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 August 2026 were JPY 14,851,848,000 (+4.7% year on year), quantity 99,446 MT, unit price JPY 149,346 per MT. Main origins: United States of America (44.1%), Canada (16.4%), Brazil (16.1%), Chile (3.7%), People's Republic of China (2.6%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 7,093,498,000, a trade deficit of JPY 7,758,350,000. (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 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% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 15,654,973,000 | 109,297 | JPY 143,227 | +13.8% |
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 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 213,208,796,000; in 2025, JPY 169,339,660,000, about 79% of the 2022 level.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 111,408,890,000 | JPY 58,312,780,000 | deficit JPY 53,096,110,000 |
| 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 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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