Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials. (68)
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials. (statistical code 68): imports in September 2026 were JPY 14,353,933,000 (+15.3% year on year). Main origins: People's Republic of China (51.6%), United States of America (18.4%), Republic of Korea (6.1%), Thailand (2.9%), Viet Nam (2.9%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 28,466,941,000, a trade surplus of JPY 14,113,008,000. (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 14,353,933,000 | — | — | +15.3% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 13,470,630,000 | — | — | +9.4% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 17,734,843,000 | — | — | +23.3% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 14,699,907,000 | — | — | +9.7% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 15,081,084,000 | — | — | +0.5% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 16,598,565,000 | — | — | +14.9% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 13,655,558,000 | — | — | +1.1% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 13,742,958,000 | — | — | +45.5% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 14,983,209,000 | — | — | -6.1% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 13,838,023,000 | — | — | +3.4% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 14,204,977,000 | — | — | +3.8% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 16,039,215,000 | — | — | +13.3% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 12,447,614,000 | — | — | -5.3% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 12,308,334,000 | — | — | -4.7% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 14,388,324,000 | — | — | -20.3% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 13,405,519,000 | — | — | -11.3% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 15,001,555,000 | — | — | +1.6% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 14,444,594,000 | — | — | -3.2% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 13,503,375,000 | — | — | +3.4% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 9,442,707,000 | — | — | -13.9% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 15,962,893,000 | — | — | +11.5% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 13,382,805,000 | — | — | +2.1% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 13,679,986,000 | — | — | -6.5% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 14,154,931,000 | — | — | -1.2% |
Subcategories
- 6801
- Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate).
- 6803
- Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, hand sharpening or polishing stones, and parts thereof, of natural stone, of agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives, or of ceramics, with or without parts of other materials.
- Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of textile material, of paper, of paperboard or of other materials, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up.
- Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials; mixtures and articles of heat - insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials, other than those of heading 68.11 or 68.12 or of Chapter 69.
- Articles of asphalt or of similar material (for example, petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch).
- 6808
- Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster.
- Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced.
- Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre -cement or the like.
- Friction material and articles thereof (for example, sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers, pads), not mounted, for brakes, for clutches or the like, with a basis of asbestos, of other mineral substances or of cellulose, whether or not combined with textile or other materials.
- Worked mica and articles of mica, including agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support of paper, paperboard or other materials.
- Articles of stone or of other mineral substances (including carbon fibres, articles of carbon fibres and articles of peat), not elsewhere specified or included.
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 72,778,640,000; in 2025, JPY 164,987,130,000, about 2.3 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 134,320,687,000 | JPY 246,219,847,000 | surplus JPY 111,899,160,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 164,987,130,000 | JPY 314,241,539,000 | surplus JPY 149,254,409,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 168,476,539,000 | JPY 322,276,874,000 | surplus JPY 153,800,335,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 168,229,119,000 | JPY 305,926,212,000 | surplus JPY 137,697,093,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 171,791,872,000 | JPY 332,529,883,000 | surplus JPY 160,738,011,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 142,631,566,000 | JPY 287,626,830,000 | surplus JPY 144,995,264,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 132,851,195,000 | JPY 227,559,367,000 | surplus JPY 94,708,172,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 167,739,474,000 | JPY 267,011,430,000 | surplus JPY 99,271,956,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 170,943,967,000 | JPY 278,324,638,000 | surplus JPY 107,380,671,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 157,531,438,000 | JPY 265,870,287,000 | surplus JPY 108,338,849,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 149,867,640,000 | JPY 253,814,629,000 | surplus JPY 103,946,989,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 172,512,914,000 | JPY 270,480,827,000 | surplus JPY 97,967,913,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 169,337,053,000 | JPY 251,174,267,000 | surplus JPY 81,837,214,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 161,858,120,000 | JPY 216,999,838,000 | surplus JPY 55,141,718,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 135,004,735,000 | JPY 198,060,177,000 | surplus JPY 63,055,442,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 123,843,729,000 | JPY 208,172,721,000 | surplus JPY 84,328,992,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 110,255,956,000 | JPY 197,040,502,000 | surplus JPY 86,784,546,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 107,769,248,000 | JPY 147,471,773,000 | surplus JPY 39,702,525,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 140,691,622,000 | JPY 202,707,827,000 | surplus JPY 62,016,205,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 154,905,009,000 | JPY 206,882,527,000 | surplus JPY 51,977,518,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 147,947,706,000 | JPY 179,109,753,000 | surplus JPY 31,162,047,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 138,235,417,000 | JPY 152,901,619,000 | surplus JPY 14,666,202,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 126,348,144,000 | JPY 135,386,275,000 | surplus JPY 9,038,131,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 133,286,819,000 | JPY 117,799,572,000 | deficit JPY 15,487,247,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 135,743,703,000 | JPY 107,015,268,000 | deficit JPY 28,728,435,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 129,014,149,000 | JPY 100,998,524,000 | deficit JPY 28,015,625,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 110,768,613,000 | JPY 102,330,505,000 | deficit JPY 8,438,108,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 107,195,957,000 | JPY 96,007,302,000 | deficit JPY 11,188,655,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 118,750,624,000 | JPY 106,461,962,000 | deficit JPY 12,288,662,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 134,720,731,000 | JPY 108,059,663,000 | deficit JPY 26,661,068,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 126,831,480,000 | JPY 95,595,129,000 | deficit JPY 31,236,351,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 107,199,034,000 | JPY 82,535,326,000 | deficit JPY 24,663,708,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 89,673,684,000 | JPY 79,920,809,000 | deficit JPY 9,752,875,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 83,748,300,000 | JPY 74,904,226,000 | deficit JPY 8,844,074,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 108,109,811,000 | JPY 82,201,324,000 | deficit JPY 25,908,487,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 121,832,909,000 | JPY 79,448,028,000 | deficit JPY 42,384,881,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 115,792,252,000 | JPY 80,660,748,000 | deficit JPY 35,131,504,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 104,885,161,000 | JPY 68,748,063,000 | deficit JPY 36,137,098,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 72,778,640,000 | JPY 61,017,828,000 | deficit JPY 11,760,812,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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