Beverages, spirits and vinegar. (22)
Beverages, spirits and vinegar. (statistical code 22): imports in September 2026 were JPY 47,010,848,000 (-3.9% year on year). Main origins: France (36.9%), Brazil (12.1%), United Kingdom (10.8%), Italy (7.3%), United States of America (6.5%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 19,013,762,000, a trade deficit of JPY 27,997,086,000. (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 47,010,848,000 | — | — | -3.9% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 38,676,691,000 | — | — | -5.6% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 49,975,874,000 | — | — | +7.1% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 43,006,987,000 | — | — | +2.4% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 41,308,139,000 | — | — | +3.0% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 47,595,292,000 | — | — | +4.5% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 40,600,731,000 | — | — | +12.3% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 41,611,009,000 | — | — | -1.3% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 40,517,166,000 | — | — | +1.1% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 37,287,878,000 | — | — | -3.9% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 43,444,195,000 | — | — | -5.4% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 49,261,698,000 | — | — | -3.0% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 48,907,837,000 | — | — | +3.1% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 40,972,613,000 | — | — | -8.0% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 46,652,804,000 | — | — | -4.3% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 41,985,591,000 | — | — | -3.0% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 40,106,062,000 | — | — | -14.4% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 45,531,214,000 | — | — | +1.6% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 36,156,556,000 | — | — | -13.0% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 42,149,010,000 | — | — | +8.3% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 40,074,097,000 | — | — | +21.5% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 38,799,571,000 | — | — | +1.9% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 45,919,014,000 | — | — | -3.6% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 50,795,343,000 | — | — | +6.4% |
Subcategories
- Waters, including natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured; ice and snow
- Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading 20.09
- 2203
- Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 20.09
- Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic substances
- 2206
- Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength
- Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages
- 2209
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 142,930,086,000; in 2025, JPY 512,529,555,000, about 3.6 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 390,302,737,000 | JPY 186,411,387,000 | deficit JPY 203,891,350,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 512,529,555,000 | JPY 216,251,535,000 | deficit JPY 296,278,020,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 524,694,495,000 | JPY 196,751,305,000 | deficit JPY 327,943,190,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 533,934,205,000 | JPY 192,384,534,000 | deficit JPY 341,549,671,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 507,102,559,000 | JPY 191,638,320,000 | deficit JPY 315,464,239,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 379,358,067,000 | JPY 159,453,205,000 | deficit JPY 219,904,862,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 357,166,609,000 | JPY 108,412,669,000 | deficit JPY 248,753,940,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 399,179,133,000 | JPY 100,218,999,000 | deficit JPY 298,960,134,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 385,723,546,000 | JPY 93,844,722,000 | deficit JPY 291,878,824,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 382,671,638,000 | JPY 82,481,423,000 | deficit JPY 300,190,215,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 359,265,493,000 | JPY 66,065,763,000 | deficit JPY 293,199,730,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 396,276,580,000 | JPY 62,130,351,000 | deficit JPY 334,146,229,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 375,883,855,000 | JPY 48,284,292,000 | deficit JPY 327,599,563,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 346,503,628,000 | JPY 39,742,791,000 | deficit JPY 306,760,837,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 295,605,993,000 | JPY 34,877,962,000 | deficit JPY 260,728,031,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 276,850,626,000 | JPY 31,443,327,000 | deficit JPY 245,407,299,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 250,227,355,000 | JPY 32,191,557,000 | deficit JPY 218,035,798,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 243,925,601,000 | JPY 27,812,309,000 | deficit JPY 216,113,292,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 301,210,358,000 | JPY 29,597,488,000 | deficit JPY 271,612,870,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 330,916,449,000 | JPY 25,783,882,000 | deficit JPY 305,132,567,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 317,658,933,000 | JPY 22,520,001,000 | deficit JPY 295,138,932,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 271,045,210,000 | JPY 19,534,887,000 | deficit JPY 251,510,323,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 267,859,935,000 | JPY 16,920,359,000 | deficit JPY 250,939,576,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 256,734,089,000 | JPY 16,392,244,000 | deficit JPY 240,341,845,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 256,445,992,000 | JPY 19,113,164,000 | deficit JPY 237,332,828,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 256,848,401,000 | JPY 17,037,930,000 | deficit JPY 239,810,471,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 231,172,744,000 | JPY 18,018,743,000 | deficit JPY 213,154,001,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 252,173,980,000 | JPY 18,963,377,000 | deficit JPY 233,210,603,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 338,610,243,000 | JPY 22,818,681,000 | deficit JPY 315,791,562,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 255,000,600,000 | JPY 21,253,656,000 | deficit JPY 233,746,944,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 236,031,843,000 | JPY 16,391,105,000 | deficit JPY 219,640,738,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 231,370,162,000 | JPY 12,370,847,000 | deficit JPY 218,999,315,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 239,511,337,000 | JPY 10,741,381,000 | deficit JPY 228,769,956,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 217,055,558,000 | JPY 10,148,651,000 | deficit JPY 206,906,907,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 265,977,219,000 | JPY 10,885,794,000 | deficit JPY 255,091,425,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 283,000,073,000 | JPY 10,945,630,000 | deficit JPY 272,054,443,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 282,412,263,000 | JPY 9,922,475,000 | deficit JPY 272,489,788,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 223,807,764,000 | JPY 9,096,790,000 | deficit JPY 214,710,974,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 142,930,086,000 | JPY 8,837,355,000 | deficit JPY 134,092,731,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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