Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds. (86)
Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds. (statistical code 86): imports in September 2026 were JPY 2,039,136,000 (-11.3% year on year), quantity 4,224,526 KG, unit price JPY 483 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (54.9%), Australia (5.7%), United Kingdom (5.7%), Netherlands (5.4%), Germany (4.9%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 7,322,987,000, a trade surplus of JPY 5,283,851,000. (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 2,039,136,000 | 4,224,526 | JPY 483 | -11.3% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 3,878,631,000 | 4,629,938 | JPY 838 | -12.1% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 2,692,609,000 | 5,598,115 | JPY 481 | -0.5% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 4,924,679,000 | 5,789,918 | JPY 851 | +40.8% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 3,907,583,000 | 4,428,800 | JPY 882 | -8.4% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 2,423,933,000 | 5,313,856 | JPY 456 | +4.1% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 3,527,195,000 | 6,277,863 | JPY 562 | -7.5% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 1,853,513,000 | 4,420,785 | JPY 419 | -32.4% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 2,843,782,000 | 5,511,037 | JPY 516 | -13.2% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,484,317,000 | 4,268,433 | JPY 1,051 | -3.6% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 7,017,934,000 | 8,225,838 | JPY 853 | +72.3% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,589,600,000 | 5,805,916 | JPY 618 | -16.5% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,298,167,000 | 4,662,314 | JPY 493 | -13.9% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,411,846,000 | 5,773,820 | JPY 764 | +55.1% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,705,046,000 | 5,825,752 | JPY 464 | -28.7% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,497,800,000 | 6,369,678 | JPY 549 | -3.0% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,266,841,000 | 6,437,078 | JPY 663 | -12.8% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,327,693,000 | 5,757,394 | JPY 404 | -33.2% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,811,914,000 | 6,789,369 | JPY 561 | -2.7% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,739,984,000 | 5,548,280 | JPY 494 | -24.7% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,277,337,000 | 5,644,091 | JPY 581 | -18.1% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 4,653,434,000 | 10,640,416 | JPY 437 | +33.6% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 4,073,722,000 | 10,236,095 | JPY 398 | -20.2% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 4,298,528,000 | 9,925,520 | JPY 433 | -34.4% |
Subcategories
- Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators
- Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders
- Self-propelled railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks, other than those of heading 86.04
- 8604
- Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons, not self-propelled
- Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling-stock
- 8608
- 8609
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 4,872,006,000; in 2025, JPY 44,428,479,000, about 9.1 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 28,091,061,000 | JPY 73,919,371,000 | surplus JPY 45,828,310,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 44,428,479,000 | JPY 90,932,882,000 | surplus JPY 46,504,403,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 45,875,256,000 | JPY 97,724,622,000 | surplus JPY 51,849,366,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 44,461,243,000 | JPY 97,490,864,000 | surplus JPY 53,029,621,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 49,278,269,000 | JPY 101,876,892,000 | surplus JPY 52,598,623,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 42,626,246,000 | JPY 60,430,649,000 | surplus JPY 17,804,403,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 28,394,972,000 | JPY 69,004,146,000 | surplus JPY 40,609,174,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 33,223,137,000 | JPY 82,767,451,000 | surplus JPY 49,544,314,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 36,566,602,000 | JPY 180,669,723,000 | surplus JPY 144,103,121,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 33,903,075,000 | JPY 146,338,538,000 | surplus JPY 112,435,463,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 32,320,030,000 | JPY 142,420,886,000 | surplus JPY 110,100,856,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 37,039,900,000 | JPY 108,719,065,000 | surplus JPY 71,679,165,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 25,217,156,000 | JPY 71,933,537,000 | surplus JPY 46,716,381,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 23,396,103,000 | JPY 76,481,664,000 | surplus JPY 53,085,561,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 21,898,929,000 | JPY 60,140,457,000 | surplus JPY 38,241,528,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 18,984,651,000 | JPY 58,708,744,000 | surplus JPY 39,724,093,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 17,993,710,000 | JPY 59,662,938,000 | surplus JPY 41,669,228,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 23,964,812,000 | JPY 96,572,543,000 | surplus JPY 72,607,731,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 32,327,733,000 | JPY 104,747,659,000 | surplus JPY 72,419,926,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 26,669,881,000 | JPY 76,616,357,000 | surplus JPY 49,946,476,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 24,696,634,000 | JPY 106,248,525,000 | surplus JPY 81,551,891,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 18,235,962,000 | JPY 157,129,898,000 | surplus JPY 138,893,936,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 14,849,749,000 | JPY 77,019,655,000 | surplus JPY 62,169,906,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 13,543,832,000 | JPY 42,033,640,000 | surplus JPY 28,489,808,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 13,839,292,000 | JPY 53,625,106,000 | surplus JPY 39,785,814,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 15,406,939,000 | JPY 65,926,453,000 | surplus JPY 50,519,514,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 14,177,882,000 | JPY 41,541,471,000 | surplus JPY 27,363,589,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 15,343,067,000 | JPY 43,522,724,000 | surplus JPY 28,179,657,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 17,894,093,000 | JPY 30,915,131,000 | surplus JPY 13,021,038,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 16,913,726,000 | JPY 30,078,813,000 | surplus JPY 13,165,087,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 17,757,729,000 | JPY 25,928,858,000 | surplus JPY 8,171,129,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 15,184,275,000 | JPY 34,170,882,000 | surplus JPY 18,986,607,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 16,439,156,000 | JPY 37,550,324,000 | surplus JPY 21,111,168,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 15,293,200,000 | JPY 38,672,082,000 | surplus JPY 23,378,882,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 15,031,428,000 | JPY 46,784,831,000 | surplus JPY 31,753,403,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 11,748,136,000 | JPY 27,037,259,000 | surplus JPY 15,289,123,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 10,771,345,000 | JPY 51,717,536,000 | surplus JPY 40,946,191,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 8,737,451,000 | JPY 53,149,589,000 | surplus JPY 44,412,138,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 4,872,006,000 | JPY 73,510,427,000 | surplus JPY 68,638,421,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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