Zinc and articles thereof. (79)
Zinc and articles thereof. (statistical code 79): imports in August 2026 were JPY 5,761,006,000 (+199.5% year on year), quantity 7,481,643 KG, unit price JPY 770 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (45.9%), Australia (29.6%), Republic of Korea (11.9%), Indonesia (2.9%), Malaysia (2.4%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 4,906,435,000, a trade deficit of JPY 854,571,000. (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 5,761,006,000 | 7,481,643 | JPY 770 | +199.5% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 7,262,939,000 | 9,174,839 | JPY 792 | +228.1% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 4,417,761,000 | 5,299,971 | JPY 834 | +137.5% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 3,433,582,000 | 4,117,333 | JPY 834 | +93.6% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 2,711,926,000 | 2,676,851 | JPY 1,013 | +36.2% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 2,310,408,000 | 2,903,470 | JPY 796 | +38.4% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 2,380,273,000 | 2,681,395 | JPY 888 | +49.1% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 5,073,638,000 | 7,677,546 | JPY 661 | +121.8% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,057,178,000 | 3,817,617 | JPY 801 | +55.7% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,761,153,000 | 3,197,332 | JPY 864 | +45.4% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,377,831,000 | 3,113,861 | JPY 764 | +9.6% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,730,431,000 | 1,889,875 | JPY 916 | +10.5% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,923,696,000 | 2,514,244 | JPY 765 | -11.9% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,213,964,000 | 3,051,643 | JPY 726 | -26.1% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,860,349,000 | 2,214,261 | JPY 840 | -9.9% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,773,839,000 | 2,176,195 | JPY 815 | +7.3% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,991,014,000 | 2,475,038 | JPY 804 | +17.4% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,669,941,000 | 2,108,756 | JPY 792 | +37.3% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,596,597,000 | 2,303,276 | JPY 693 | +4.5% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,287,052,000 | 2,677,162 | JPY 854 | +47.8% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 1,963,492,000 | 2,264,089 | JPY 867 | +4.1% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 1,898,886,000 | 2,303,712 | JPY 824 | -7.9% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 2,169,087,000 | 3,122,501 | JPY 695 | +53.8% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 1,565,496,000 | 1,743,070 | JPY 898 | -3.5% |
Subcategories
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 25,832,148,000; in 2025, JPY 25,243,045,000, about 98% of the 2022 level.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 33,351,533,000 | JPY 33,539,198,000 | surplus JPY 187,665,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 25,243,045,000 | JPY 54,243,796,000 | surplus JPY 29,000,751,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 22,480,519,000 | JPY 71,224,687,000 | surplus JPY 48,744,168,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 21,379,035,000 | JPY 75,193,614,000 | surplus JPY 53,814,579,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 25,832,148,000 | JPY 83,689,520,000 | surplus JPY 57,857,372,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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