Miscellaneous articles of base metal. (83)
Miscellaneous articles of base metal. (statistical code 83): imports in September 2026 were JPY 19,558,716,000 (+2.1% year on year), quantity 14,010,509 KG, unit price JPY 1,396 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (55.2%), Thailand (10.5%), Taiwan (6.1%), United States of America (5.5%), Viet Nam (4.8%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 11,441,372,000, a trade deficit of JPY 8,117,344,000. (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 19,558,716,000 | 14,010,509 | JPY 1,396 | +2.1% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 17,841,139,000 | 12,629,415 | 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% |
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 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 19,096,471,000; in 2025, JPY 218,223,778,000, about 11.4 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 174,437,591,000 | JPY 95,995,584,000 | deficit JPY 78,442,007,000 |
| 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 |
| 2021 | JPY 155,487,604,000 | JPY 94,408,520,000 | deficit JPY 61,079,084,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 140,148,508,000 | JPY 77,210,239,000 | deficit JPY 62,938,269,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 159,589,594,000 | JPY 95,061,542,000 | deficit JPY 64,528,052,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 159,570,159,000 | JPY 99,245,999,000 | deficit JPY 60,324,160,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 154,316,404,000 | JPY 99,220,046,000 | deficit JPY 55,096,358,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 146,136,941,000 | JPY 90,573,389,000 | deficit JPY 55,563,552,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 169,631,468,000 | JPY 97,567,050,000 | deficit JPY 72,064,418,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 162,200,272,000 | JPY 100,325,140,000 | deficit JPY 61,875,132,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 136,023,410,000 | JPY 100,213,097,000 | deficit JPY 35,810,313,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 108,846,287,000 | JPY 98,326,016,000 | deficit JPY 10,520,271,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 100,798,091,000 | JPY 98,385,409,000 | deficit JPY 2,412,682,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 100,763,019,000 | JPY 106,408,734,000 | surplus JPY 5,645,715,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 85,756,701,000 | JPY 84,253,976,000 | deficit JPY 1,502,725,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 121,749,215,000 | JPY 126,256,153,000 | surplus JPY 4,506,938,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 126,140,167,000 | JPY 136,209,345,000 | surplus JPY 10,069,178,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 112,128,326,000 | JPY 123,308,164,000 | surplus JPY 11,179,838,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 95,172,092,000 | JPY 106,588,183,000 | surplus JPY 11,416,091,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 84,322,629,000 | JPY 96,623,600,000 | surplus JPY 12,300,971,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 72,193,149,000 | JPY 83,520,569,000 | surplus JPY 11,327,420,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 64,023,345,000 | JPY 79,464,751,000 | surplus JPY 15,441,406,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 64,325,636,000 | JPY 76,081,489,000 | surplus JPY 11,755,853,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 54,215,853,000 | JPY 77,975,359,000 | surplus JPY 23,759,506,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 50,175,265,000 | JPY 71,332,766,000 | surplus JPY 21,157,501,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 49,409,640,000 | JPY 74,277,067,000 | surplus JPY 24,867,427,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 48,639,938,000 | JPY 86,830,897,000 | surplus JPY 38,190,959,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 43,418,607,000 | JPY 85,362,711,000 | surplus JPY 41,944,104,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 33,060,285,000 | JPY 83,415,717,000 | surplus JPY 50,355,432,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 27,770,166,000 | JPY 85,877,652,000 | surplus JPY 58,107,486,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 25,959,520,000 | JPY 83,496,120,000 | surplus JPY 57,536,600,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 29,098,979,000 | JPY 84,231,242,000 | surplus JPY 55,132,263,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 30,101,533,000 | JPY 81,414,916,000 | surplus JPY 51,313,383,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 29,799,985,000 | JPY 81,723,569,000 | surplus JPY 51,923,584,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 23,963,563,000 | JPY 69,131,605,000 | surplus JPY 45,168,042,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 19,096,471,000 | JPY 53,725,654,000 | surplus JPY 34,629,183,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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