Fertilisers. (31)
Fertilisers. (statistical code 31): imports in September 2026 were JPY 11,119,839,000 (-20.6% year on year), quantity 92,701 MT, unit price JPY 119,898 per MT. Main origins: Morocco (25.8%), Saudi Arabia (17.8%), Canada (13.7%), People's Republic of China (12.1%), Republic of Korea (9.5%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 1,689,299,000, a trade deficit of JPY 9,430,540,000. (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 11,119,839,000 | 92,701 | JPY 119,898 | -20.6% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 11,031,902,000 | 98,068 | JPY 112,380 | -19.3% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 21,149,062,000 | 167,888 | JPY 125,940 | -6.7% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 8,665,736,000 | 84,165 | JPY 102,812 | -36.3% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 13,198,150,000 | 116,405 | JPY 113,206 | +79.3% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 9,379,501,000 | 94,313 | JPY 99,376 | +17.6% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 11,221,082,000 | 112,873 | JPY 99,350 | +78.1% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 9,621,661,000 | 125,709 | JPY 76,474 | +30.1% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 10,669,797,000 | 117,059 | JPY 91,105 | +17.4% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,933,799,000 | 64,404 | JPY 92,102 | -54.3% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 8,321,974,000 | 93,374 | JPY 89,079 | -6.1% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 14,970,324,000 | 162,861 | JPY 91,863 | +26.0% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 14,012,046,000 | 137,066 | JPY 102,168 | +57.9% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 13,662,748,000 | 142,904 | JPY 95,575 | +100.9% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 22,667,194,000 | 241,230 | JPY 93,958 | +72.3% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 13,610,806,000 | 171,792 | JPY 79,182 | +51.7% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 7,362,349,000 | 98,059 | JPY 75,015 | -36.6% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 7,975,333,000 | 94,899 | JPY 83,958 | +32.5% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,301,228,000 | 81,410 | JPY 77,325 | -33.5% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 7,395,408,000 | 102,042 | JPY 72,425 | +54.4% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 9,091,797,000 | 98,254 | JPY 92,423 | -17.6% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 12,979,284,000 | 148,045 | JPY 87,626 | +89.0% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 8,864,279,000 | 116,365 | JPY 76,104 | -30.9% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 11,885,623,000 | 165,686 | JPY 71,684 | +11.9% |
Subcategories
- 3101
- Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous.
- Mineral or chemical fertilisers, phosphatic.
- Mineral or chemical fertilisers, potassic.
- Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing two or three of the fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilisers; goods of this Chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg.
- 31XX
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 53,462,914,000; in 2025, JPY 131,305,006,000, about 2.5 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 106,056,730,000 | JPY 18,214,150,000 | deficit JPY 87,842,580,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 131,305,006,000 | JPY 20,964,922,000 | deficit JPY 110,340,084,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 114,483,454,000 | JPY 23,554,527,000 | deficit JPY 90,928,927,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 120,687,387,000 | JPY 19,190,190,000 | deficit JPY 101,497,197,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 225,758,165,000 | JPY 24,563,860,000 | deficit JPY 201,194,305,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 98,825,420,000 | JPY 18,617,142,000 | deficit JPY 80,208,278,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 73,084,218,000 | JPY 12,693,636,000 | deficit JPY 60,390,582,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 83,998,490,000 | JPY 14,076,695,000 | deficit JPY 69,921,795,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 86,846,943,000 | JPY 13,493,102,000 | deficit JPY 73,353,841,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 81,438,338,000 | JPY 14,027,872,000 | deficit JPY 67,410,466,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 73,913,158,000 | JPY 11,338,769,000 | deficit JPY 62,574,389,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 99,033,281,000 | JPY 14,172,945,000 | deficit JPY 84,860,336,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 92,921,465,000 | JPY 12,447,448,000 | deficit JPY 80,474,017,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 95,520,611,000 | JPY 15,332,859,000 | deficit JPY 80,187,752,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 86,113,696,000 | JPY 15,819,261,000 | deficit JPY 70,294,435,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 84,090,944,000 | JPY 16,315,255,000 | deficit JPY 67,775,689,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 74,484,454,000 | JPY 12,840,368,000 | deficit JPY 61,644,086,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 80,712,632,000 | JPY 9,208,431,000 | deficit JPY 71,504,201,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 167,938,324,000 | JPY 23,382,255,000 | deficit JPY 144,556,069,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 92,522,170,000 | JPY 15,236,132,000 | deficit JPY 77,286,038,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 84,609,980,000 | JPY 12,231,317,000 | deficit JPY 72,378,663,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 78,274,976,000 | JPY 12,105,651,000 | deficit JPY 66,169,325,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 69,344,589,000 | JPY 11,150,939,000 | deficit JPY 58,193,650,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 61,377,299,000 | JPY 9,954,904,000 | deficit JPY 51,422,395,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 65,832,660,000 | JPY 10,530,889,000 | deficit JPY 55,301,771,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 58,520,710,000 | JPY 9,791,323,000 | deficit JPY 48,729,387,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 57,024,739,000 | JPY 10,028,565,000 | deficit JPY 46,996,174,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 55,701,537,000 | JPY 10,502,225,000 | deficit JPY 45,199,312,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 64,257,503,000 | JPY 11,074,101,000 | deficit JPY 53,183,402,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 65,304,551,000 | JPY 13,418,060,000 | deficit JPY 51,886,491,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 59,096,272,000 | JPY 13,359,749,000 | deficit JPY 45,736,523,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 49,566,182,000 | JPY 11,514,933,000 | deficit JPY 38,051,249,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 49,935,579,000 | JPY 10,076,187,000 | deficit JPY 39,859,392,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 47,985,296,000 | JPY 11,589,269,000 | deficit JPY 36,396,027,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 52,647,348,000 | JPY 13,787,410,000 | deficit JPY 38,859,938,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 59,531,087,000 | JPY 16,042,074,000 | deficit JPY 43,489,013,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 58,741,800,000 | JPY 14,504,295,000 | deficit JPY 44,237,505,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 57,900,511,000 | JPY 17,852,273,000 | deficit JPY 40,048,238,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 53,462,914,000 | JPY 16,224,297,000 | deficit JPY 37,238,617,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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