Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials (54)
Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials (statistical code 54): imports in August 2026 were JPY 10,287,975,000 (+16.5% year on year), quantity 15,708,421 KG, unit price JPY 655 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (37.1%), Taiwan (13.5%), Thailand (9.6%), Viet Nam (9.2%), Indonesia (8.9%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 21,501,059,000, a trade surplus of JPY 11,213,084,000. (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 10,287,975,000 | 15,708,421 | JPY 655 | +16.5% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 12,697,532,000 | 19,976,535 | JPY 636 | +19.8% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 11,998,132,000 | 19,096,429 | JPY 628 | +20.5% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 10,952,021,000 | 17,369,469 | JPY 631 | +10.6% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 11,412,103,000 | 19,387,628 | JPY 589 | +3.9% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 9,327,718,000 | 15,718,483 | JPY 593 | -6.8% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 10,275,708,000 | 16,877,711 | JPY 609 | +12.6% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 11,834,268,000 | 17,080,737 | JPY 693 | +1.3% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 9,999,098,000 | 16,105,116 | JPY 621 | +0.1% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 9,364,879,000 | 16,300,344 | JPY 574 | -5.1% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 10,605,393,000 | 17,550,445 | JPY 604 | +1.5% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 9,951,759,000 | 17,278,225 | JPY 576 | -0.1% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 8,832,096,000 | 15,560,793 | JPY 568 | -7.3% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 10,598,053,000 | 19,073,097 | JPY 556 | -7.5% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 9,954,561,000 | 18,396,488 | JPY 541 | -3.0% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 9,899,156,000 | 17,986,892 | JPY 550 | -9.1% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 10,987,472,000 | 19,800,975 | JPY 555 | +2.8% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 10,012,770,000 | 18,229,615 | JPY 549 | +7.2% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 9,124,823,000 | 15,554,747 | JPY 587 | +1.7% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 11,684,851,000 | 20,002,784 | JPY 584 | +20.6% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 9,986,054,000 | 16,990,083 | JPY 588 | +8.3% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 9,866,987,000 | 17,267,670 | JPY 571 | -0.5% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 10,447,311,000 | 18,614,794 | JPY 561 | +3.9% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 9,960,051,000 | 17,750,410 | JPY 561 | +6.3% |
Subcategories
- Sewing thread of man-made filaments, whether or not put up for retail sale
- Synthetic filament yarn (other than sewing thread), not put up for retail sale, including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitex.
- Artificial filament yarn (other than sewing thread), not put up for retail sale, including artificial monofilament of less than 67 decitex.
- Synthetic monofilament of 67 decitex or more and of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1 mm; strip and the like (for example, artificial straw) of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5 mm.
- 5405
- 5406
- Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading 54.04.
- Woven fabrics of artificial filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading 54.05.
- 54XX
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 118,298,088,000; in 2025, JPY 121,014,911,000, about 1.0 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 88,785,457,000 | JPY 184,221,906,000 | surplus JPY 95,436,449,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 121,014,911,000 | JPY 278,642,099,000 | surplus JPY 157,627,188,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 121,079,709,000 | JPY 274,723,267,000 | surplus JPY 153,643,558,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 114,628,002,000 | JPY 257,269,681,000 | surplus JPY 142,641,679,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 118,298,088,000 | JPY 243,881,105,000 | surplus JPY 125,583,017,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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