Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques. (97)
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques. (statistical code 97): imports in August 2026 were JPY 9,346,482,000 (+88.7% year on year), quantity 19,065 KG, unit price JPY 478,589 per KG. Main origins: France (76.7%), United Kingdom (7.2%), United States of America (4.7%), Denmark (4.7%), Germany (1.5%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 3,607,760,000, a trade deficit of JPY 5,738,722,000. (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 9,346,482,000 | 19,065 | JPY 478,589 | +88.7% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 8,343,991,000 | 10,046 | JPY 790,591 | -49.5% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 3,546,421,000 | 26,681 | JPY 118,126 | -38.5% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 2,535,477,000 | 12,861 | JPY 156,924 | -42.2% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 7,309,947,000 | 23,288 | JPY 306,935 | +162.2% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 2,048,993,000 | 17,951 | JPY 106,039 | -32.2% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 3,275,005,000 | 18,998 | JPY 151,818 | -7.7% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 4,256,068,000 | 16,183 | JPY 247,336 | +31.1% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,945,723,000 | 9,823 | JPY 269,659 | -11.2% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,521,469,000 | 10,272 | JPY 220,677 | -8.7% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 7,403,852,000 | 22,359 | JPY 322,122 | +57.3% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,352,178,000 | 16,539 | JPY 129,446 | -41.2% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,954,086,000 | 36,196 | JPY 131,809 | +35.8% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 16,523,152,000 | 33,685 | JPY 480,689 | +194.9% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,762,025,000 | 21,560 | JPY 259,627 | -49.6% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,387,822,000 | 44,139 | JPY 89,894 | -95.7% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,788,145,000 | 25,993 | JPY 97,793 | -32.6% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,020,916,000 | 17,845 | JPY 157,213 | -83.2% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,548,467,000 | 13,166 | JPY 236,061 | -39.0% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,246,749,000 | 15,327 | JPY 198,337 | -22.1% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 3,318,351,000 | 9,700 | JPY 325,404 | -58.5% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 2,760,229,000 | 18,922 | JPY 124,871 | -44.5% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 4,706,409,000 | 15,188 | JPY 296,472 | +2.5% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 4,002,935,000 | 19,086 | JPY 197,911 | +19.0% |
Subcategories
- Paintings, drawings and pastels, executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading 49.06 and other than hand-painted or hand-decorated manufactured articles; collages, mosaics and similar decorative plaques.
- Original engravings, prints and lithographs
- Original sculpture and statuary, in any material
- 9704
- Collections and collectors' pieces of archaeological, ethnographic, historical, zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical, paleontological or numismatic interest
- Antiques of an age exceeding 100 years
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 56,150,461,000; in 2025, JPY 59,454,584,000, about 1.1 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 40,662,384,000 | JPY 19,010,257,000 | deficit JPY 21,652,127,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 59,454,584,000 | JPY 24,190,780,000 | deficit JPY 35,263,804,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 168,672,438,000 | JPY 26,165,264,000 | deficit JPY 142,507,174,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 63,468,811,000 | JPY 30,680,708,000 | deficit JPY 32,788,103,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 56,150,461,000 | JPY 32,935,303,000 | deficit JPY 23,215,158,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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