Cotton. (52)
Cotton. (statistical code 52): imports in August 2026 were JPY 4,397,075,000 (+11.2% year on year), quantity 7,286,515 KG, unit price JPY 603 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (19.9%), Indonesia (18.7%), India (13.7%), Pakistan (12.7%), Viet Nam (10.6%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 2,472,031,000, a trade deficit of JPY 1,925,044,000. (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 4,397,075,000 | 7,286,515 | JPY 603 | +11.2% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 5,784,112,000 | 9,692,516 | JPY 597 | +18.3% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 4,875,815,000 | 8,052,401 | JPY 606 | +2.3% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 4,278,470,000 | 7,354,116 | JPY 582 | -4.7% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 4,725,886,000 | 8,626,778 | JPY 548 | -3.5% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 4,171,630,000 | 6,942,010 | JPY 601 | -3.2% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 4,178,671,000 | 6,915,736 | JPY 604 | -5.6% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 4,589,654,000 | 8,003,381 | JPY 573 | -9.0% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,810,314,000 | 8,691,202 | JPY 553 | +10.8% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,235,901,000 | 7,185,526 | JPY 590 | -15.5% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,847,921,000 | 8,789,726 | JPY 552 | -0.3% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,606,928,000 | 8,642,169 | JPY 533 | -1.3% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,955,876,000 | 6,725,442 | JPY 588 | -4.0% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,890,231,000 | 9,055,715 | JPY 540 | -15.9% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,766,340,000 | 8,802,132 | JPY 542 | +13.0% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,489,906,000 | 8,578,765 | JPY 523 | -18.2% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,896,374,000 | 8,447,753 | JPY 580 | +0.5% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,309,118,000 | 7,944,445 | JPY 542 | +1.5% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,425,341,000 | 8,286,603 | JPY 534 | +6.7% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,043,224,000 | 8,014,700 | JPY 629 | +4.4% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 4,342,792,000 | 7,185,330 | JPY 604 | -13.1% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 5,013,492,000 | 8,752,685 | JPY 573 | +10.3% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 4,863,896,000 | 8,904,452 | JPY 546 | -9.3% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 4,666,738,000 | 9,054,986 | JPY 515 | +2.1% |
Subcategories
- 5201
- Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock).
- 5203
- Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale
- Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale.
- Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale.
- Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread) put up for retail sale.
- Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m2.
- Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m2.
- Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing not more than 200 g/㎡
- Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200 g/㎡
- Other woven fabrics of cotton.
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 79,836,789,000; in 2025, JPY 55,277,474,000, about 69% of the 2022 level.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 37,001,313,000 | JPY 23,139,729,000 | deficit JPY 13,861,584,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 55,277,474,000 | JPY 37,347,230,000 | deficit JPY 17,930,244,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 56,626,425,000 | JPY 39,460,537,000 | deficit JPY 17,165,888,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 59,342,425,000 | JPY 37,593,661,000 | deficit JPY 21,748,764,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 79,836,789,000 | JPY 40,493,941,000 | deficit JPY 39,342,848,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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