Organic chemicals. (29)
Organic chemicals. (statistical code 29): imports in August 2026 were JPY 186,392,194,000 (+27.5% year on year). Main origins: People's Republic of China (28.3%), United States of America (24.1%), Republic of Korea (11.3%), India (5.6%), Germany (5.4%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 166,272,351,000, a trade deficit of JPY 20,119,843,000. (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 186,392,194,000 | — | — | +27.5% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 242,984,277,000 | — | — | +23.1% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 236,830,085,000 | — | — | +36.8% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 217,074,309,000 | — | — | +14.7% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 229,780,460,000 | — | — | +23.8% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 193,549,059,000 | — | — | +9.8% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 168,371,568,000 | — | — | +9.1% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 170,907,976,000 | — | — | -19.8% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 209,162,128,000 | — | — | +12.1% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 167,207,436,000 | — | — | -14.9% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 162,541,415,000 | — | — | -23.7% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 157,443,049,000 | — | — | -12.0% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 146,179,756,000 | — | — | -8.6% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 197,317,236,000 | — | — | +2.5% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 173,168,715,000 | — | — | -6.4% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 189,212,034,000 | — | — | -3.3% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 185,659,832,000 | — | — | -2.2% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 176,198,293,000 | — | — | +1.5% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 154,269,549,000 | — | — | +0.1% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 213,135,977,000 | — | — | +34.9% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 186,588,669,000 | — | — | +2.0% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 196,397,399,000 | — | — | -1.0% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 212,977,329,000 | — | — | +7.0% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 178,885,899,000 | — | — | +4.2% |
Subcategories
- Acyclic hydrocarbons.
- Cyclic hydrocarbons.
- Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons.
- Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons, whether or not halogenated.
- Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
- Cyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
- Phenols; phenol-alcohols.
- Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols.
- Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (whether or not chemically defined), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
- Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers, with a three-membered ring, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- 2911
- Aldehydes, whether or not with other oxygen function; cyclic polymers of aldehydes; paraformaldehyde.
- 2913
- Ketones and quinones, whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
- Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
- Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
- Polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
- Carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
- Phosphoric esters and their salts, including lactophosphates; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
- Esters of other inorganic acids of non-metals (excluding esters of hydrogen halides) and their salts; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
- Amine -function compounds.
- Oxygen-function amino-compounds.
- Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides; lecithins and other phosphoaminolipids, whether or not chemically defined.
- Carboxyamide -function compounds; amide-function compounds of carbonic acid.
- Carboxyimide -function compounds (including saccharin and its salts) and imine -function compounds.
- Nitrile -function compounds.
- 2927
- 2928
- Compounds with other nitrogen function.
- Organo-sulphur compounds.
- Other organo-inorganic compounds.
- Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero -atom(s) only.
- Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only.
- Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; other heterocyclic compounds.
- Sulphonamides.
- Provitamins and vitamins, natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent.
- Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, natural or reproduced by synthesis; derivatives and structural analogues thereof, including chain modified polypeptides, used primarily as hormones.
- Glycosides, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives.
- Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives.
- 2940
- Antibiotics.
- 2942
- 29XX
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 2,407,366,998,000; in 2025, JPY 2,131,495,420,000, about 89% of the 2022 level.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 1,645,889,928,000 | JPY 1,272,725,142,000 | deficit JPY 373,164,786,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 2,131,495,420,000 | JPY 1,877,278,709,000 | deficit JPY 254,216,711,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 2,183,533,657,000 | JPY 2,079,056,844,000 | deficit JPY 104,476,813,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 2,151,825,801,000 | JPY 2,075,639,571,000 | deficit JPY 76,186,230,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 2,407,366,998,000 | JPY 2,254,368,165,000 | deficit JPY 152,998,833,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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