Man-made staple fibres. (55)
Man-made staple fibres. (statistical code 55): imports in August 2026 were JPY 7,178,137,000 (+24.6% year on year), quantity 14,085,144 KG, unit price JPY 510 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (24.9%), Indonesia (21.2%), Republic of Korea (13.0%), Thailand (12.3%), United States of America (9.9%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 16,198,093,000, a trade surplus of JPY 9,019,956,000. (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 7,178,137,000 | 14,085,144 | JPY 510 | +24.6% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 8,227,288,000 | 17,466,636 | JPY 471 | +26.0% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 7,597,891,000 | 16,358,902 | JPY 464 | +12.3% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 6,497,589,000 | 15,077,078 | JPY 431 | +7.1% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 6,911,643,000 | 14,971,329 | JPY 462 | +13.1% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 5,892,498,000 | 14,384,324 | JPY 410 | +6.1% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 5,584,462,000 | 13,624,780 | JPY 410 | +2.2% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 6,618,803,000 | 15,227,835 | JPY 435 | -5.0% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,181,007,000 | 13,708,133 | JPY 451 | +15.0% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,802,690,000 | 13,712,928 | JPY 423 | -5.6% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,600,830,000 | 16,095,384 | JPY 410 | -2.7% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,489,192,000 | 14,983,765 | JPY 433 | +3.6% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,759,173,000 | 12,015,435 | JPY 479 | -5.5% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,529,367,000 | 15,803,114 | JPY 413 | -12.7% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,764,314,000 | 15,125,063 | JPY 447 | +6.5% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,069,117,000 | 14,005,680 | JPY 433 | -8.9% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,110,554,000 | 14,408,945 | JPY 424 | -11.0% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,555,993,000 | 13,509,465 | JPY 411 | -3.1% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,463,329,000 | 12,490,962 | JPY 437 | -6.5% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,965,535,000 | 15,773,685 | JPY 442 | +20.9% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 5,374,983,000 | 13,099,753 | JPY 410 | -12.5% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 6,148,840,000 | 13,963,522 | JPY 440 | -6.1% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 6,782,301,000 | 17,129,895 | JPY 396 | -8.3% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 6,264,887,000 | 14,552,903 | JPY 430 | -10.0% |
Subcategories
- Synthetic filament tow.
- Artificial filament tow.
- Synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning.
- Artificial staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning.
- Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock) of man-made fibres.
- Synthetic staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning.
- 5507
- Sewing thread of man-made staple fibres, whether or not put up for retail sale.
- Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale.
- Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibres, not put up for retail sale.
- Yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibres, put up for retail sale.
- Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85 % or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres.
- Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85 % by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight not exceeding 170 g/m2.
- Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85 % by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight exceeding 170 g/m2.
- Other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres.
- Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres.
- 55XX
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 72,917,411,000; in 2025, JPY 74,291,101,000, about 1.0 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 54,508,311,000 | JPY 147,456,698,000 | surplus JPY 92,948,387,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 74,291,101,000 | JPY 233,280,910,000 | surplus JPY 158,989,809,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 75,362,751,000 | JPY 227,438,508,000 | surplus JPY 152,075,757,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 77,354,377,000 | JPY 133,991,768,000 | surplus JPY 56,637,391,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 72,917,411,000 | JPY 133,581,807,000 | surplus JPY 60,664,396,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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