Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations. (36)
Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations. (statistical code 36): imports in August 2026 were JPY 1,154,354,000 (+4.7% year on year), quantity 147,473 KG, unit price JPY 7,583 per KG. Main origins: United States of America (37.0%), Thailand (20.0%), Czech Republic (18.2%), People's Republic of China (11.1%), Viet Nam (4.8%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 98,820,000, a trade deficit of JPY 1,055,534,000. (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 1,154,354,000 | 147,473 | JPY 7,583 | +4.7% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 1,748,176,000 | 304,289 | JPY 5,604 | -56.0% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 4,850,507,000 | 650,408 | JPY 7,458 | +163.4% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 2,990,824,000 | 302,245 | JPY 8,418 | +9.1% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 3,098,122,000 | 190,335 | JPY 16,277 | +59.4% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 1,817,926,000 | 428,007 | JPY 3,926 | +71.7% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 2,179,583,000 | 366,138 | JPY 4,376 | +82.5% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 3,759,636,000 | 354,462 | JPY 10,177 | +64.3% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,312,745,000 | 334,755 | JPY 3,922 | -45.6% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,149,683,000 | 275,853 | JPY 4,164 | -5.9% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,125,247,000 | 160,335 | JPY 13,255 | +96.0% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,508,592,000 | 161,780 | JPY 15,506 | -17.6% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,102,787,000 | 114,083 | JPY 7,316 | +59.1% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,970,686,000 | 489,658 | JPY 7,860 | +72.3% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,841,764,000 | 602,764 | JPY 2,978 | -5.8% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,740,154,000 | 549,846 | JPY 4,982 | +96.2% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,943,239,000 | 473,143 | JPY 4,107 | -55.2% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,059,072,000 | 252,761 | JPY 4,002 | -35.9% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,194,172,000 | 320,753 | JPY 3,722 | -16.5% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,288,910,000 | 496,648 | JPY 4,592 | +53.9% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 2,411,718,000 | 490,240 | JPY 4,906 | +40.5% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 1,221,527,000 | 218,449 | JPY 5,592 | -29.2% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 1,084,077,000 | 217,256 | JPY 4,845 | -60.0% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 3,043,840,000 | 215,859 | JPY 14,091 | +79.5% |
Subcategories
- 3601
- 3602
- Safety fuses; detonating cords; percussion or detonating caps; igniters; electric detonators.
- Fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles.
- 3605
- Ferro-cerium and other pyrophoric alloys in all forms; articles of combustible materials as specified in Note 2 to this Chapter.
- 36XX
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 14,800,415,000; in 2025, JPY 23,237,051,000, about 1.6 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 21,599,128,000 | JPY 948,117,000 | deficit JPY 20,651,011,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 23,237,051,000 | JPY 1,528,974,000 | deficit JPY 21,708,077,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 23,023,777,000 | JPY 1,695,517,000 | deficit JPY 21,328,260,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 19,397,467,000 | JPY 1,563,438,000 | deficit JPY 17,834,029,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 14,800,415,000 | JPY 1,615,669,000 | deficit JPY 13,184,746,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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