Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use. (59)
Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use. (statistical code 59): imports in September 2026 were JPY 6,523,719,000 (+2.8% year on year), quantity 5,773,096 KG, unit price JPY 1,130 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (47.3%), Viet Nam (15.0%), United States of America (7.0%), Germany (5.3%), Thailand (4.9%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 10,828,010,000, a trade surplus of JPY 4,304,291,000. (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 6,523,719,000 | 5,773,096 | JPY 1,130 | +2.8% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 5,959,522,000 | 5,441,834 | JPY 1,095 | +4.7% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 7,666,200,000 | 6,564,218 | JPY 1,168 | +20.2% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 7,232,406,000 | 6,605,456 | JPY 1,095 | +12.9% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 6,340,100,000 | 5,964,926 | JPY 1,063 | +1.4% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 6,189,216,000 | 5,421,488 | JPY 1,142 | -0.6% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 5,708,415,000 | 5,348,947 | JPY 1,067 | -3.8% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 5,629,755,000 | 5,139,424 | JPY 1,095 | +13.4% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 6,653,542,000 | 6,280,825 | JPY 1,059 | -3.9% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,488,907,000 | 6,296,422 | JPY 1,031 | +11.3% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,417,775,000 | 6,632,689 | JPY 967 | +3.2% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,334,178,000 | 6,220,119 | JPY 1,018 | -4.3% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,343,028,000 | 6,010,088 | JPY 1,055 | +1.1% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,694,427,000 | 5,617,713 | JPY 1,014 | -5.3% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,379,222,000 | 5,795,858 | JPY 1,101 | +0.8% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,407,154,000 | 6,322,616 | JPY 1,013 | +1.7% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,255,044,000 | 5,912,217 | JPY 1,058 | -0.7% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,227,336,000 | 5,869,316 | JPY 1,061 | +1.3% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,936,382,000 | 5,551,688 | JPY 1,069 | -1.5% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,963,436,000 | 4,791,929 | JPY 1,036 | -8.1% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,922,165,000 | 6,391,594 | JPY 1,083 | +20.6% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 5,830,707,000 | 5,463,061 | JPY 1,067 | -1.4% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 6,219,189,000 | 5,599,507 | JPY 1,111 | -3.3% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 6,615,819,000 | 6,656,474 | JPY 994 | +7.7% |
Subcategories
- Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like; tracing cloth; prepared painting canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind used for hat foundations.
- Tyre cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon.
- Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, other than those of heading 59.02.
- Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings consisting of a coating or covering applied on a textile backing, whether or not cut to shape.
- 5905
- Rubberised textile fabrics, other than those of heading 59.02.
- 5907
- 5908
- 5909
- 5910
- Textile products and articles, for technical uses, specified in Note 8 to this Chapter
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 19,923,668,000; in 2025, JPY 74,369,054,000, about 3.7 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 57,902,875,000 | JPY 97,185,298,000 | surplus JPY 39,282,423,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 74,369,054,000 | JPY 121,720,742,000 | surplus JPY 47,351,688,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 73,192,219,000 | JPY 125,039,557,000 | surplus JPY 51,847,338,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 70,987,052,000 | JPY 122,925,956,000 | surplus JPY 51,938,904,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 71,823,315,000 | JPY 127,902,520,000 | surplus JPY 56,079,205,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 58,763,297,000 | JPY 117,212,848,000 | surplus JPY 58,449,551,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 48,493,672,000 | JPY 92,890,820,000 | surplus JPY 44,397,148,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 57,696,959,000 | JPY 105,745,301,000 | surplus JPY 48,048,342,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 57,789,721,000 | JPY 108,893,174,000 | surplus JPY 51,103,453,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 54,004,416,000 | JPY 107,014,500,000 | surplus JPY 53,010,084,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 50,223,856,000 | JPY 96,822,300,000 | surplus JPY 46,598,444,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 53,481,877,000 | JPY 102,963,160,000 | surplus JPY 49,481,283,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 49,984,517,000 | JPY 96,841,040,000 | surplus JPY 46,856,523,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 43,134,252,000 | JPY 89,522,616,000 | surplus JPY 46,388,364,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 32,861,012,000 | JPY 85,861,358,000 | surplus JPY 53,000,346,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 33,020,764,000 | JPY 87,047,318,000 | surplus JPY 54,026,554,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 31,084,052,000 | JPY 84,782,852,000 | surplus JPY 53,698,800,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 26,050,154,000 | JPY 71,331,838,000 | surplus JPY 45,281,684,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 36,865,573,000 | JPY 92,906,466,000 | surplus JPY 56,040,893,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 38,191,591,000 | JPY 98,087,425,000 | surplus JPY 59,895,834,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 34,901,554,000 | JPY 86,245,213,000 | surplus JPY 51,343,659,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 30,636,379,000 | JPY 79,109,111,000 | surplus JPY 48,472,732,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 28,622,033,000 | JPY 74,266,328,000 | surplus JPY 45,644,295,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 27,193,613,000 | JPY 69,217,587,000 | surplus JPY 42,023,974,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 26,179,080,000 | JPY 63,743,435,000 | surplus JPY 37,564,355,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 24,348,266,000 | JPY 61,178,175,000 | surplus JPY 36,829,909,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 23,708,855,000 | JPY 63,760,400,000 | surplus JPY 40,051,545,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 25,411,028,000 | JPY 59,480,988,000 | surplus JPY 34,069,960,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 25,873,898,000 | JPY 61,084,924,000 | surplus JPY 35,211,026,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 27,605,741,000 | JPY 61,166,685,000 | surplus JPY 33,560,944,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 25,311,599,000 | JPY 51,350,646,000 | surplus JPY 26,039,047,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 21,299,694,000 | JPY 46,392,776,000 | surplus JPY 25,093,082,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 18,547,595,000 | JPY 46,041,362,000 | surplus JPY 27,493,767,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 17,807,033,000 | JPY 50,347,704,000 | surplus JPY 32,540,671,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 22,009,674,000 | JPY 53,150,989,000 | surplus JPY 31,141,315,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 22,894,570,000 | JPY 53,285,799,000 | surplus JPY 30,391,229,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 24,789,365,000 | JPY 55,802,018,000 | surplus JPY 31,012,653,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 23,160,042,000 | JPY 46,218,960,000 | surplus JPY 23,058,918,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 19,923,668,000 | JPY 43,131,703,000 | surplus JPY 23,208,035,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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