Knitted or crocheted fabrics. (60)
Knitted or crocheted fabrics. (statistical code 60): imports in September 2026 were JPY 1,357,782,000 (+22.1% year on year), quantity 1,088,334 KG, unit price JPY 1,248 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (59.8%), Republic of Korea (11.9%), Greece (4.7%), Viet Nam (3.8%), Italy (3.3%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 6,299,263,000, a trade surplus of JPY 4,941,481,000. (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 1,357,782,000 | 1,088,334 | JPY 1,248 | +22.1% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 1,253,098,000 | 882,982 | JPY 1,419 | +5.3% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 1,574,773,000 | 1,196,780 | JPY 1,316 | +13.0% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 1,781,140,000 | 1,494,480 | JPY 1,192 | +34.4% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 1,708,329,000 | 1,438,057 | JPY 1,188 | +18.4% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 1,609,436,000 | 1,429,807 | JPY 1,126 | +18.2% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 1,172,777,000 | 977,609 | JPY 1,199 | +1.4% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 1,183,834,000 | 895,217 | JPY 1,322 | +17.7% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 1,209,903,000 | 931,176 | JPY 1,299 | -14.5% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,260,668,000 | 960,467 | JPY 1,313 | +0.1% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,167,026,000 | 921,865 | JPY 1,266 | +0.8% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,177,816,000 | 921,871 | JPY 1,278 | -0.1% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,112,028,000 | 926,463 | JPY 1,200 | -14.1% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,190,002,000 | 993,199 | JPY 1,198 | +1.8% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,393,420,000 | 1,136,617 | JPY 1,226 | -15.2% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,325,614,000 | 1,068,688 | JPY 1,240 | -4.5% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,442,488,000 | 1,269,344 | JPY 1,136 | -17.9% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,362,111,000 | 1,241,074 | JPY 1,098 | -9.7% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,156,979,000 | 1,015,536 | JPY 1,139 | -0.8% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,006,144,000 | 924,635 | JPY 1,088 | -9.3% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,414,635,000 | 1,277,277 | JPY 1,108 | +33.3% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 1,259,107,000 | 1,020,821 | JPY 1,233 | +6.3% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 1,157,349,000 | 983,816 | JPY 1,176 | -5.7% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 1,179,159,000 | 1,057,869 | JPY 1,115 | +3.5% |
Subcategories
- Pile fabrics, including “long pile” fabrics and terry fabrics, knitted or crocheted.
- Knitted or crocheted fabrics of a width not exceeding 30 cm, containing by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread, other than those of heading 60.01.
- Knitted or crocheted fabrics of a width not exceeding 30 cm, other than those of heading 60.01 or 60.02.
- Knitted or crocheted fabrics of a width exceeding 30 cm, containing by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread, other than those of heading 60.01.
- Warp knit fabrics (including those made on galloon knitting machines), other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04
- Other knitted or crocheted fabrics.
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 9,761,385,000; in 2025, JPY 15,008,931,000, about 1.5 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 12,851,072,000 | JPY 52,616,418,000 | surplus JPY 39,765,346,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 15,008,931,000 | JPY 71,629,218,000 | surplus JPY 56,620,287,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 15,693,292,000 | JPY 69,625,824,000 | surplus JPY 53,932,532,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 15,919,107,000 | JPY 67,676,600,000 | surplus JPY 51,757,493,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 16,580,156,000 | JPY 64,840,695,000 | surplus JPY 48,260,539,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 13,147,981,000 | JPY 54,796,983,000 | surplus JPY 41,649,002,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 11,009,874,000 | JPY 48,774,308,000 | surplus JPY 37,764,434,000 |
| 2019 | Not available (source gap) | JPY 63,587,061,000 | Not available (source gap) |
| 2018 | JPY 13,256,250,000 | JPY 66,235,693,000 | surplus JPY 52,979,443,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 12,211,180,000 | JPY 64,657,175,000 | surplus JPY 52,445,995,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 11,877,258,000 | JPY 63,429,422,000 | surplus JPY 51,552,164,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 14,267,478,000 | JPY 66,302,719,000 | surplus JPY 52,035,241,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 15,966,826,000 | JPY 63,615,086,000 | surplus JPY 47,648,260,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 15,236,757,000 | JPY 59,654,212,000 | surplus JPY 44,417,455,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 11,177,109,000 | JPY 61,409,111,000 | surplus JPY 50,232,002,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 10,564,374,000 | JPY 64,885,059,000 | surplus JPY 54,320,685,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 10,035,332,000 | JPY 60,300,248,000 | surplus JPY 50,264,916,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 8,456,807,000 | JPY 57,362,900,000 | surplus JPY 48,906,093,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 11,408,855,000 | JPY 72,052,263,000 | surplus JPY 60,643,408,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 12,365,058,000 | JPY 77,370,026,000 | surplus JPY 65,004,968,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 12,125,013,000 | JPY 73,496,505,000 | surplus JPY 61,371,492,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 11,185,200,000 | JPY 66,434,871,000 | surplus JPY 55,249,671,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 10,922,731,000 | JPY 61,998,587,000 | surplus JPY 51,075,856,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 11,106,647,000 | JPY 56,045,208,000 | surplus JPY 44,938,561,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 10,682,936,000 | JPY 51,265,879,000 | surplus JPY 40,582,943,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 11,364,227,000 | JPY 45,262,534,000 | surplus JPY 33,898,307,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 13,919,589,000 | JPY 47,036,159,000 | surplus JPY 33,116,570,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 19,381,972,000 | JPY 48,778,637,000 | surplus JPY 29,396,665,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 26,428,354,000 | JPY 50,067,673,000 | surplus JPY 23,639,319,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 30,136,663,000 | JPY 53,816,876,000 | surplus JPY 23,680,213,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 24,694,401,000 | JPY 47,105,919,000 | surplus JPY 22,411,518,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 18,525,438,000 | JPY 42,727,086,000 | surplus JPY 24,201,648,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 13,478,305,000 | JPY 40,899,509,000 | surplus JPY 27,421,204,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 9,309,384,000 | JPY 43,229,674,000 | surplus JPY 33,920,290,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 10,857,446,000 | JPY 52,581,126,000 | surplus JPY 41,723,680,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 12,730,306,000 | JPY 49,925,848,000 | surplus JPY 37,195,542,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 11,071,628,000 | JPY 42,164,828,000 | surplus JPY 31,093,200,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 9,889,635,000 | JPY 35,382,149,000 | surplus JPY 25,492,514,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 9,761,385,000 | JPY 30,588,680,000 | surplus JPY 20,827,295,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
The e-Stat table 'Final Trade Statistics by Commodity and Country (Imports), 2016–2020' (Ministry of Finance Trade Statistics of Japan) lacks data for some commodities from April 2018 to December 2019, so values for this period are not shown. This is a problem in the source data; official annual totals from the Ministry of Finance differ.
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