Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof. (88)
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof. (statistical code 88): imports in September 2026 were JPY 69,892,021,000 (-6.7% year on year), quantity 555,602 KG, unit price JPY 125,785 per KG. Main origins: United States of America (71.6%), France (5.5%), Canada (4.8%), Germany (4.1%), Republic of Korea (3.2%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 36,556,754,000, a trade deficit of JPY 33,335,267,000. (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 69,892,021,000 | 555,602 | JPY 125,785 | -6.7% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 41,373,321,000 | 320,379 | JPY 129,125 | -63.2% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 72,767,650,000 | 446,699 | JPY 162,891 | -20.4% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 83,871,686,000 | 609,794 | JPY 137,531 | +169.1% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 62,508,966,000 | 377,481 | JPY 165,586 | +96.0% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 55,741,710,000 | 363,671 | JPY 153,257 | -7.6% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 77,177,014,000 | 602,819 | JPY 128,014 | +158.9% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 126,654,218,000 | 517,492 | JPY 244,735 | +106.4% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 41,384,583,000 | 326,683 | JPY 126,678 | -48.8% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 80,968,453,000 | 521,996 | JPY 155,102 | +14.3% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 46,020,297,000 | 324,555 | JPY 141,783 | +16.8% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 162,719,050,000 | 772,408 | JPY 210,663 | +182.0% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 74,950,327,000 | 518,252 | JPY 144,615 | +188.4% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 112,301,735,000 | 489,627 | JPY 229,355 | +19.4% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 91,368,055,000 | 537,579 | JPY 169,958 | +59.5% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 31,173,046,000 | 305,661 | JPY 101,970 | -7.5% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 31,893,203,000 | 271,708 | JPY 117,371 | -3.3% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 60,339,191,000 | 398,307 | JPY 151,473 | -51.4% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 29,806,482,000 | 281,721 | JPY 105,757 | -82.5% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 61,370,862,000 | 419,425 | JPY 146,317 | -4.5% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 80,867,139,000 | 454,376 | JPY 177,955 | -9.7% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 70,834,764,000 | 401,205 | JPY 176,539 | -10.2% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 39,407,580,000 | 266,505 | JPY 147,862 | +5.2% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 57,710,174,000 | 379,079 | JPY 152,219 | +46.3% |
Subcategories
- 8801
- Other aircraft (for example, helicopters, aeroplanes), except unmanned aircraft of heading 88.06; spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles
- 8804
- Aircraft launching gear; deck-arrestor or similar gear; ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing articles
- Unmanned aircraft
- Parts of goods of heading 88.01, 88.02 or 88.06
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 260,701,726,000; in 2025, JPY 863,777,840,000, about 3.3 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 631,371,169,000 | JPY 337,739,750,000 | deficit JPY 293,631,419,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 863,777,840,000 | JPY 363,290,847,000 | deficit JPY 500,486,993,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 860,348,654,000 | JPY 307,946,880,000 | deficit JPY 552,401,774,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 567,630,114,000 | JPY 296,547,129,000 | deficit JPY 271,082,985,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 421,157,782,000 | JPY 207,806,429,000 | deficit JPY 213,351,353,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 626,476,027,000 | JPY 179,543,752,000 | deficit JPY 446,932,275,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 448,337,418,000 | JPY 324,434,153,000 | deficit JPY 123,903,265,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 914,524,585,000 | JPY 494,575,247,000 | deficit JPY 419,949,338,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 741,801,942,000 | JPY 479,305,193,000 | deficit JPY 262,496,749,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 574,052,489,000 | JPY 476,292,833,000 | deficit JPY 97,759,656,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 733,150,709,000 | JPY 553,334,566,000 | deficit JPY 179,816,143,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 747,859,742,000 | JPY 625,620,271,000 | deficit JPY 122,239,471,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 730,613,425,000 | JPY 573,028,536,000 | deficit JPY 157,584,889,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 688,479,967,000 | JPY 426,751,636,000 | deficit JPY 261,728,331,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 580,306,134,000 | JPY 318,145,183,000 | deficit JPY 262,160,951,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 293,292,005,000 | JPY 270,031,870,000 | deficit JPY 23,260,135,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 375,830,722,000 | JPY 229,449,985,000 | deficit JPY 146,380,737,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 454,654,450,000 | JPY 236,401,937,000 | deficit JPY 218,252,513,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 593,005,888,000 | JPY 274,200,161,000 | deficit JPY 318,805,727,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 708,927,968,000 | JPY 317,815,215,000 | deficit JPY 391,112,753,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 589,131,819,000 | JPY 236,450,937,000 | deficit JPY 352,680,882,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 533,267,462,000 | JPY 155,789,609,000 | deficit JPY 377,477,853,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 449,004,331,000 | JPY 126,536,097,000 | deficit JPY 322,468,234,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 511,262,918,000 | JPY 173,134,502,000 | deficit JPY 338,128,416,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 466,714,633,000 | JPY 161,910,892,000 | deficit JPY 304,803,741,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 240,286,208,000 | JPY 210,015,846,000 | deficit JPY 30,270,362,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 324,422,033,000 | JPY 160,859,551,000 | deficit JPY 163,562,482,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 647,545,633,000 | JPY 205,488,107,000 | deficit JPY 442,057,526,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 682,505,381,000 | JPY 226,387,355,000 | deficit JPY 456,118,026,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 454,864,479,000 | JPY 164,896,472,000 | deficit JPY 289,968,007,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 275,960,660,000 | JPY 95,182,145,000 | deficit JPY 180,778,515,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 260,323,478,000 | JPY 56,833,175,000 | deficit JPY 203,490,303,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 398,489,677,000 | JPY 67,772,183,000 | deficit JPY 330,717,494,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 358,198,558,000 | JPY 67,066,217,000 | deficit JPY 291,132,341,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 419,471,045,000 | JPY 78,136,727,000 | deficit JPY 341,334,318,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 442,071,882,000 | JPY 72,582,175,000 | deficit JPY 369,489,707,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 467,626,809,000 | JPY 64,040,834,000 | deficit JPY 403,585,975,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 239,567,081,000 | JPY 52,774,136,000 | deficit JPY 186,792,945,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 260,701,726,000 | JPY 38,511,202,000 | deficit JPY 222,190,524,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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