Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations. (36)
Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations. (statistical code 36): imports in September 2026 were JPY 1,888,350,000 (-24.7% year on year), quantity 119,618 KG, unit price JPY 15,776 per KG. Main origins: United States of America (66.9%), Czech Republic (13.0%), Thailand (9.6%), People's Republic of China (3.5%), Spain (3.3%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 131,093,000, a trade deficit of JPY 1,757,257,000. (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 1,888,350,000 | 119,618 | JPY 15,776 | -24.7% |
| August 2026 | revised | 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% |
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 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 4,947,854,000; in 2025, JPY 23,237,051,000, about 4.7 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 23,487,478,000 | JPY 1,079,210,000 | deficit JPY 22,408,268,000 |
| 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 |
| 2021 | JPY 12,077,492,000 | JPY 1,843,685,000 | deficit JPY 10,233,807,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 11,112,617,000 | JPY 1,595,270,000 | deficit JPY 9,517,347,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 12,335,767,000 | JPY 1,590,806,000 | deficit JPY 10,744,961,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 12,923,986,000 | JPY 2,072,590,000 | deficit JPY 10,851,396,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 13,725,750,000 | JPY 2,166,234,000 | deficit JPY 11,559,516,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 13,157,838,000 | JPY 2,098,031,000 | deficit JPY 11,059,807,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 14,113,126,000 | JPY 2,435,036,000 | deficit JPY 11,678,090,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 12,677,160,000 | JPY 2,773,325,000 | deficit JPY 9,903,835,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 10,351,686,000 | JPY 2,877,772,000 | deficit JPY 7,473,914,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 9,332,959,000 | JPY 3,624,258,000 | deficit JPY 5,708,701,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 9,291,081,000 | JPY 2,580,622,000 | deficit JPY 6,710,459,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 10,415,760,000 | JPY 3,111,122,000 | deficit JPY 7,304,638,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 9,311,806,000 | JPY 2,045,098,000 | deficit JPY 7,266,708,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 12,319,383,000 | JPY 2,864,941,000 | deficit JPY 9,454,442,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 12,338,473,000 | JPY 2,088,882,000 | deficit JPY 10,249,591,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 10,283,186,000 | JPY 1,643,185,000 | deficit JPY 8,640,001,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 9,229,825,000 | JPY 1,421,877,000 | deficit JPY 7,807,948,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 8,771,201,000 | JPY 1,194,810,000 | deficit JPY 7,576,391,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 9,230,687,000 | JPY 962,013,000 | deficit JPY 8,268,674,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 8,807,547,000 | JPY 1,179,624,000 | deficit JPY 7,627,923,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 10,150,119,000 | JPY 1,131,403,000 | deficit JPY 9,018,716,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 6,718,380,000 | JPY 1,633,439,000 | deficit JPY 5,084,941,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 6,210,318,000 | JPY 1,743,142,000 | deficit JPY 4,467,176,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 7,846,543,000 | JPY 1,698,449,000 | deficit JPY 6,148,094,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 7,432,922,000 | JPY 1,568,826,000 | deficit JPY 5,864,096,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 6,066,156,000 | JPY 1,472,355,000 | deficit JPY 4,593,801,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 5,281,124,000 | JPY 1,309,447,000 | deficit JPY 3,971,677,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 4,962,229,000 | JPY 1,621,476,000 | deficit JPY 3,340,753,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 6,246,261,000 | JPY 1,868,398,000 | deficit JPY 4,377,863,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 6,377,071,000 | JPY 2,365,332,000 | deficit JPY 4,011,739,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 7,535,357,000 | JPY 2,351,801,000 | deficit JPY 5,183,556,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 7,890,219,000 | JPY 2,433,405,000 | deficit JPY 5,456,814,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 6,227,721,000 | JPY 2,898,779,000 | deficit JPY 3,328,942,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 4,947,854,000 | JPY 2,279,586,000 | deficit JPY 2,668,268,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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