Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal. (82)
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal. (statistical code 82): imports in September 2026 were JPY 21,955,347,000 (+22.4% year on year). Main origins: People's Republic of China (42.7%), Taiwan (7.7%), Germany (7.0%), Republic of Korea (6.3%), Viet Nam (5.6%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 48,469,823,000, a trade surplus of JPY 26,514,476,000. (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 21,955,347,000 | — | — | +22.4% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 22,067,657,000 | — | — | +34.5% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 23,969,613,000 | — | — | +32.1% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 24,893,945,000 | — | — | +40.6% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 21,548,149,000 | — | — | +16.8% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 22,122,871,000 | — | — | +19.1% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 19,571,663,000 | — | — | +8.6% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 19,018,975,000 | — | — | +25.9% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 20,930,320,000 | — | — | +6.2% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 18,404,263,000 | — | — | +2.7% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 17,930,967,000 | — | — | -0.3% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 17,716,558,000 | — | — | -6.4% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 17,932,611,000 | — | — | +3.9% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 16,408,372,000 | — | — | -0.1% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 18,144,607,000 | — | — | -14.4% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 17,700,684,000 | — | — | -2.7% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 18,451,286,000 | — | — | -3.4% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 18,569,916,000 | — | — | +7.2% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 18,027,647,000 | — | — | +7.7% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 15,109,365,000 | — | — | -2.0% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 19,714,817,000 | — | — | +15.7% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 17,917,552,000 | — | — | +14.5% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 17,983,932,000 | — | — | +3.2% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 18,920,302,000 | — | — | +15.8% |
Subcategories
- Hand tools, the following : spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes; axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools; secateurs and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry.
- Hand saws; blades for saws of all kinds (including slitting, slotting or toothless saw blades).
- Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe -cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools.
- Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles.
- Hand tools (including glaziers' diamonds), not elsewhere specified or included; blow lamps; vices, clamps and the like, other than accessories for and parts of, machine-tools or water-jet cutting machines; anvils; portable forges; hand or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks.
- 8206
- Interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine-tools (for example, for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, turning or screw driving), including dies for drawing or extruding metal, and rock drilling or earth boring tools.
- Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances.
- 8209
- 8210
- Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor.
- Razors and razor blades (including razor blade blanks in strips).
- 8213
- Other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers, choppers and mincing knives, paper knives); manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files).
- Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware.
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 47,826,975,000; in 2025, JPY 214,111,093,000, about 4.5 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 196,078,540,000 | JPY 432,045,365,000 | surplus JPY 235,966,825,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 214,111,093,000 | JPY 476,582,244,000 | surplus JPY 262,471,151,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 213,508,877,000 | JPY 448,184,881,000 | surplus JPY 234,676,004,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 208,536,597,000 | JPY 446,719,800,000 | surplus JPY 238,183,203,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 226,168,194,000 | JPY 453,144,544,000 | surplus JPY 226,976,350,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 197,699,394,000 | JPY 434,854,261,000 | surplus JPY 237,154,867,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 167,888,062,000 | JPY 365,429,059,000 | surplus JPY 197,540,997,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 194,082,188,000 | JPY 434,753,554,000 | surplus JPY 240,671,366,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 197,101,589,000 | JPY 474,141,580,000 | surplus JPY 277,039,991,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 188,723,480,000 | JPY 436,349,420,000 | surplus JPY 247,625,940,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 176,465,715,000 | JPY 395,671,857,000 | surplus JPY 219,206,142,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 190,922,362,000 | JPY 447,611,918,000 | surplus JPY 256,689,556,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 171,798,258,000 | JPY 404,811,339,000 | surplus JPY 233,013,081,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 156,402,714,000 | JPY 381,489,260,000 | surplus JPY 225,086,546,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 134,299,682,000 | JPY 346,981,191,000 | surplus JPY 212,681,509,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 120,483,725,000 | JPY 325,038,270,000 | surplus JPY 204,554,545,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 111,401,483,000 | JPY 298,185,806,000 | surplus JPY 186,784,323,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 90,101,942,000 | JPY 232,575,572,000 | surplus JPY 142,473,630,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 136,928,892,000 | JPY 356,440,290,000 | surplus JPY 219,511,398,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 145,668,155,000 | JPY 360,862,416,000 | surplus JPY 215,194,261,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 132,970,977,000 | JPY 354,544,850,000 | surplus JPY 221,573,873,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 121,201,678,000 | JPY 316,580,351,000 | surplus JPY 195,378,673,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 107,831,733,000 | JPY 315,355,686,000 | surplus JPY 207,523,953,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 93,810,224,000 | JPY 271,671,245,000 | surplus JPY 177,861,021,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 90,961,708,000 | JPY 266,041,809,000 | surplus JPY 175,080,101,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 87,716,480,000 | JPY 262,797,113,000 | surplus JPY 175,080,633,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 78,861,655,000 | JPY 243,617,775,000 | surplus JPY 164,756,120,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 72,476,194,000 | JPY 239,014,442,000 | surplus JPY 166,538,248,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 80,360,156,000 | JPY 254,558,946,000 | surplus JPY 174,198,790,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 86,665,800,000 | JPY 300,579,613,000 | surplus JPY 213,913,813,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 78,238,382,000 | JPY 237,789,243,000 | surplus JPY 159,550,861,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 66,691,560,000 | JPY 231,505,456,000 | surplus JPY 164,813,896,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 53,607,003,000 | JPY 218,422,636,000 | surplus JPY 164,815,633,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 50,206,256,000 | JPY 220,808,449,000 | surplus JPY 170,602,193,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 59,392,296,000 | JPY 250,191,731,000 | surplus JPY 190,799,435,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 69,538,359,000 | JPY 255,274,330,000 | surplus JPY 185,735,971,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 71,139,328,000 | JPY 222,570,904,000 | surplus JPY 151,431,576,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 58,005,189,000 | JPY 214,967,884,000 | surplus JPY 156,962,695,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 47,826,975,000 | JPY 192,636,778,000 | surplus JPY 144,809,803,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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