Ores, slag and ash. (26)
Ores, slag and ash. (statistical code 26): imports in September 2026 were JPY 352,667,838,000 (-3.0% year on year), quantity 8,326,107 MT, unit price JPY 42,353 per MT. Main origins: Chile (32.3%), Australia (25.4%), Brazil (13.2%), Peru (9.0%), United States of America (8.7%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 2,618,153,000, a trade deficit of JPY 350,049,685,000. (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 352,667,838,000 | 8,326,107 | JPY 42,353 | -3.0% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 412,337,118,000 | 8,464,167 | JPY 48,715 | +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% |
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 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 856,729,182,000; in 2025, JPY 3,974,666,981,000, about 4.6 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 3,585,723,568,000 | JPY 23,376,014,000 | deficit JPY 3,562,347,554,000 |
| 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 |
| 2021 | JPY 3,786,658,219,000 | JPY 19,588,282,000 | deficit JPY 3,767,069,937,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 2,389,005,625,000 | JPY 16,911,297,000 | deficit JPY 2,372,094,328,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 2,411,944,624,000 | JPY 19,831,970,000 | deficit JPY 2,392,112,654,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 2,428,813,385,000 | JPY 18,833,594,000 | deficit JPY 2,409,979,791,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 2,337,463,038,000 | JPY 15,601,558,000 | deficit JPY 2,321,861,480,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 1,893,160,390,000 | JPY 15,536,957,000 | deficit JPY 1,877,623,433,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 2,468,981,145,000 | JPY 17,094,759,000 | deficit JPY 2,451,886,386,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 3,185,318,480,000 | JPY 15,477,468,000 | deficit JPY 3,169,841,012,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 3,074,200,029,000 | JPY 13,311,493,000 | deficit JPY 3,060,888,536,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 2,829,607,564,000 | JPY 9,204,920,000 | deficit JPY 2,820,402,644,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 3,095,364,297,000 | JPY 12,783,970,000 | deficit JPY 3,082,580,327,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 2,807,327,017,000 | JPY 12,919,091,000 | deficit JPY 2,794,407,926,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 1,874,070,275,000 | JPY 9,249,757,000 | deficit JPY 1,864,820,518,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 2,937,031,394,000 | JPY 16,017,345,000 | deficit JPY 2,921,014,049,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 2,985,229,986,000 | JPY 19,822,438,000 | deficit JPY 2,965,407,548,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 2,418,421,607,000 | JPY 11,771,015,000 | deficit JPY 2,406,650,592,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 1,589,593,103,000 | JPY 9,449,151,000 | deficit JPY 1,580,143,952,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 1,105,962,115,000 | JPY 7,560,214,000 | deficit JPY 1,098,401,901,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 867,131,137,000 | JPY 4,649,995,000 | deficit JPY 862,481,142,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 814,502,734,000 | JPY 3,751,689,000 | deficit JPY 810,751,045,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 788,001,427,000 | JPY 3,541,665,000 | deficit JPY 784,459,762,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 755,010,689,000 | JPY 3,779,136,000 | deficit JPY 751,231,553,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 708,733,440,000 | JPY 2,309,107,000 | deficit JPY 706,424,333,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 801,057,518,000 | JPY 2,739,403,000 | deficit JPY 798,318,115,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 870,720,621,000 | JPY 2,613,157,000 | deficit JPY 868,107,464,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 758,452,748,000 | JPY 2,502,374,000 | deficit JPY 755,950,374,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 735,325,979,000 | JPY 2,931,291,000 | deficit JPY 732,394,688,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 647,838,426,000 | JPY 2,616,621,000 | deficit JPY 645,221,805,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 677,455,673,000 | JPY 3,352,281,000 | deficit JPY 674,103,392,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 850,181,462,000 | JPY 3,741,571,000 | deficit JPY 846,439,891,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 1,009,216,516,000 | JPY 3,352,803,000 | deficit JPY 1,005,863,713,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 1,113,378,796,000 | JPY 2,630,092,000 | deficit JPY 1,110,748,704,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 1,035,667,823,000 | JPY 3,055,862,000 | deficit JPY 1,032,611,961,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 856,729,182,000 | JPY 2,347,724,000 | deficit JPY 854,381,458,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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