Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric. (51)
Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric. (statistical code 51): imports in September 2026 were JPY 2,836,811,000 (+45.4% year on year), quantity 915,532 KG, unit price JPY 3,099 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (60.2%), Italy (9.2%), India (5.7%), Thailand (5.5%), Australia (4.4%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 1,559,581,000, a trade deficit of JPY 1,277,230,000. (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 2,836,811,000 | 915,532 | JPY 3,099 | +45.4% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 2,968,567,000 | 700,627 | JPY 4,237 | +25.4% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 3,286,217,000 | 745,526 | JPY 4,408 | +16.8% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 3,960,693,000 | 1,068,128 | JPY 3,708 | +34.1% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 3,118,944,000 | 912,277 | JPY 3,419 | +26.4% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 3,335,606,000 | 913,102 | JPY 3,653 | +5.2% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 2,749,690,000 | 824,454 | JPY 3,335 | +18.0% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 2,281,472,000 | 706,529 | JPY 3,229 | +27.3% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 2,000,615,000 | 728,189 | JPY 2,747 | -6.0% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,595,931,000 | 659,977 | JPY 3,933 | +10.2% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,041,732,000 | 702,308 | JPY 2,907 | -10.7% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,595,034,000 | 794,240 | JPY 3,267 | +2.8% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,951,618,000 | 671,265 | JPY 2,907 | -6.6% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,367,130,000 | 763,297 | JPY 3,101 | +7.1% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,812,826,000 | 913,059 | JPY 3,080 | -9.2% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,953,065,000 | 899,363 | JPY 3,284 | -12.2% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,468,385,000 | 856,359 | JPY 2,882 | -21.6% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,171,678,000 | 954,263 | JPY 3,324 | +4.8% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,330,965,000 | 819,864 | JPY 2,843 | -14.5% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,791,985,000 | 741,389 | JPY 2,417 | -30.3% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,127,730,000 | 682,787 | JPY 3,116 | -22.4% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 2,355,628,000 | 711,399 | JPY 3,311 | -38.7% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 2,286,359,000 | 729,932 | JPY 3,132 | -31.2% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 2,524,888,000 | 806,017 | JPY 3,133 | -33.9% |
Subcategories
- Wool, not carded or combed.
- Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed.
- Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding garnetted stock.
- 5104
- Wool and fine or coarse animal hair, carded or combed (including combed wool in fragments)
- Yarn of carded wool, not put up for retail sale.
- Yarn of combed wool, not put up for retail sale.
- Yarn of fine animal hair (carded or combed), not put up for retail sale.
- Yarn of wool or of fine animal hair, put up for retail sale.
- 5110
- Woven fabrics of carded wool or of carded fine animal hair.
- Woven fabrics of combed wool or of combed fine animal hair.
- 5113
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 285,713,190,000; in 2025, JPY 29,208,079,000, about 10% of the 1988 level.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 26,538,615,000 | JPY 12,698,774,000 | deficit JPY 13,839,841,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 29,208,079,000 | JPY 15,264,957,000 | deficit JPY 13,943,122,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 32,143,751,000 | JPY 16,089,404,000 | deficit JPY 16,054,347,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 44,478,954,000 | JPY 18,301,515,000 | deficit JPY 26,177,439,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 37,584,035,000 | JPY 15,429,235,000 | deficit JPY 22,154,800,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 20,921,306,000 | JPY 11,851,822,000 | deficit JPY 9,069,484,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 27,071,448,000 | JPY 12,155,396,000 | deficit JPY 14,916,052,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 50,726,907,000 | JPY 20,954,968,000 | deficit JPY 29,771,939,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 55,042,300,000 | JPY 22,616,828,000 | deficit JPY 32,425,472,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 47,896,325,000 | JPY 21,068,049,000 | deficit JPY 26,828,276,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 52,117,109,000 | JPY 22,625,461,000 | deficit JPY 29,491,648,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 59,297,311,000 | JPY 25,172,405,000 | deficit JPY 34,124,906,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 55,776,846,000 | JPY 23,664,607,000 | deficit JPY 32,112,239,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 52,655,559,000 | JPY 22,686,775,000 | deficit JPY 29,968,784,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 48,069,735,000 | JPY 23,007,344,000 | deficit JPY 25,062,391,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 47,812,410,000 | JPY 24,577,484,000 | deficit JPY 23,234,926,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 34,505,709,000 | JPY 23,258,556,000 | deficit JPY 11,247,153,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 30,862,592,000 | JPY 23,936,846,000 | deficit JPY 6,925,746,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 55,722,290,000 | JPY 34,366,002,000 | deficit JPY 21,356,288,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 68,839,757,000 | JPY 38,292,800,000 | deficit JPY 30,546,957,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 69,199,286,000 | JPY 40,342,847,000 | deficit JPY 28,856,439,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 61,052,764,000 | JPY 41,351,214,000 | deficit JPY 19,701,550,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 67,084,799,000 | JPY 44,584,718,000 | deficit JPY 22,500,081,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 67,840,704,000 | JPY 44,447,597,000 | deficit JPY 23,393,107,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 72,391,333,000 | JPY 48,985,962,000 | deficit JPY 23,405,371,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 77,974,357,000 | JPY 51,653,725,000 | deficit JPY 26,320,632,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 70,979,843,000 | JPY 45,551,553,000 | deficit JPY 25,428,290,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 73,998,663,000 | JPY 43,294,744,000 | deficit JPY 30,703,919,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 91,547,959,000 | JPY 41,884,328,000 | deficit JPY 49,663,631,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 143,107,217,000 | JPY 50,332,764,000 | deficit JPY 92,774,453,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 127,186,928,000 | JPY 40,403,509,000 | deficit JPY 86,783,419,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 114,989,846,000 | JPY 32,783,175,000 | deficit JPY 82,206,671,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 139,094,289,000 | JPY 35,056,058,000 | deficit JPY 104,038,231,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 102,227,187,000 | JPY 36,928,646,000 | deficit JPY 65,298,541,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 171,402,649,000 | JPY 43,270,044,000 | deficit JPY 128,132,605,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 193,794,165,000 | JPY 40,417,369,000 | deficit JPY 153,376,796,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 244,754,359,000 | JPY 38,365,479,000 | deficit JPY 206,388,880,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 299,080,899,000 | JPY 35,186,169,000 | deficit JPY 263,894,730,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 285,713,190,000 | JPY 33,076,537,000 | deficit JPY 252,636,653,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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