Glass and glassware. (70)
Glass and glassware. (statistical code 70): imports in September 2026 were JPY 33,049,399,000 (+19.8% year on year). Main origins: People's Republic of China (44.8%), United States of America (13.5%), Taiwan (9.8%), Republic of Korea (5.2%), Germany (4.9%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 48,868,737,000, a trade surplus of JPY 15,819,338,000. (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 33,049,399,000 | — | — | +19.8% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 29,390,705,000 | — | — | +21.8% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 34,918,827,000 | — | — | +33.1% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 31,629,789,000 | — | — | +25.6% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 29,175,355,000 | — | — | +13.8% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 31,539,051,000 | — | — | +25.3% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 29,871,712,000 | — | — | +26.4% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 27,359,079,000 | — | — | +22.4% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 29,262,835,000 | — | — | +6.8% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 26,947,091,000 | — | — | +3.1% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 26,861,344,000 | — | — | +12.3% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 26,648,855,000 | — | — | +2.0% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 27,585,382,000 | — | — | +9.8% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 24,137,958,000 | — | — | +0.7% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 26,241,883,000 | — | — | -3.3% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 25,183,132,000 | — | — | +1.1% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 25,634,690,000 | — | — | -7.3% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 25,167,144,000 | — | — | -2.1% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 23,628,016,000 | — | — | -4.5% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 22,355,160,000 | — | — | -2.6% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 27,389,660,000 | — | — | +10.0% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 26,127,638,000 | — | — | +18.5% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 23,916,234,000 | — | — | -6.3% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 26,116,342,000 | — | — | +2.9% |
Subcategories
- 7001
- Glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading 70.18), rods or tubes, unworked.
- Cast glass and rolled glass, in sheets or profiles, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked.
- Drawn glass and blown glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked.
- Float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked.
- 7006
- Safety glass, consisting of toughened (tempered) or laminated glass.
- 7008
- Glass mirrors, whether or not framed, including rear-view mirrors.
- Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of glass; stoppers, lids and other closures, of glass.
- Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes), open, and glass parts thereof, without fittings, for electric lamps and light sources, cathode -ray tubes or the like.
- Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other than that of heading 70.10 or 70.18).
- 7014
- Clock or watch glasses and similar glasses, glasses for non-corrective or corrective spectacles, curved, bent, hollowed or the like, not optically worked; hollow glass spheres and their segments, for the manufacture of such glasses.
- Paving blocks, slabs, bricks, squares, tiles and other articles of pressed or moulded glass, whether or not wired, of a kind used for building or construction purposes; glass cubes and other glass smallwares, whether or not on a backing, for mosaics or similar decorative purposes; leaded lights and the like; multicellular or foam glass in blocks, panels, plates, shells or similar forms.
- Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, whether or not graduated or calibrated.
- Glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or semi-precious stones and similar glass smallwares, and articles thereof other than imitation jewellery; glass eyes other than prosthetic articles; statuettes and other ornaments of lamp-worked glass, other than imitation jewellery; glass microspheres not exceeding 1 mm in diameter.
- Glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for example, yarn, rovings, woven fabrics).
- 7020
- 70XX
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 65,324,665,000; in 2025, JPY 307,780,315,000, about 4.7 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 276,196,752,000 | JPY 417,187,096,000 | surplus JPY 140,990,344,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 307,780,315,000 | JPY 483,217,953,000 | surplus JPY 175,437,638,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 303,224,715,000 | JPY 432,395,003,000 | surplus JPY 129,170,288,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 288,470,031,000 | JPY 369,089,968,000 | surplus JPY 80,619,937,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 305,150,058,000 | JPY 382,339,636,000 | surplus JPY 77,189,578,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 270,685,157,000 | JPY 351,681,127,000 | surplus JPY 80,995,970,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 237,747,986,000 | JPY 317,572,962,000 | surplus JPY 79,824,976,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 250,395,837,000 | JPY 348,089,327,000 | surplus JPY 97,693,490,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 267,828,427,000 | JPY 361,482,052,000 | surplus JPY 93,653,625,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 253,926,324,000 | JPY 347,039,661,000 | surplus JPY 93,113,337,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 248,178,027,000 | JPY 335,050,340,000 | surplus JPY 86,872,313,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 276,542,371,000 | JPY 349,297,746,000 | surplus JPY 72,755,375,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 262,749,707,000 | JPY 384,349,290,000 | surplus JPY 121,599,583,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 236,708,226,000 | JPY 470,320,152,000 | surplus JPY 233,611,926,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 204,784,473,000 | JPY 494,481,933,000 | surplus JPY 289,697,460,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 212,707,471,000 | JPY 532,461,060,000 | surplus JPY 319,753,589,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 206,528,697,000 | JPY 571,536,810,000 | surplus JPY 365,008,113,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 178,998,065,000 | JPY 420,117,669,000 | surplus JPY 241,119,604,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 261,079,395,000 | JPY 485,545,595,000 | surplus JPY 224,466,200,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 258,618,179,000 | JPY 485,981,463,000 | surplus JPY 227,363,284,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 259,258,019,000 | JPY 459,597,346,000 | surplus JPY 200,339,327,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 206,122,453,000 | JPY 415,927,508,000 | surplus JPY 209,805,055,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 189,567,980,000 | JPY 373,968,985,000 | surplus JPY 184,401,005,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 157,888,385,000 | JPY 323,130,618,000 | surplus JPY 165,242,233,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 150,426,613,000 | JPY 301,897,465,000 | surplus JPY 151,470,852,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 147,948,204,000 | JPY 282,669,114,000 | surplus JPY 134,720,910,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 153,247,491,000 | JPY 292,258,991,000 | surplus JPY 139,011,500,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 117,816,040,000 | JPY 237,745,366,000 | surplus JPY 119,929,326,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 130,498,546,000 | JPY 237,562,710,000 | surplus JPY 107,064,164,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 152,956,171,000 | JPY 247,011,599,000 | surplus JPY 94,055,428,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 124,560,870,000 | JPY 249,732,971,000 | surplus JPY 125,172,101,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 97,648,416,000 | JPY 221,985,726,000 | surplus JPY 124,337,310,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 80,854,065,000 | JPY 196,878,733,000 | surplus JPY 116,024,668,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 69,330,351,000 | JPY 163,856,331,000 | surplus JPY 94,525,980,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 81,998,327,000 | JPY 167,305,047,000 | surplus JPY 85,306,720,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 96,813,077,000 | JPY 170,939,531,000 | surplus JPY 74,126,454,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 104,560,243,000 | JPY 159,814,691,000 | surplus JPY 55,254,448,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 86,416,655,000 | JPY 150,596,411,000 | surplus JPY 64,179,756,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 65,324,665,000 | JPY 130,789,947,000 | surplus JPY 65,465,282,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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