Ores, slag and ash. (26)
Ores, slag and ash. (statistical code 26): exports in September 2026 were JPY 2,618,153,000 (+9.9% year on year), quantity 1,072,746 MT, unit price JPY 2,439 per MT. Main destinations: United States of America (26.6%), Viet Nam (12.8%), Taiwan (12.8%), Republic of Korea (11.3%), Belgium (5.9%). Figures for September 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 352,667,838,000, a trade deficit of JPY 350,049,685,000. (imports: preliminary; exports: revised)
Import statistics for this code
Monthly statistics
| Month | Status | Export value | Quantity | Unit price | Year-on-year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | revised | JPY 2,618,153,000 | 1,072,746 | JPY 2,439 | +9.9% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 2,251,247,000 | 1,266,851 | JPY 1,774 | +24.2% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 3,828,561,000 | 1,312,405 | JPY 2,914 | +61.5% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 3,068,660,000 | 1,154,355 | JPY 2,612 | +56.5% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 2,167,390,000 | 1,169,994 | JPY 1,848 | +41.1% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 2,192,578,000 | 1,132,682 | JPY 1,930 | -1.3% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 2,589,030,000 | 1,296,766 | JPY 1,992 | +2.2% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 2,202,186,000 | 1,230,320 | JPY 1,786 | +0.2% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 2,458,209,000 | 1,404,509 | JPY 1,748 | +16.4% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,264,248,000 | 1,120,827 | JPY 2,016 | -1.2% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,813,760,000 | 1,031,169 | JPY 1,749 | -8.9% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,965,486,000 | 900,882 | JPY 2,177 | -11.5% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,382,460,000 | 1,417,202 | JPY 1,668 | +28.6% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,812,177,000 | 1,127,824 | JPY 1,605 | +3.7% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,369,956,000 | 1,256,453 | JPY 1,881 | -9.6% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,960,503,000 | 1,235,558 | JPY 1,585 | -6.6% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,535,707,000 | 1,077,935 | JPY 1,418 | -36.3% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,222,570,000 | 1,216,171 | JPY 1,805 | -16.8% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,533,615,000 | 1,347,170 | JPY 1,880 | -18.1% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,198,528,000 | 1,047,603 | JPY 2,095 | -3.8% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,111,252,000 | 1,163,233 | JPY 1,812 | +15.8% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 2,290,863,000 | 1,288,101 | JPY 1,775 | +10.1% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 1,991,457,000 | 996,792 | JPY 1,994 | -13.1% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 2,221,588,000 | 1,164,552 | JPY 1,903 | -11.4% |
Subcategories
- Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites
- 2602
- 2604
- 2605
- 2608
- 2610
- 2611
- Uranium or thorium ores and concentrates
- Molybdenum ores and concentrates
- 2614
- Niobium, tantalum, vanadium or zirconium ores and concentrates
- Precious metal ores and concentrates
- Other ores and concentrates
- 2618
- 2619
- Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel) containing metals, arsenic or their compounds
- Other slag and ash, including seaweed ash(kelp); ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste
- 26XX
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Exports in 1988 were JPY 2,347,724,000; in 2025, JPY 25,170,262,000, about 10.7 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 3,585,723,568,000 | JPY 23,376,014,000 | deficit JPY 3,562,347,554,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 3,974,666,981,000 | JPY 25,170,262,000 | deficit JPY 3,949,496,719,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 4,311,078,476,000 | JPY 27,105,480,000 | deficit JPY 4,283,972,996,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 3,721,235,508,000 | JPY 27,445,196,000 | deficit JPY 3,693,790,312,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 4,051,641,346,000 | JPY 21,799,666,000 | deficit JPY 4,029,841,680,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 3,786,658,219,000 | JPY 19,588,282,000 | deficit JPY 3,767,069,937,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 2,389,005,625,000 | JPY 16,911,297,000 | deficit JPY 2,372,094,328,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 2,411,944,624,000 | JPY 19,831,970,000 | deficit JPY 2,392,112,654,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 2,428,813,385,000 | JPY 18,833,594,000 | deficit JPY 2,409,979,791,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 2,337,463,038,000 | JPY 15,601,558,000 | deficit JPY 2,321,861,480,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 1,893,160,390,000 | JPY 15,536,957,000 | deficit JPY 1,877,623,433,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 2,468,981,145,000 | JPY 17,094,759,000 | deficit JPY 2,451,886,386,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 3,185,318,480,000 | JPY 15,477,468,000 | deficit JPY 3,169,841,012,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 3,074,200,029,000 | JPY 13,311,493,000 | deficit JPY 3,060,888,536,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 2,829,607,564,000 | JPY 9,204,920,000 | deficit JPY 2,820,402,644,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 3,095,364,297,000 | JPY 12,783,970,000 | deficit JPY 3,082,580,327,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 2,807,327,017,000 | JPY 12,919,091,000 | deficit JPY 2,794,407,926,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 1,874,070,275,000 | JPY 9,249,757,000 | deficit JPY 1,864,820,518,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 2,937,031,394,000 | JPY 16,017,345,000 | deficit JPY 2,921,014,049,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 2,985,229,986,000 | JPY 19,822,438,000 | deficit JPY 2,965,407,548,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 2,418,421,607,000 | JPY 11,771,015,000 | deficit JPY 2,406,650,592,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 1,589,593,103,000 | JPY 9,449,151,000 | deficit JPY 1,580,143,952,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 1,105,962,115,000 | JPY 7,560,214,000 | deficit JPY 1,098,401,901,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 867,131,137,000 | JPY 4,649,995,000 | deficit JPY 862,481,142,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 814,502,734,000 | JPY 3,751,689,000 | deficit JPY 810,751,045,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 788,001,427,000 | JPY 3,541,665,000 | deficit JPY 784,459,762,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 755,010,689,000 | JPY 3,779,136,000 | deficit JPY 751,231,553,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 708,733,440,000 | JPY 2,309,107,000 | deficit JPY 706,424,333,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 801,057,518,000 | JPY 2,739,403,000 | deficit JPY 798,318,115,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 870,720,621,000 | JPY 2,613,157,000 | deficit JPY 868,107,464,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 758,452,748,000 | JPY 2,502,374,000 | deficit JPY 755,950,374,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 735,325,979,000 | JPY 2,931,291,000 | deficit JPY 732,394,688,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 647,838,426,000 | JPY 2,616,621,000 | deficit JPY 645,221,805,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 677,455,673,000 | JPY 3,352,281,000 | deficit JPY 674,103,392,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 850,181,462,000 | JPY 3,741,571,000 | deficit JPY 846,439,891,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 1,009,216,516,000 | JPY 3,352,803,000 | deficit JPY 1,005,863,713,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 1,113,378,796,000 | JPY 2,630,092,000 | deficit JPY 1,110,748,704,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 1,035,667,823,000 | JPY 3,055,862,000 | deficit JPY 1,032,611,961,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 856,729,182,000 | JPY 2,347,724,000 | deficit JPY 854,381,458,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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