 18,316,802 | JPY 1,086 | -29.5% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 16,904,730,000 | 13,746,763 | JPY 1,230 | -15.2% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 20,732,411,000 | 16,405,134 | JPY 1,264 | -15.0% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 24,381,466,000 | 18,574,108 | JPY 1,313 | +5.1% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 25,466,925,000 | 20,188,862 | JPY 1,261 | -8.1% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 25,691,873,000 | 19,920,433 | JPY 1,290 | -5.9% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 26,102,605,000 | 18,762,219 | JPY 1,391 | +9.6% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 22,104,395,000 | 16,643,262 | JPY 1,328 | +23.8% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 26,792,316,000 | 20,721,667 | JPY 1,293 | +27.7% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 32,671,137,000 | 23,783,810 | JPY 1,374 | +131.2% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 38,071,786,000 | 27,209,814 | JPY 1,399 | +108.7% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 29,513,745,000 | 21,990,528 | JPY 1,342 | +86.2% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 28,221,428,000 | 23,335,351 | JPY 1,209 | +110.0% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 19,938,745,000 | 16,781,578 | JPY 1,188 | +60.4% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 24,378,165,000 | 18,915,236 | JPY 1,289 | +77.8% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 23,196,081,000 | 19,353,916 | JPY 1,199 | +51.6% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 27,701,161,000 | 23,270,825 | JPY 1,190 | +79.8% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 27,299,807,000 | 25,759,330 | JPY 1,060 | +51.8% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 23,819,047,000 | 19,499,233 | JPY 1,222 | +62.9% |
Subcategories
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 143,416,826,000; in 2025, JPY 323,334,586,000, about 2.3 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 149,655,825,000 | JPY 13,010,909,000 | deficit JPY 136,644,916,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 323,334,586,000 | JPY 20,581,015,000 | deficit JPY 302,753,571,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 228,658,027,000 | JPY 16,950,826,000 | deficit JPY 211,707,201,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 147,738,277,000 | JPY 15,133,212,000 | deficit JPY 132,605,065,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 143,416,826,000 | JPY 13,790,526,000 | deficit JPY 129,626,300,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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