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 September 2026 were JPY 10,499,358,000 (+5.5% year on year), quantity 16,768,077 KG, unit price JPY 626 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (37.3%), Taiwan (13.7%), Republic of Korea (9.8%), Indonesia (8.8%), Viet Nam (8.7%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 23,410,219,000, a trade surplus of JPY 12,910,861,000. (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 10,499,358,000 | 16,768,077 | JPY 626 | +5.5% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 10,288,402,000 | 15,708,813 | 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% |
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 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 27,221,483,000; in 2025, JPY 121,014,911,000, about 4.4 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 99,285,242,000 | JPY 207,632,125,000 | surplus JPY 108,346,883,000 |
| 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 |
| 2021 | JPY 86,911,409,000 | JPY 204,850,410,000 | surplus JPY 117,939,001,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 71,801,278,000 | JPY 172,373,819,000 | surplus JPY 100,572,541,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 95,317,554,000 | JPY 229,720,114,000 | surplus JPY 134,402,560,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 100,676,807,000 | JPY 238,933,997,000 | surplus JPY 138,257,190,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 93,992,048,000 | JPY 235,681,127,000 | surplus JPY 141,689,079,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 89,035,066,000 | JPY 223,772,461,000 | surplus JPY 134,737,395,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 103,956,089,000 | JPY 245,633,019,000 | surplus JPY 141,676,930,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 97,355,705,000 | JPY 230,680,404,000 | surplus JPY 133,324,699,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 84,383,907,000 | JPY 216,322,749,000 | surplus JPY 131,938,842,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 72,340,567,000 | JPY 201,305,587,000 | surplus JPY 128,965,020,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 79,016,579,000 | JPY 203,356,641,000 | surplus JPY 124,340,062,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 63,061,336,000 | JPY 192,822,372,000 | surplus JPY 129,761,036,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 50,901,045,000 | JPY 171,539,969,000 | surplus JPY 120,638,924,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 74,190,502,000 | JPY 236,593,920,000 | surplus JPY 162,403,418,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 72,429,261,000 | JPY 255,247,615,000 | surplus JPY 182,818,354,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 62,043,491,000 | JPY 244,673,822,000 | surplus JPY 182,630,331,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 55,095,523,000 | JPY 229,624,965,000 | surplus JPY 174,529,442,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 51,459,299,000 | JPY 238,063,242,000 | surplus JPY 186,603,943,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 46,932,425,000 | JPY 242,915,444,000 | surplus JPY 195,983,019,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 40,451,500,000 | JPY 257,067,260,000 | surplus JPY 216,615,760,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 34,230,844,000 | JPY 274,115,800,000 | surplus JPY 239,884,956,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 31,948,903,000 | JPY 276,513,207,000 | surplus JPY 244,564,304,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 28,497,073,000 | JPY 285,101,831,000 | surplus JPY 256,604,758,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 35,775,790,000 | JPY 305,987,542,000 | surplus JPY 270,211,752,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 55,623,834,000 | JPY 312,711,647,000 | surplus JPY 257,087,813,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 45,821,029,000 | JPY 294,371,858,000 | surplus JPY 248,550,829,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 39,867,929,000 | JPY 261,865,156,000 | surplus JPY 221,997,227,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 33,535,297,000 | JPY 276,632,559,000 | surplus JPY 243,097,262,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 28,598,019,000 | JPY 301,282,047,000 | surplus JPY 272,684,028,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 53,302,663,000 | JPY 358,794,937,000 | surplus JPY 305,492,274,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 49,418,617,000 | JPY 353,247,652,000 | surplus JPY 303,829,035,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 49,107,065,000 | JPY 344,041,361,000 | surplus JPY 294,934,296,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 41,962,476,000 | JPY 311,864,729,000 | surplus JPY 269,902,253,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 27,221,483,000 | JPY 292,214,244,000 | surplus JPY 264,992,761,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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