Iron and steel. (72)
Iron and steel. (statistical code 72): imports in August 2026 were JPY 92,210,238,000 (+14.2% year on year), quantity 483,665,764 KG, unit price JPY 191 per KG. Main origins: Republic of Korea (33.0%), People's Republic of China (18.6%), Kazakhstan (10.7%), Taiwan (8.0%), South Africa (4.7%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 334,058,604,000, a trade surplus of JPY 241,848,366,000. (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 92,210,238,000 | 483,665,764 | JPY 191 | +14.2% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 107,738,863,000 | 601,495,069 | JPY 179 | +7.2% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 90,835,790,000 | 518,512,478 | JPY 175 | +15.8% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 79,840,496,000 | 476,196,998 | JPY 168 | -10.3% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 96,514,870,000 | 518,300,555 | JPY 186 | -0.5% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 91,222,491,000 | 547,780,686 | JPY 167 | +5.1% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 80,648,197,000 | 518,434,531 | JPY 156 | -5.2% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 84,764,904,000 | 513,483,203 | JPY 165 | -16.2% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 90,754,594,000 | 584,242,579 | JPY 155 | -7.8% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 89,717,422,000 | 564,053,389 | JPY 159 | -9.4% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 82,492,560,000 | 538,679,953 | JPY 153 | -22.3% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 89,174,925,000 | 580,283,748 | JPY 154 | -10.7% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 80,742,660,000 | 522,156,888 | JPY 155 | -8.4% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 100,542,236,000 | 659,391,403 | JPY 152 | -15.9% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 78,410,133,000 | 515,554,853 | JPY 152 | -21.5% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 89,016,326,000 | 597,475,783 | JPY 149 | -12.9% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 97,014,984,000 | 603,711,354 | JPY 161 | -15.4% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 86,791,955,000 | 550,069,746 | JPY 158 | -4.9% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 85,058,082,000 | 522,397,350 | JPY 163 | -7.5% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 101,181,639,000 | 588,854,609 | JPY 172 | +6.8% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 98,455,358,000 | 622,707,716 | JPY 158 | +2.4% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 99,023,324,000 | 609,294,390 | JPY 163 | +9.8% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 106,186,649,000 | 648,341,032 | JPY 164 | +1.6% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 99,862,851,000 | 618,588,139 | JPY 161 | +1.6% |
Subcategories
- Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms
- Ferro-alloys
- Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or similar forms; iron having a minimum purity by weight of 99.94 %, in lumps, pellets or similar forms
- Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel
- Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel
- Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading 72.03)
- Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel
- Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated
- Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated
- Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad, plated or coated
- Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not clad, plated or coated
- Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600mm, clad, plated or coated
- Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or non-alloy steel
- Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling
- Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel
- Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel
- Wire of iron or non-alloy steel
- Stainless steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of stainless steel
- Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more
- Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600 mm
- 7221
- Other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless steel
- 7223
- Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms; semi-finished products of other alloy steel
- Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more
- Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm
- Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of other alloy steel
- Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel
- Wire of other alloy steel
- 72XX
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 1,341,424,690,000; in 2025, JPY 1,070,897,516,000, about 80% of the 2022 level.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 723,775,849,000 | JPY 2,525,855,429,000 | surplus JPY 1,802,079,580,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 1,070,897,516,000 | JPY 3,740,534,182,000 | surplus JPY 2,669,636,666,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 1,205,872,442,000 | JPY 4,147,307,812,000 | surplus JPY 2,941,435,370,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 1,169,648,650,000 | JPY 4,283,773,600,000 | surplus JPY 3,114,124,950,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 1,341,424,690,000 | JPY 4,590,273,828,000 | surplus JPY 3,248,849,138,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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