Copper and articles thereof. (74)
Copper and articles thereof. (statistical code 74): imports in September 2026 were JPY 92,686,898,000 (+40.5% year on year), quantity 43,299,621 KG, unit price JPY 2,141 per KG. Main origins: United States of America (19.6%), People's Republic of China (16.1%), Thailand (13.4%), Taiwan (9.3%), Philippines (5.4%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 241,041,694,000, a trade surplus of JPY 148,354,796,000. (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 92,686,898,000 | 43,299,621 | JPY 2,141 | +40.5% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 89,821,070,000 | 41,239,483 | JPY 2,178 | +72.5% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 99,719,503,000 | 47,083,188 | JPY 2,118 | +69.6% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 104,517,602,000 | 51,737,109 | JPY 2,020 | +68.0% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 81,865,258,000 | 41,844,177 | JPY 1,956 | +58.4% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 83,025,984,000 | 41,913,309 | JPY 1,981 | +45.3% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 82,646,837,000 | 44,637,794 | JPY 1,851 | +59.9% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 73,570,351,000 | 40,286,570 | JPY 1,826 | +75.9% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 81,577,599,000 | 48,478,652 | JPY 1,683 | +70.1% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 67,651,767,000 | 42,444,909 | JPY 1,594 | +54.6% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 60,290,772,000 | 39,585,418 | JPY 1,523 | +40.8% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 63,444,833,000 | 44,654,024 | JPY 1,421 | +29.7% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 65,987,313,000 | 46,315,397 | JPY 1,425 | +45.4% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 52,078,282,000 | 37,454,282 | JPY 1,390 | +24.3% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 58,802,977,000 | 42,924,408 | JPY 1,370 | +5.8% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 62,199,968,000 | 46,601,366 | JPY 1,330 | +45.1% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 51,675,017,000 | 37,799,789 | JPY 1,367 | +12.1% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 57,139,766,000 | 39,941,101 | JPY 1,431 | +45.3% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 51,692,811,000 | 35,808,492 | JPY 1,443 | +37.1% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 41,825,311,000 | 29,017,634 | JPY 1,441 | +27.6% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 47,961,768,000 | 32,525,694 | JPY 1,474 | +40.1% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 43,758,466,000 | 29,119,928 | JPY 1,503 | +43.5% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 42,825,425,000 | 28,894,830 | JPY 1,482 | +24.8% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 48,915,451,000 | 34,729,161 | JPY 1,408 | +39.3% |
Subcategories
- 7401
- 7402
- Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought
- 7404
- 7405
- Copper powders and flakes
- Copper bars, rods and profiles
- Copper wire
- Copper plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm
- Copper foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.15mm
- Copper tubes and pipes
- Copper tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves)
- 7413
- Nails, tacks, drawing pins, staples (other than those of heading 83.05) and similar articles, of copper or of iron or steel with heads of copper; screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of copper
- Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of copper; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of copper; sanitary ware and parts thereof, of copper
- Other articles of copper
- 74XX
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 194,382,448,000; in 2025, JPY 680,750,585,000, about 3.5 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 789,431,102,000 | JPY 2,234,469,468,000 | surplus JPY 1,445,038,366,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 680,750,585,000 | JPY 2,218,661,995,000 | surplus JPY 1,537,911,410,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 511,425,512,000 | JPY 2,022,798,809,000 | surplus JPY 1,511,373,297,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 432,561,190,000 | JPY 1,750,482,035,000 | surplus JPY 1,317,920,845,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 494,715,069,000 | JPY 1,640,560,872,000 | surplus JPY 1,145,845,803,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 374,240,972,000 | JPY 1,415,683,820,000 | surplus JPY 1,041,442,848,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 228,355,100,000 | JPY 997,845,261,000 | surplus JPY 769,490,161,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 306,889,114,000 | JPY 826,153,276,000 | surplus JPY 519,264,162,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 344,822,606,000 | JPY 943,325,071,000 | surplus JPY 598,502,465,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 304,396,935,000 | JPY 831,553,132,000 | surplus JPY 527,156,197,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 233,850,246,000 | JPY 700,050,163,000 | surplus JPY 466,199,917,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 264,938,900,000 | JPY 820,510,336,000 | surplus JPY 555,571,436,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 304,184,299,000 | JPY 846,311,588,000 | surplus JPY 542,127,289,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 235,375,283,000 | JPY 855,479,148,000 | surplus JPY 620,103,865,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 210,204,638,000 | JPY 738,533,966,000 | surplus JPY 528,329,328,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 298,606,351,000 | JPY 739,734,666,000 | surplus JPY 441,128,315,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 225,946,131,000 | JPY 792,952,497,000 | surplus JPY 567,006,366,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 129,960,164,000 | JPY 602,169,551,000 | surplus JPY 472,209,387,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 314,314,795,000 | JPY 846,045,723,000 | surplus JPY 531,730,928,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 323,645,441,000 | JPY 938,009,967,000 | surplus JPY 614,364,526,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 259,846,353,000 | JPY 748,164,611,000 | surplus JPY 488,318,258,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 133,959,364,000 | JPY 425,803,399,000 | surplus JPY 291,844,035,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 129,363,901,000 | JPY 346,186,529,000 | surplus JPY 216,822,628,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 81,593,662,000 | JPY 276,759,291,000 | surplus JPY 195,165,629,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 86,524,712,000 | JPY 284,029,592,000 | surplus JPY 197,504,880,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 98,666,590,000 | JPY 273,069,789,000 | surplus JPY 174,403,199,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 121,522,836,000 | JPY 278,008,085,000 | surplus JPY 156,485,249,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 116,324,017,000 | JPY 253,548,467,000 | surplus JPY 137,224,450,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 135,945,595,000 | JPY 273,452,055,000 | surplus JPY 137,506,460,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 192,273,477,000 | JPY 263,042,958,000 | surplus JPY 70,769,481,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 172,269,905,000 | JPY 231,406,634,000 | surplus JPY 59,136,729,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 188,135,138,000 | JPY 228,604,340,000 | surplus JPY 40,469,202,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 148,810,612,000 | JPY 177,660,834,000 | surplus JPY 28,850,222,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 149,699,423,000 | JPY 175,774,717,000 | surplus JPY 26,075,294,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 171,359,282,000 | JPY 183,490,599,000 | surplus JPY 12,131,317,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 296,727,395,000 | JPY 170,046,393,000 | deficit JPY 126,681,002,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 330,059,615,000 | JPY 177,316,013,000 | deficit JPY 152,743,602,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 266,566,653,000 | JPY 173,705,372,000 | deficit JPY 92,861,281,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 194,382,448,000 | JPY 147,036,634,000 | deficit JPY 47,345,814,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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