Rubber and articles thereof. (40)
Rubber and articles thereof. (statistical code 40): imports in September 2026 were JPY 79,099,699,000 (+18.1% year on year). Main origins: People's Republic of China (25.0%), Thailand (23.5%), Indonesia (17.6%), Malaysia (6.6%), Viet Nam (5.1%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 126,348,153,000, a trade surplus of JPY 47,248,454,000. (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 79,099,699,000 | — | — | +18.1% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 77,558,970,000 | — | — | +36.7% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 88,048,494,000 | — | — | +38.5% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 86,671,826,000 | — | — | +35.7% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 74,694,736,000 | — | — | +20.6% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 71,302,312,000 | — | — | +14.3% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 70,307,455,000 | — | — | +3.6% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 61,312,902,000 | — | — | -7.4% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 65,891,138,000 | — | — | -16.3% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 57,948,413,000 | — | — | -9.8% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 63,833,749,000 | — | — | -2.5% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 67,557,556,000 | — | — | -4.5% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 66,959,766,000 | — | — | +7.7% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 56,751,753,000 | — | — | +2.1% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 63,595,555,000 | — | — | -0.2% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 63,865,908,000 | — | — | +14.5% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 61,958,384,000 | — | — | +6.3% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 62,364,335,000 | — | — | +10.1% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 67,875,709,000 | — | — | +19.2% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 66,218,011,000 | — | — | +19.8% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 78,734,403,000 | — | — | +40.1% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 64,225,185,000 | — | — | +28.5% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 65,469,272,000 | — | — | +15.4% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 70,728,166,000 | — | — | +19.0% |
Subcategories
- Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip.
- Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; mixtures of any product of heading 40.01 with any product of this heading, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip.
- 4003
- 4004
- Compounded rubber, unvulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip
- Other forms (for example, rods, tubes and profile shapes) and articles (for example, discs and rings), of unvulcanised rubber.
- 4007
- Plates, sheets, strip, rods and profile shapes, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber.
- Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber, with or without their fittings (for example, joints, elbows, flanges).
- Conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of vulcanised rubber.
- New pneumatic tyres, of rubber.
- Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber; solid or cushion tyres, tyre treads and tyre flaps, of rubber.
- Inner tubes, of rubber.
- Hygienic or pharmaceutical articles (including teats), of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber, with or without fittings of hard rubber.
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts), for all purposes, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber.
- Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber.
- 4017
- 40XX
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 204,101,723,000; in 2025, JPY 777,663,542,000, about 3.8 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 674,887,532,000 | JPY 1,187,441,053,000 | surplus JPY 512,553,521,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 777,663,542,000 | JPY 1,492,089,151,000 | surplus JPY 714,425,609,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 721,003,120,000 | JPY 1,492,267,915,000 | surplus JPY 771,264,795,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 633,467,293,000 | JPY 1,432,593,011,000 | surplus JPY 799,125,718,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 679,906,287,000 | JPY 1,398,290,166,000 | surplus JPY 718,383,879,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 610,080,114,000 | JPY 1,153,391,250,000 | surplus JPY 543,311,136,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 449,918,567,000 | JPY 908,211,441,000 | surplus JPY 458,292,874,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 507,567,848,000 | JPY 1,127,604,243,000 | surplus JPY 620,036,395,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 511,423,743,000 | JPY 1,173,312,773,000 | surplus JPY 661,889,030,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 523,553,842,000 | JPY 1,154,862,772,000 | surplus JPY 631,308,930,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 433,899,808,000 | JPY 1,064,481,750,000 | surplus JPY 630,581,942,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 513,797,264,000 | JPY 1,244,769,750,000 | surplus JPY 730,972,486,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 521,419,352,000 | JPY 1,296,546,108,000 | surplus JPY 775,126,756,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 527,257,565,000 | JPY 1,311,636,876,000 | surplus JPY 784,379,311,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 509,257,551,000 | JPY 1,187,657,290,000 | surplus JPY 678,399,739,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 603,691,403,000 | JPY 1,191,059,575,000 | surplus JPY 587,368,172,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 472,386,111,000 | JPY 1,124,138,692,000 | surplus JPY 651,752,581,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 322,476,871,000 | JPY 902,960,360,000 | surplus JPY 580,483,489,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 563,061,954,000 | JPY 1,214,693,674,000 | surplus JPY 651,631,720,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 502,074,116,000 | JPY 1,229,467,476,000 | surplus JPY 727,393,360,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 476,801,955,000 | JPY 1,075,020,173,000 | surplus JPY 598,218,218,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 355,009,856,000 | JPY 946,279,974,000 | surplus JPY 591,270,118,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 306,578,929,000 | JPY 851,423,127,000 | surplus JPY 544,844,198,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 261,675,113,000 | JPY 796,853,993,000 | surplus JPY 535,178,880,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 229,489,344,000 | JPY 747,849,502,000 | surplus JPY 518,360,158,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 212,786,395,000 | JPY 661,755,598,000 | surplus JPY 448,969,203,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 201,767,579,000 | JPY 659,165,818,000 | surplus JPY 457,398,239,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 192,057,721,000 | JPY 688,327,685,000 | surplus JPY 496,269,964,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 226,845,744,000 | JPY 750,911,378,000 | surplus JPY 524,065,634,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 266,344,686,000 | JPY 717,443,116,000 | surplus JPY 451,098,430,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 250,407,263,000 | JPY 664,311,213,000 | surplus JPY 413,903,950,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 226,568,746,000 | JPY 575,459,175,000 | surplus JPY 348,890,429,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 187,263,532,000 | JPY 525,196,236,000 | surplus JPY 337,932,704,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 180,941,723,000 | JPY 509,167,695,000 | surplus JPY 328,225,972,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 207,480,253,000 | JPY 562,197,322,000 | surplus JPY 354,717,069,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 219,599,313,000 | JPY 560,674,655,000 | surplus JPY 341,075,342,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 218,318,559,000 | JPY 587,237,835,000 | surplus JPY 368,919,276,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 215,019,590,000 | JPY 539,662,914,000 | surplus JPY 324,643,324,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 204,101,723,000 | JPY 453,362,761,000 | surplus JPY 249,261,038,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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