Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof. (87)
Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof. (statistical code 87): imports in August 2026 were JPY 330,166,280,000 (+16.0% year on year). Main origins: People's Republic of China (28.2%), Germany (18.3%), Thailand (11.3%), Austria (7.0%), Italy (5.0%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 1,720,429,634,000, a trade surplus of JPY 1,390,263,354,000. (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 330,166,280,000 | — | — | +16.0% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 366,253,954,000 | — | — | +19.6% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 360,451,503,000 | — | — | +18.7% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 324,098,151,000 | — | — | +1.8% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 330,197,262,000 | — | — | +7.4% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 261,495,186,000 | — | — | -16.4% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 333,484,493,000 | — | — | +12.7% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 327,017,584,000 | — | — | +2.2% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 300,960,947,000 | — | — | +1.2% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 318,914,302,000 | — | — | +8.1% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 312,609,862,000 | — | — | +2.3% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 337,379,661,000 | — | — | +10.2% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 284,616,208,000 | — | — | -3.9% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 306,355,150,000 | — | — | +6.3% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 303,626,613,000 | — | — | +3.6% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 318,457,449,000 | — | — | +17.3% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 307,516,918,000 | — | — | -1.5% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 312,881,221,000 | — | — | +5.8% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 295,950,486,000 | — | — | +27.0% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 319,887,837,000 | — | — | +8.9% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 297,533,910,000 | — | — | -5.2% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 294,968,124,000 | — | — | -7.3% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 305,617,826,000 | — | — | -7.4% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 306,138,326,000 | — | — | +8.9% |
Subcategories
- Tractors (other than tractors of heading 87.09)
- Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver
- Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 87.02), including station wagons and racing cars
- Motor vehicles for the transport of goods
- Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those principally designed for the transport of persons or goods (for example, breakdown lorries, crane lorries, fire fighting vehicles, concrete-mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units)
- 8706
- Bodies (including cabs), for the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05
- Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05
- Works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, of the type used in factories, warehouses, dock areas or airports for short distance transport of goods; tractors of the type used on railway station platforms; parts of the foregoing vehicles
- 8710
- Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars
- 8712
- Carriages for disabled persons, whether or not motorised or otherwise mechanically propelled
- Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 87.11 to 87.13
- 8715
- Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 2,915,167,797,000; in 2025, JPY 3,719,156,654,000, about 1.3 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 2,633,164,413,000 | JPY 15,545,015,608,000 | surplus JPY 12,911,851,195,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 3,719,156,654,000 | JPY 22,309,673,035,000 | surplus JPY 18,590,516,381,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 3,487,732,759,000 | JPY 22,839,522,520,000 | surplus JPY 19,351,789,761,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 3,513,231,007,000 | JPY 22,099,511,084,000 | surplus JPY 18,586,280,077,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 2,915,167,797,000 | JPY 17,843,116,762,000 | surplus JPY 14,927,948,965,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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