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 August 2026 were JPY 2,968,567,000 (+25.4% year on year), quantity 700,627 KG, unit price JPY 4,237 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (47.6%), Italy (25.6%), United Kingdom (6.2%), Thailand (5.8%), Australia (4.5%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 1,909,807,000, a trade deficit of JPY 1,058,760,000. (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 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% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 2,089,862,000 | 838,571 | JPY 2,492 | -22.3% |
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 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 37,584,035,000; in 2025, JPY 29,208,079,000, about 78% of the 2022 level.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 23,701,804,000 | JPY 11,139,193,000 | deficit JPY 12,562,611,000 |
| 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 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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