Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard. (47)
Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard. (statistical code 47): imports in September 2026 were JPY 14,455,273,000 (-2.1% year on year), quantity 97,816 MT, unit price JPY 147,780 per MT. Main origins: United States of America (42.4%), Brazil (16.3%), Canada (13.0%), Chile (9.6%), Sweden (4.6%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 6,851,334,000, a trade deficit of JPY 7,603,939,000. (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 14,455,273,000 | 97,816 | JPY 147,780 | -2.1% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 14,851,848,000 | 99,446 | JPY 149,346 | +4.7% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 16,086,539,000 | 107,250 | JPY 149,983 | +0.3% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 13,646,377,000 | 100,773 | JPY 135,417 | -2.3% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 13,146,764,000 | 94,207 | JPY 139,546 | -14.4% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 14,300,437,000 | 104,260 | JPY 137,161 | -3.1% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 12,103,580,000 | 89,345 | JPY 135,461 | -2.9% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 13,628,246,000 | 95,517 | JPY 142,676 | -7.3% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 13,645,099,000 | 108,257 | JPY 126,044 | +10.9% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 13,439,788,000 | 91,605 | JPY 146,715 | +11.2% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 12,332,076,000 | 94,117 | JPY 131,029 | -15.1% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 15,035,608,000 | 114,535 | JPY 131,269 | -0.5% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 14,766,919,000 | 123,363 | JPY 119,695 | -5.7% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 14,191,901,000 | 107,941 | JPY 131,478 | +7.2% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 16,044,622,000 | 127,166 | JPY 126,168 | -7.1% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 13,966,603,000 | 109,956 | JPY 127,020 | -0.9% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 15,351,372,000 | 121,140 | JPY 126,718 | -11.0% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 14,752,664,000 | 112,468 | JPY 131,166 | +10.5% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 12,458,813,000 | 93,449 | JPY 133,322 | -13.7% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 14,695,061,000 | 109,492 | JPY 134,211 | -1.7% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 12,304,233,000 | 86,279 | JPY 142,606 | +43.1% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 12,089,981,000 | 95,166 | JPY 127,038 | -3.9% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 14,519,868,000 | 99,630 | JPY 145,734 | +5.5% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 15,116,997,000 | 106,252 | JPY 142,272 | +17.6% |
Subcategories
- 4701
- 4702
- Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades.
- Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, other than dissolving grades.
- 4705
- Pulps of fibres derived from recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard or of other fibrous cellulosic material.
- Recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard.
- 47XX
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 270,953,380,000; in 2025, JPY 169,339,660,000, about 62% of the 1988 level.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 125,864,163,000 | JPY 65,164,114,000 | deficit JPY 60,700,049,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 169,339,660,000 | JPY 82,605,022,000 | deficit JPY 86,734,638,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 170,575,512,000 | JPY 104,153,087,000 | deficit JPY 66,422,425,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 179,455,090,000 | JPY 87,475,385,000 | deficit JPY 91,979,705,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 213,208,796,000 | JPY 92,477,385,000 | deficit JPY 120,731,411,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 139,980,809,000 | JPY 84,660,224,000 | deficit JPY 55,320,585,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 113,337,291,000 | JPY 63,178,461,000 | deficit JPY 50,158,830,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 148,491,174,000 | JPY 72,613,787,000 | deficit JPY 75,877,387,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 172,213,170,000 | JPY 115,524,754,000 | deficit JPY 56,688,416,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 154,382,016,000 | JPY 117,068,123,000 | deficit JPY 37,313,893,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 130,053,911,000 | JPY 102,730,270,000 | deficit JPY 27,323,641,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 161,430,175,000 | JPY 118,728,618,000 | deficit JPY 42,701,557,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 150,905,227,000 | JPY 110,981,779,000 | deficit JPY 39,923,448,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 136,071,385,000 | JPY 110,854,897,000 | deficit JPY 25,216,488,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 115,751,137,000 | JPY 91,201,829,000 | deficit JPY 24,549,308,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 132,724,249,000 | JPY 101,058,868,000 | deficit JPY 31,665,381,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 131,255,503,000 | JPY 100,628,169,000 | deficit JPY 30,627,334,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 97,682,240,000 | JPY 72,154,035,000 | deficit JPY 25,528,205,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 160,289,821,000 | JPY 87,620,944,000 | deficit JPY 72,668,877,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 170,673,065,000 | JPY 87,377,092,000 | deficit JPY 83,295,973,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 169,053,431,000 | JPY 67,144,227,000 | deficit JPY 101,909,204,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 143,345,308,000 | JPY 58,205,605,000 | deficit JPY 85,139,703,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 148,979,465,000 | JPY 45,233,711,000 | deficit JPY 103,745,754,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 144,546,904,000 | JPY 34,492,871,000 | deficit JPY 110,054,033,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 142,607,623,000 | JPY 25,826,510,000 | deficit JPY 116,781,113,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 165,093,719,000 | JPY 16,937,582,000 | deficit JPY 148,156,137,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 214,083,822,000 | JPY 13,762,644,000 | deficit JPY 200,321,178,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 173,680,677,000 | JPY 6,871,748,000 | deficit JPY 166,808,929,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 211,447,150,000 | JPY 6,647,803,000 | deficit JPY 204,799,347,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 224,689,904,000 | JPY 6,113,368,000 | deficit JPY 218,576,536,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 218,694,448,000 | JPY 4,818,980,000 | deficit JPY 213,875,468,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 280,115,523,000 | JPY 6,518,565,000 | deficit JPY 273,596,958,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 200,825,821,000 | JPY 1,956,694,000 | deficit JPY 198,869,127,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 175,297,958,000 | JPY 652,844,000 | deficit JPY 174,645,114,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 219,992,589,000 | JPY 772,825,000 | deficit JPY 219,219,764,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 241,333,635,000 | JPY 807,505,000 | deficit JPY 240,526,130,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 298,438,087,000 | JPY 1,952,760,000 | deficit JPY 296,485,327,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 355,273,946,000 | JPY 1,654,859,000 | deficit JPY 353,619,087,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 270,953,380,000 | JPY 1,287,142,000 | deficit JPY 269,666,238,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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