Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks. (32)
Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks. (statistical code 32): imports in August 2026 were JPY 16,865,562,000 (+15.5% year on year), quantity 12,270,239 KG, unit price JPY 1,374 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (20.8%), United States of America (19.5%), Germany (9.7%), Taiwan (7.9%), India (7.4%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 49,423,415,000, a trade surplus of JPY 32,557,853,000. (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 16,865,562,000 | 12,270,239 | JPY 1,374 | +15.5% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 21,407,092,000 | 15,464,408 | JPY 1,383 | +20.6% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 19,312,058,000 | 14,450,916 | JPY 1,336 | +20.5% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 17,415,355,000 | 13,246,961 | JPY 1,314 | +4.4% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 20,532,404,000 | 15,599,387 | JPY 1,316 | +20.5% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 17,501,945,000 | 15,001,337 | JPY 1,166 | +18.8% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 16,739,406,000 | 13,088,641 | JPY 1,277 | +17.4% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 17,009,363,000 | 13,818,714 | JPY 1,229 | -5.5% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 16,518,074,000 | 14,974,201 | JPY 1,102 | +5.4% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 15,200,240,000 | 14,277,802 | JPY 1,063 | +0.9% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 16,698,242,000 | 13,986,039 | JPY 1,194 | +0.3% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 18,142,577,000 | 15,976,595 | JPY 1,135 | +17.4% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 14,601,917,000 | 11,949,263 | JPY 1,221 | -6.7% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 17,755,817,000 | 16,050,609 | JPY 1,106 | -5.8% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 16,023,131,000 | 14,177,507 | JPY 1,130 | +5.1% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 16,678,041,000 | 14,248,711 | JPY 1,170 | -8.1% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 17,043,613,000 | 13,947,923 | JPY 1,222 | +7.6% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 14,733,531,000 | 14,214,040 | JPY 1,036 | -2.2% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 14,259,667,000 | 12,252,351 | JPY 1,163 | +5.4% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 18,008,477,000 | 17,414,100 | JPY 1,034 | +32.1% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 15,667,989,000 | 13,516,529 | JPY 1,158 | +11.5% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 15,063,087,000 | 14,108,508 | JPY 1,067 | -7.7% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 16,641,297,000 | 16,005,197 | JPY 1,040 | +8.5% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 15,457,638,000 | 14,805,231 | JPY 1,043 | +3.8% |
Subcategories
- Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives.
- Synthetic organic tanning substances; inorganic tanning substances; tanning preparations, whether or not containing natural tanning substances; enzymatic preparations for pre-tanning.
- 3203
- Synthetic organic colouring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter based on synthetic organic colouring matter; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined.
- 3205
- Other colouring matter; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter, other than those of heading 32.03, 32.04 or 32.05; inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined.
- Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers and prepared colours, vitrifiable enamels and glazes, engobes (slips), liquid lustres and similar preparations, of a kind used in the ceramic, enamelling or glass industry; glass frit and other glass, in the form of powder, granules or flakes.
- Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions as defined in Note 4 to this Chapter.
- Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium.
- 3210
- 3211
- Pigments (including metallic powders and flakes) dispersed in non-aqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints (including enamels); stamping foils; dyes and other colouring matter put up in forms or packings for retail sale.
- Artists', students' or signboard painters' colours, modifying tints, amusement colours and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or in similar forms or packings.
- Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings; non-refractory surfacing preparations for façades, indoor walls, floors, ceilings or the like.
- Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid.
- 32XX
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 194,408,251,000; in 2025, JPY 195,663,327,000, about 1.0 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 146,783,185,000 | JPY 396,387,253,000 | surplus JPY 249,604,068,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 195,663,327,000 | JPY 532,882,847,000 | surplus JPY 337,219,520,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 188,783,271,000 | JPY 505,369,238,000 | surplus JPY 316,585,967,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 183,952,532,000 | JPY 547,584,738,000 | surplus JPY 363,632,206,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 194,408,251,000 | JPY 596,947,637,000 | surplus JPY 402,539,386,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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