Miscellaneous articles of base metal. (83)
Miscellaneous articles of base metal. (statistical code 83): imports in August 2026 were JPY 17,838,467,000 (+7.9% year on year), quantity 12,629,317 KG, unit price JPY 1,412 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (53.8%), Thailand (9.3%), Taiwan (6.7%), United States of America (6.6%), Viet Nam (5.3%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 10,134,291,000, a trade deficit of JPY 7,704,176,000. (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 17,838,467,000 | 12,629,317 | JPY 1,412 | +7.9% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 21,387,860,000 | 14,730,708 | JPY 1,452 | +13.9% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 20,214,842,000 | 14,535,876 | JPY 1,390 | +13.0% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 18,309,056,000 | 13,183,754 | JPY 1,389 | -2.6% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 20,097,191,000 | 13,823,559 | JPY 1,453 | +8.2% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 17,158,218,000 | 13,294,717 | JPY 1,291 | -1.1% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 18,656,148,000 | 13,398,531 | JPY 1,392 | +23.6% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 21,214,421,000 | 15,667,404 | JPY 1,354 | +0.0% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 18,138,309,000 | 14,025,277 | JPY 1,293 | -0.8% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 17,965,126,000 | 13,173,353 | JPY 1,363 | -2.2% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 18,701,358,000 | 13,891,751 | JPY 1,346 | -1.6% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 19,157,994,000 | 13,946,329 | JPY 1,373 | +9.0% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 16,531,760,000 | 12,221,203 | JPY 1,352 | -0.8% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 18,785,961,000 | 15,187,933 | JPY 1,237 | -5.6% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 17,893,168,000 | 13,654,033 | JPY 1,310 | +3.5% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 18,803,066,000 | 14,170,872 | JPY 1,326 | -4.7% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 18,580,837,000 | 14,725,853 | JPY 1,261 | +1.2% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 17,354,538,000 | 13,723,462 | JPY 1,264 | +9.0% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 15,092,121,000 | 11,567,955 | JPY 1,304 | -11.0% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 21,219,540,000 | 16,375,948 | JPY 1,296 | +15.3% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 18,276,531,000 | 14,119,067 | JPY 1,293 | +11.3% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 18,374,234,000 | 13,710,192 | JPY 1,340 | +0.3% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 19,001,281,000 | 14,702,771 | JPY 1,292 | +7.2% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 17,569,269,000 | 13,893,597 | JPY 1,263 | -2.9% |
Subcategories
- Padlocks and locks (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal; clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks, of base metal; keys for any of the foregoing articles, of base metal.
- Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, blinds, coachwork, saddlery, trunks, chests, caskets or the like; base metal hat-racks, hat-pegs, brackets and similar fixtures; castors with mountings of base metal; automatic door closers of base metal.
- 8303
- 8304
- Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, letter clips, letter corners, paper clips, indexing tags and similar office articles, of base metal; staples in strips (for example, for offices, upholstery, packaging), of base metal.
- Bells, gongs and the like, non-electric, of base metal; statuettes and other ornaments, of base metal; photograph, picture or similar frames, of base metal; mirrors of base metal.
- Flexible tubing of base metal, with or without fittings.
- Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle-clasps, hooks, eyes, eyelets and the like, of base metal, of a kind used for clothing or clothing accessories, footwear, jewellery, wrist-watches, books, awnings, leather goods, travel goods or saddlery or for other made up articles; tubular or bifurcated rivets, of base metal; beads and spangles, of base metal.
- Stoppers, caps and lids (including crown corks, screw caps and pouring stoppers), capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories, of base metal.
- 8310
- Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products, of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying.
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 193,639,010,000; in 2025, JPY 218,223,778,000, about 1.1 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 154,876,203,000 | JPY 84,554,212,000 | deficit JPY 70,321,991,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 218,223,778,000 | JPY 120,213,987,000 | deficit JPY 98,009,791,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 216,472,898,000 | JPY 123,102,355,000 | deficit JPY 93,370,543,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 203,167,322,000 | JPY 114,245,936,000 | deficit JPY 88,921,386,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 193,639,010,000 | JPY 110,251,768,000 | deficit JPY 83,387,242,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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