Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin. (71)
Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin. (statistical code 71): imports in September 2026 were JPY 267,442,283,000 (+10.6% year on year). Main origins: South Africa (30.9%), Republic of Korea (9.1%), United States of America (9.0%), France (7.2%), Italy (5.8%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 381,477,433,000, a trade surplus of JPY 114,035,150,000. (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 267,442,283,000 | — | — | +10.6% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 252,113,873,000 | — | — | +44.8% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 285,906,858,000 | — | — | +32.9% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 314,226,280,000 | — | — | +56.0% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 273,081,536,000 | — | — | +54.8% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 273,534,327,000 | — | — | +78.5% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 326,603,411,000 | — | — | +78.8% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 243,562,476,000 | — | — | +64.7% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 253,408,439,000 | — | — | +41.4% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 242,437,855,000 | — | — | +11.0% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 256,096,367,000 | — | — | +35.5% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 265,260,732,000 | — | — | +23.2% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 241,794,788,000 | — | — | +10.4% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 174,106,266,000 | — | — | -12.7% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 215,143,041,000 | — | — | +11.8% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 201,399,859,000 | — | — | -3.4% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 176,406,878,000 | — | — | -8.9% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 153,244,085,000 | — | — | -19.7% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 182,700,545,000 | — | — | +1.2% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 147,873,102,000 | — | — | -6.8% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 179,186,055,000 | — | — | +14.9% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 218,388,996,000 | — | — | +41.0% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 188,966,027,000 | — | — | +22.6% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 215,370,097,000 | — | — | +24.2% |
Subcategories
- Pearls, natural or cultured, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; pearls, natural or cultured, temporarily strung for convenience of transport
- Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set
- Precious stones (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; ungraded precious stones (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for convenience of transport
- Synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; ungraded synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for convenience of transport
- Dust and powder of natural or synthetic precious or semi-precious stones
- Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum), unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
- 7107
- Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
- 7109
- Platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
- 7111
- Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal or precious metal compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal other than goods of heading 85.49.
- Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal
- Articles of goldsmiths' or silversmiths' wares and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal
- Other articles of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal
- Articles of natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed)
- Imitation jewellery
- Coin
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 1,199,089,856,000; in 2025, JPY 2,435,649,573,000, about 2.0 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 2,489,879,483,000 | JPY 3,697,640,252,000 | surplus JPY 1,207,760,769,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 2,435,649,573,000 | JPY 4,563,891,055,000 | surplus JPY 2,128,241,482,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 2,321,813,617,000 | JPY 3,470,845,341,000 | surplus JPY 1,149,031,724,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 2,099,385,731,000 | JPY 2,596,421,318,000 | surplus JPY 497,035,587,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 2,682,577,820,000 | JPY 2,289,206,892,000 | deficit JPY 393,370,928,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 2,644,084,765,000 | JPY 1,568,254,171,000 | deficit JPY 1,075,830,594,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 1,742,495,696,000 | JPY 1,421,738,217,000 | deficit JPY 320,757,479,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 1,399,877,630,000 | JPY 1,252,298,789,000 | deficit JPY 147,578,841,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 1,388,488,547,000 | JPY 1,322,972,552,000 | deficit JPY 65,515,995,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 1,244,628,149,000 | JPY 1,704,489,457,000 | surplus JPY 459,861,308,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 1,111,048,768,000 | JPY 1,515,641,567,000 | surplus JPY 404,592,799,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 1,134,315,123,000 | JPY 1,218,494,982,000 | surplus JPY 84,179,859,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 1,084,957,567,000 | JPY 1,080,431,615,000 | deficit JPY 4,525,952,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 1,149,554,600,000 | JPY 1,045,182,161,000 | deficit JPY 104,372,439,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 931,704,146,000 | JPY 1,056,610,548,000 | surplus JPY 124,906,402,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 1,111,458,274,000 | JPY 1,375,363,199,000 | surplus JPY 263,904,925,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 1,011,437,767,000 | JPY 1,028,376,910,000 | surplus JPY 16,939,143,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 759,806,712,000 | JPY 751,580,824,000 | deficit JPY 8,225,888,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 1,458,314,596,000 | JPY 1,022,046,964,000 | deficit JPY 436,267,632,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 1,370,421,868,000 | JPY 796,420,725,000 | deficit JPY 574,001,143,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 1,218,675,183,000 | JPY 638,349,438,000 | deficit JPY 580,325,745,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 930,408,781,000 | JPY 332,527,585,000 | deficit JPY 597,881,196,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 831,467,743,000 | JPY 269,447,111,000 | deficit JPY 562,020,632,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 661,170,646,000 | JPY 249,030,462,000 | deficit JPY 412,140,184,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 712,808,221,000 | JPY 204,601,097,000 | deficit JPY 508,207,124,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 721,324,311,000 | JPY 206,337,565,000 | deficit JPY 514,986,746,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 801,205,863,000 | JPY 209,186,466,000 | deficit JPY 592,019,397,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 727,060,967,000 | JPY 190,152,941,000 | deficit JPY 536,908,026,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 698,949,598,000 | JPY 214,675,629,000 | deficit JPY 484,273,969,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 779,591,053,000 | JPY 182,432,397,000 | deficit JPY 597,158,656,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 835,940,228,000 | JPY 138,770,150,000 | deficit JPY 697,170,078,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 921,333,681,000 | JPY 107,137,532,000 | deficit JPY 814,196,149,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 860,851,305,000 | JPY 99,083,461,000 | deficit JPY 761,767,844,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 769,287,568,000 | JPY 90,749,604,000 | deficit JPY 678,537,964,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 856,990,063,000 | JPY 105,233,467,000 | deficit JPY 751,756,596,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 1,126,978,046,000 | JPY 93,675,517,000 | deficit JPY 1,033,302,529,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 1,432,014,976,000 | JPY 111,157,107,000 | deficit JPY 1,320,857,869,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 1,231,816,497,000 | JPY 92,127,182,000 | deficit JPY 1,139,689,315,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 1,199,089,856,000 | JPY 92,640,044,000 | deficit JPY 1,106,449,812,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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