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 August 2026 were JPY 5,959,156,000 (+4.6% year on year), quantity 5,441,834 KG, unit price JPY 1,095 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (43.0%), Viet Nam (17.0%), United States of America (7.0%), Germany (6.2%), Thailand (5.4%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 11,037,784,000, a trade surplus of JPY 5,078,628,000. (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 5,959,156,000 | 5,441,834 | JPY 1,095 | +4.6% |
| 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% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 6,274,553,000 | 5,581,656 | JPY 1,124 | +8.8% |
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 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 71,823,315,000; in 2025, JPY 74,369,054,000, about 1.0 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 51,378,790,000 | JPY 86,357,288,000 | surplus JPY 34,978,498,000 |
| 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 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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