Miscellaneous edible preparations. (21)
Miscellaneous edible preparations. (statistical code 21): exports in August 2026 were JPY 24,355,911,000 (+19.4% year on year), quantity 23,794,723 KG, unit price JPY 1,024 per KG. Main destinations: People's Republic of China (17.9%), United States of America (12.1%), Taiwan (11.5%), Hong Kong (9.4%), Viet Nam (7.7%). Figures for August 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 23,353,265,000, a trade surplus of JPY 1,002,646,000. (imports: preliminary; exports: revised)
Import statistics for this code
Monthly statistics
| Month | Status | Export value | Quantity | Unit price | Year-on-year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 24,355,911,000 | 23,794,723 | JPY 1,024 | +19.4% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 24,569,003,000 | 25,527,396 | JPY 962 | +11.9% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 25,836,125,000 | 27,390,140 | JPY 943 | +10.6% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 23,244,415,000 | 23,753,188 | JPY 979 | +7.5% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 25,682,659,000 | 26,902,770 | JPY 955 | +18.4% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 24,541,624,000 | 26,216,000 | JPY 936 | +7.9% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 19,257,209,000 | 21,383,766 | JPY 901 | -9.0% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 18,986,477,000 | 18,911,222 | JPY 1,004 | +26.5% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 24,523,583,000 | 24,973,224 | JPY 982 | +2.2% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 23,698,645,000 | 23,913,698 | JPY 991 | +9.3% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 23,282,712,000 | 25,333,425 | JPY 919 | +8.3% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 22,300,024,000 | 24,441,989 | JPY 912 | +10.3% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 20,390,192,000 | 22,097,490 | JPY 923 | +6.0% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 21,963,505,000 | 24,284,416 | JPY 904 | +10.9% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 23,362,918,000 | 25,411,832 | JPY 919 | +12.6% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 21,618,346,000 | 22,896,626 | JPY 944 | +10.5% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 21,695,225,000 | 23,678,944 | JPY 916 | +2.9% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 22,745,361,000 | 24,397,870 | JPY 932 | +2.4% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 21,158,153,000 | 22,866,447 | JPY 925 | +22.7% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 15,006,616,000 | 15,797,204 | JPY 950 | +5.7% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 23,995,141,000 | 25,856,850 | JPY 928 | +16.8% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 21,679,941,000 | 22,730,595 | JPY 954 | +19.9% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 21,490,206,000 | 23,353,290 | JPY 920 | +7.6% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 20,226,364,000 | 23,801,030 | JPY 850 | +4.1% |
Subcategories
- Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, tea or maté and preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or maté; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof
- Yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell micro-organisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading 30.02); prepared baking powders
- Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard
- Soups and broths and preparations therefor; homogenised composite food preparations
- 2105
- Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Exports in 1988 were JPY 17,126,477,000; in 2025, JPY 261,745,280,000, about 15.3 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 200,323,651,000 | JPY 186,473,423,000 | deficit JPY 13,850,228,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 280,405,878,000 | JPY 261,745,280,000 | deficit JPY 18,660,598,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 255,841,714,000 | JPY 241,457,012,000 | deficit JPY 14,384,702,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 236,493,236,000 | JPY 225,021,387,000 | deficit JPY 11,471,849,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 244,109,290,000 | JPY 228,913,531,000 | deficit JPY 15,195,759,000 |
| 2021 | — | JPY 223,302,466,000 | — |
| 2020 | — | JPY 207,582,270,000 | — |
| 2019 | — | JPY 158,698,663,000 | — |
| 2018 | — | JPY 147,668,633,000 | — |
| 2017 | — | JPY 117,121,288,000 | — |
| 2016 | — | JPY 106,182,488,000 | — |
| 2015 | — | JPY 102,074,092,000 | — |
| 2014 | — | JPY 81,766,417,000 | — |
| 2013 | — | JPY 73,138,265,000 | — |
| 2012 | — | JPY 64,208,112,000 | — |
| 2011 | — | JPY 67,004,942,000 | — |
| 2010 | — | JPY 71,474,716,000 | — |
| 2009 | — | JPY 68,261,304,000 | — |
| 2008 | — | JPY 70,092,630,000 | — |
| 2007 | — | JPY 66,666,596,000 | — |
| 2006 | — | JPY 60,234,380,000 | — |
| 2005 | — | JPY 56,652,240,000 | — |
| 2004 | — | JPY 54,809,916,000 | — |
| 2003 | — | JPY 49,244,146,000 | — |
| 2002 | — | JPY 51,252,678,000 | — |
| 2001 | — | JPY 46,759,319,000 | — |
| 2000 | — | JPY 42,838,546,000 | — |
| 1999 | — | JPY 37,774,316,000 | — |
| 1998 | — | JPY 36,267,428,000 | — |
| 1997 | — | JPY 38,009,466,000 | — |
| 1996 | — | JPY 33,271,610,000 | — |
| 1995 | — | JPY 30,085,269,000 | — |
| 1994 | — | JPY 31,549,234,000 | — |
| 1993 | — | JPY 31,382,776,000 | — |
| 1992 | — | JPY 31,470,511,000 | — |
| 1991 | — | JPY 29,355,160,000 | — |
| 1990 | — | JPY 24,451,216,000 | — |
| 1989 | — | JPY 20,316,582,000 | — |
| 1988 | — | JPY 17,126,477,000 | — |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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