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 August 2026 were JPY 251,579,446,000 (+44.5% year on year). Main origins: South Africa (32.1%), Republic of Korea (10.2%), United States of America (9.3%), Italy (6.4%), France (6.0%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 294,620,764,000, a trade surplus of JPY 43,041,318,000. (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 251,579,446,000 | — | — | +44.5% |
| 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% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 219,110,989,000 | — | — | +31.9% |
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 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 2,682,577,820,000; in 2025, JPY 2,435,649,573,000, about 91% of the 2022 level.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 2,221,902,773,000 | JPY 3,316,162,819,000 | surplus JPY 1,094,260,046,000 |
| 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 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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