Ores, slag and ash. (26)
Ores, slag and ash. (statistical code 26): imports in August 2026 were JPY 412,219,295,000 (+11.7% year on year), quantity 8,464,166 MT, unit price JPY 48,701 per MT. Main origins: Chile (27.6%), Australia (20.7%), Brazil (12.5%), Peru (10.9%), Canada (10.8%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 2,251,247,000, a trade deficit of JPY 409,968,048,000. (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 412,219,295,000 | 8,464,166 | JPY 48,701 | +11.7% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 432,052,291,000 | 9,529,519 | JPY 45,337 | +37.8% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 413,091,593,000 | 8,739,102 | JPY 47,269 | +7.9% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 429,884,625,000 | 8,490,253 | JPY 50,633 | +34.7% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 440,629,403,000 | 8,586,857 | JPY 51,314 | +28.4% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 368,328,555,000 | 8,252,737 | JPY 44,631 | +4.1% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 347,619,027,000 | 7,368,377 | JPY 47,177 | +33.2% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 389,113,118,000 | 8,556,185 | JPY 45,477 | +2.0% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 305,840,331,000 | 9,422,784 | JPY 32,457 | -10.4% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 263,573,821,000 | 7,673,405 | JPY 34,349 | -17.1% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 317,689,732,000 | 8,882,982 | JPY 35,762 | -1.7% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 363,619,924,000 | 8,611,837 | JPY 42,223 | -3.9% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 369,036,664,000 | 8,573,776 | JPY 43,042 | +15.2% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 313,486,829,000 | 8,760,677 | JPY 35,783 | -20.6% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 382,845,548,000 | 9,190,270 | JPY 41,658 | -2.3% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 319,144,882,000 | 7,734,641 | JPY 41,262 | -22.7% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 343,179,815,000 | 9,220,672 | JPY 37,219 | -5.5% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 353,849,697,000 | 8,736,073 | JPY 40,504 | -5.3% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 260,885,312,000 | 6,915,306 | JPY 37,725 | -22.7% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 381,514,426,000 | 9,907,646 | JPY 38,507 | +7.2% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 341,432,783,000 | 8,833,923 | JPY 38,650 | +3.5% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 317,938,048,000 | 8,366,128 | JPY 38,003 | +20.5% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 323,248,452,000 | 8,560,610 | JPY 37,760 | +12.3% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 378,329,330,000 | 9,736,782 | JPY 38,856 | +13.5% |
Subcategories
- Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites
- 2602
- 2603
- 2604
- 2606
- 2607
- 2608
- 2610
- 2611
- Uranium or thorium ores and concentrates
- Molybdenum ores and concentrates
- 2614
- Niobium, tantalum, vanadium or zirconium ores and concentrates
- Precious metal ores and concentrates
- Other ores and concentrates
- 2618
- 2619
- Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel) containing metals, arsenic or their compounds
- Other slag and ash, including seaweed ash(kelp); ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste
- 26XX
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 4,051,641,346,000; in 2025, JPY 3,974,666,981,000, about 98% of the 2022 level.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 3,232,937,907,000 | JPY 20,757,861,000 | deficit JPY 3,212,180,046,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 3,974,666,981,000 | JPY 25,170,262,000 | deficit JPY 3,949,496,719,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 4,311,078,476,000 | JPY 27,105,480,000 | deficit JPY 4,283,972,996,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 3,721,235,508,000 | JPY 27,445,196,000 | deficit JPY 3,693,790,312,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 4,051,641,346,000 | JPY 21,799,666,000 | deficit JPY 4,029,841,680,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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