Miscellaneous edible preparations. (21)
Miscellaneous edible preparations. (statistical code 21): imports in August 2026 were JPY 23,353,265,000 (+3.5% year on year), quantity 40,278,406 KG, unit price JPY 580 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (17.0%), Viet Nam (14.6%), United States of America (10.3%), Republic of Korea (8.7%), Thailand (8.5%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 24,355,911,000, a trade surplus of JPY 1,002,646,000. (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 23,353,265,000 | 40,278,406 | JPY 580 | +3.5% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 26,257,596,000 | 45,950,306 | JPY 571 | +3.7% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 26,507,358,000 | 45,636,789 | JPY 581 | +10.3% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 23,266,991,000 | 42,354,049 | JPY 549 | +4.8% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 25,826,868,000 | 45,993,077 | JPY 562 | +16.4% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 30,700,080,000 | 48,531,609 | JPY 633 | +13.4% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 20,426,886,000 | 33,870,740 | JPY 603 | -4.9% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 23,984,607,000 | 40,604,150 | JPY 591 | +10.3% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 25,052,245,000 | 43,961,724 | JPY 570 | +17.6% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 22,499,257,000 | 42,086,940 | JPY 535 | +6.2% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 24,550,086,000 | 42,780,113 | JPY 574 | +7.1% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 21,738,879,000 | 43,642,285 | JPY 498 | +8.7% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 22,554,509,000 | 42,155,583 | JPY 535 | +0.3% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 25,313,291,000 | 50,017,667 | JPY 506 | +8.5% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 24,024,436,000 | 45,717,277 | JPY 526 | +11.9% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 22,195,739,000 | 42,684,688 | JPY 520 | +6.4% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 22,196,105,000 | 42,453,312 | JPY 523 | +4.7% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 27,077,332,000 | 48,436,065 | JPY 559 | +14.2% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 21,468,654,000 | 37,637,588 | JPY 570 | +9.4% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 21,735,345,000 | 41,705,540 | JPY 521 | +22.5% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 21,305,435,000 | 40,017,404 | JPY 532 | +6.6% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 21,179,215,000 | 44,835,359 | JPY 472 | +0.7% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 22,920,971,000 | 46,541,014 | JPY 492 | +11.8% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 20,002,971,000 | 40,601,765 | JPY 493 | +1.8% |
Subcategories
- Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, tea or maté and preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or maté; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof
- Yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell micro-organisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading 30.02); prepared baking powders
- Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard
- Soups and broths and preparations therefor; homogenised composite food preparations
- 2105
- Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included
- 21XX
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 244,109,290,000; in 2025, JPY 280,405,878,000, about 1.1 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 200,323,651,000 | JPY 186,473,423,000 | deficit JPY 13,850,228,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 280,405,878,000 | JPY 261,745,280,000 | deficit JPY 18,660,598,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 255,841,714,000 | JPY 241,457,012,000 | deficit JPY 14,384,702,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 236,493,236,000 | JPY 225,021,387,000 | deficit JPY 11,471,849,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 244,109,290,000 | JPY 228,913,531,000 | deficit JPY 15,195,759,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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