Zinc and articles thereof. (79)
Zinc and articles thereof. (statistical code 79): imports in September 2026 were JPY 4,555,338,000 (+163.2% year on year), quantity 4,999,974 KG, unit price JPY 911 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (57.0%), Australia (15.7%), Peru (7.2%), Indonesia (6.5%), Republic of Korea (6.3%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 5,815,115,000, a trade surplus of JPY 1,259,777,000. (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 4,555,338,000 | 4,999,974 | JPY 911 | +163.2% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 5,823,806,000 | 7,481,643 | JPY 778 | +202.7% |
| 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% |
Subcategories
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 19,338,738,000; in 2025, JPY 25,243,045,000, about 1.3 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 37,969,671,000 | JPY 39,354,313,000 | surplus JPY 1,384,642,000 |
| 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 |
| 2021 | JPY 15,848,294,000 | JPY 55,915,097,000 | surplus JPY 40,066,803,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 12,002,496,000 | JPY 47,788,375,000 | surplus JPY 35,785,879,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 14,987,753,000 | JPY 40,088,598,000 | surplus JPY 25,100,845,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 17,614,232,000 | JPY 44,971,247,000 | surplus JPY 27,357,015,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 16,533,876,000 | JPY 43,369,143,000 | surplus JPY 26,835,267,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 10,162,980,000 | JPY 30,906,095,000 | surplus JPY 20,743,115,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 13,304,763,000 | JPY 42,211,026,000 | surplus JPY 28,906,263,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 11,613,570,000 | JPY 28,995,617,000 | surplus JPY 17,382,047,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 8,503,913,000 | JPY 29,684,652,000 | surplus JPY 21,180,739,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 7,727,983,000 | JPY 27,848,721,000 | surplus JPY 20,120,738,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 21,309,264,000 | JPY 22,549,928,000 | surplus JPY 1,240,664,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 10,013,069,000 | JPY 26,429,771,000 | surplus JPY 16,416,702,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 7,964,027,000 | JPY 28,281,828,000 | surplus JPY 20,317,801,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 15,334,262,000 | JPY 27,699,404,000 | surplus JPY 12,365,142,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 31,079,714,000 | JPY 41,542,827,000 | surplus JPY 10,463,113,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 19,810,057,000 | JPY 36,552,409,000 | surplus JPY 16,742,352,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 11,374,200,000 | JPY 12,687,084,000 | surplus JPY 1,312,884,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 8,387,998,000 | JPY 11,414,124,000 | surplus JPY 3,026,126,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 7,297,200,000 | JPY 10,287,586,000 | surplus JPY 2,990,386,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 5,088,465,000 | JPY 13,429,827,000 | surplus JPY 8,341,362,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 10,792,347,000 | JPY 10,931,881,000 | surplus JPY 139,534,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 13,340,932,000 | JPY 10,199,904,000 | deficit JPY 3,141,028,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 10,029,219,000 | JPY 12,586,748,000 | surplus JPY 2,557,529,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 20,818,192,000 | JPY 11,170,756,000 | deficit JPY 9,647,436,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 31,982,541,000 | JPY 7,006,220,000 | deficit JPY 24,976,321,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 19,751,726,000 | JPY 5,814,005,000 | deficit JPY 13,937,721,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 15,197,653,000 | JPY 5,637,977,000 | deficit JPY 9,559,676,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 8,837,587,000 | JPY 6,911,755,000 | deficit JPY 1,925,832,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 12,386,906,000 | JPY 7,514,378,000 | deficit JPY 4,872,528,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 20,509,939,000 | JPY 9,758,621,000 | deficit JPY 10,751,318,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 26,875,296,000 | JPY 7,560,164,000 | deficit JPY 19,315,132,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 38,227,354,000 | JPY 9,317,127,000 | deficit JPY 28,910,227,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 37,457,609,000 | JPY 8,073,005,000 | deficit JPY 29,384,604,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 19,338,738,000 | JPY 6,054,852,000 | deficit JPY 13,283,886,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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