Articles of iron or steel. (73)
Articles of iron or steel. (statistical code 73): imports in September 2026 were JPY 102,654,209,000 (+8.3% year on year), quantity 205,434,284 KG, unit price JPY 500 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (58.6%), Thailand (6.9%), Republic of Korea (6.5%), United States of America (6.2%), Viet Nam (5.5%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 118,408,410,000, a trade surplus of JPY 15,754,201,000. (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 102,654,209,000 | 205,434,284 | JPY 500 | +8.3% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 95,212,490,000 | 178,172,240 | JPY 534 | +26.1% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 109,103,227,000 | 203,799,140 | JPY 535 | +16.6% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 104,976,233,000 | 207,917,255 | JPY 505 | +15.6% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 96,047,853,000 | 188,082,384 | JPY 511 | +6.7% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 101,212,534,000 | 203,019,332 | JPY 498 | +6.5% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 89,065,073,000 | 185,835,273 | JPY 479 | -0.1% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 87,339,366,000 | 187,315,104 | JPY 466 | +22.6% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 97,081,969,000 | 197,955,883 | JPY 490 | -10.1% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 93,179,785,000 | 205,131,649 | JPY 454 | +1.1% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 88,319,952,000 | 181,104,670 | JPY 488 | -2.0% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 91,874,003,000 | 198,374,971 | JPY 463 | -2.2% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 94,825,845,000 | 205,895,432 | JPY 460 | +7.0% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 75,511,248,000 | 159,715,835 | JPY 473 | -10.4% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 93,596,810,000 | 200,850,667 | JPY 466 | -9.3% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 90,803,444,000 | 197,042,310 | JPY 461 | -3.0% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 89,989,211,000 | 195,498,732 | JPY 460 | -7.6% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 95,032,099,000 | 203,189,297 | JPY 468 | +0.3% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 89,192,058,000 | 190,254,725 | JPY 469 | +10.9% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 71,242,861,000 | 143,082,663 | JPY 498 | -7.1% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 108,040,157,000 | 220,537,647 | JPY 490 | +22.3% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 92,189,782,000 | 187,226,418 | JPY 492 | +11.9% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 90,113,282,000 | 197,584,326 | JPY 456 | -0.9% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 93,956,547,000 | 202,059,955 | JPY 465 | +5.1% |
Subcategories
- Sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements; welded angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel
- Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following : rails, check-rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross-ties), fish-plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates (base plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material specialized for jointing or fixing rails
- 7303
- Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel
- Other tubes and pipes (for example, welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular cross-sections, the external diameter of which exceeds 406.4mm, of iron or steel
- Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (for example, open seam or welded, riveted or similarly closed), of iron or steel
- Tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves), of iron or steel
- Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 94.06) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge-sections, lock-gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frame-works, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars and columns), of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of iron or steel
- 7309
- Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity not exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment
- 7311
- Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel, not electrically insulated
- 7313
- Cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting and fencing, of iron or steel wire; expanded metal of iron or steel
- Chain and parts thereof, of iron or steel
- 7316
- 7317
- Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel
- Sewing needles, knitting needles, bodkins, crochet hooks, embroidery stilettos and similar articles, for use in the hand, of iron or steel; safety pins and other pins of iron or steel, not elsewhere specified or included
- Springs and leaves for springs, of iron or steel
- Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers (including those with subsidiary boilers for central heating), barbecues, braziers, gas-rings, plate warmers and similar non-electric domestic appliances, and parts thereof, of iron or steel
- Radiators for central heating, not electrically heated, and parts thereof, of iron or steel; air heaters and hot air distributors (including distributors which can also distribute fresh or conditioned air), not electrically heated, incorporating a motor-driven fan or blower, and parts thereof, of iron or steel
- Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of iron or steel; iron or steel wool; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of iron or steel
- Sanitary ware and parts thereof, of iron or steel
- Other cast articles of iron or steel
- Other articles of iron or steel
- 73XX
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 105,954,009,000; in 2025, JPY 1,081,607,473,000, about 10.2 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 882,692,954,000 | JPY 1,003,022,303,000 | surplus JPY 120,329,349,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 1,081,607,473,000 | JPY 1,314,424,649,000 | surplus JPY 232,817,176,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 1,083,651,539,000 | JPY 1,383,945,530,000 | surplus JPY 300,293,991,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 1,060,888,279,000 | JPY 1,346,239,341,000 | surplus JPY 285,351,062,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 1,040,508,391,000 | JPY 1,242,902,879,000 | surplus JPY 202,394,488,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 843,491,188,000 | JPY 1,046,892,997,000 | surplus JPY 203,401,809,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 716,980,868,000 | JPY 948,819,028,000 | surplus JPY 231,838,160,000 |
| 2019 | Not available (source gap) | JPY 1,125,942,133,000 | Not available (source gap) |
| 2018 | Not available (source gap) | JPY 1,136,899,637,000 | Not available (source gap) |
| 2017 | JPY 751,483,957,000 | JPY 1,100,290,453,000 | surplus JPY 348,806,496,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 708,350,165,000 | JPY 1,025,309,502,000 | surplus JPY 316,959,337,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 793,389,631,000 | JPY 1,240,607,699,000 | surplus JPY 447,218,068,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 751,390,111,000 | JPY 1,381,508,882,000 | surplus JPY 630,118,771,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 651,153,800,000 | JPY 1,314,678,139,000 | surplus JPY 663,524,339,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 564,619,703,000 | JPY 1,236,652,195,000 | surplus JPY 672,032,492,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 549,568,719,000 | JPY 1,133,441,390,000 | surplus JPY 583,872,671,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 495,179,531,000 | JPY 1,074,988,652,000 | surplus JPY 579,809,121,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 491,031,878,000 | JPY 983,868,739,000 | surplus JPY 492,836,861,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 645,285,062,000 | JPY 1,423,274,594,000 | surplus JPY 777,989,532,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 668,941,623,000 | JPY 1,421,433,458,000 | surplus JPY 752,491,835,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 585,016,880,000 | JPY 1,283,777,506,000 | surplus JPY 698,760,626,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 470,320,918,000 | JPY 1,038,633,647,000 | surplus JPY 568,312,729,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 381,304,203,000 | JPY 830,714,129,000 | surplus JPY 449,409,926,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 330,508,692,000 | JPY 721,481,267,000 | surplus JPY 390,972,575,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 307,131,609,000 | JPY 728,261,977,000 | surplus JPY 421,130,368,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 287,105,515,000 | JPY 693,504,234,000 | surplus JPY 406,398,719,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 240,634,469,000 | JPY 584,950,773,000 | surplus JPY 344,316,304,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 207,373,567,000 | JPY 613,879,850,000 | surplus JPY 406,506,283,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 238,567,641,000 | JPY 798,267,037,000 | surplus JPY 559,699,396,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 254,733,795,000 | JPY 793,308,998,000 | surplus JPY 538,575,203,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 228,478,392,000 | JPY 685,603,666,000 | surplus JPY 457,125,274,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 183,436,884,000 | JPY 615,416,890,000 | surplus JPY 431,980,006,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 149,834,564,000 | JPY 657,916,180,000 | surplus JPY 508,081,616,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 138,792,316,000 | JPY 700,065,295,000 | surplus JPY 561,272,979,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 149,569,458,000 | JPY 760,603,718,000 | surplus JPY 611,034,260,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 168,170,162,000 | JPY 864,031,295,000 | surplus JPY 695,861,133,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 153,689,777,000 | JPY 821,750,727,000 | surplus JPY 668,060,950,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 135,052,843,000 | JPY 802,433,284,000 | surplus JPY 667,380,441,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 105,954,009,000 | JPY 835,641,225,000 | surplus JPY 729,687,216,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
The e-Stat table 'Final Trade Statistics by Commodity and Country (Imports), 2016–2020' (Ministry of Finance Trade Statistics of Japan) lacks data for some commodities from April 2018 to December 2019, so values for this period are not shown. This is a problem in the source data; official annual totals from the Ministry of Finance differ.
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