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 August 2026 were JPY 3,878,631,000 (-12.1% year on year), quantity 4,629,938 KG, unit price JPY 838 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (41.1%), Austria (35.7%), Hungary (5.8%), Germany (4.1%), Australia (2.0%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 17,391,225,000, a trade surplus of JPY 13,512,594,000. (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 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% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 2,670,438,000 | 6,122,525 | JPY 436 | +0.0% |
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 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 49,278,269,000; in 2025, JPY 44,428,479,000, about 90% of the 2022 level.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 26,051,925,000 | JPY 66,596,384,000 | surplus JPY 40,544,459,000 |
| 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 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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