Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks. (32)
Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks. (statistical code 32): exports in September 2026 were JPY 49,967,785,000 (+9.2% year on year), quantity 19,078,213 KG, unit price JPY 2,618 per KG. Main destinations: People's Republic of China (30.7%), Republic of Korea (11.2%), Taiwan (10.1%), United States of America (9.8%), Thailand (4.7%). Figures for September 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 18,088,044,000, a trade surplus of JPY 31,879,741,000. (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 49,967,785,000 | 19,078,213 | JPY 2,618 | +9.2% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 49,423,415,000 | 19,625,812 | JPY 2,518 | +18.4% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 56,217,008,000 | 22,121,065 | JPY 2,541 | +21.9% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 52,666,908,000 | 22,591,097 | JPY 2,330 | +13.3% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 47,656,849,000 | 19,926,096 | JPY 2,392 | +15.9% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 52,695,517,000 | 22,139,769 | JPY 2,379 | +15.3% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 52,772,059,000 | 23,071,736 | JPY 2,285 | +12.3% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 41,264,410,000 | 16,868,958 | JPY 2,445 | -6.8% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 43,691,087,000 | 18,911,936 | JPY 2,310 | +28.9% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 48,875,834,000 | 23,420,547 | JPY 2,085 | +1.2% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 46,215,877,000 | 20,807,370 | JPY 2,221 | +9.1% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 45,683,293,000 | 19,750,265 | JPY 2,312 | +5.2% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 45,739,703,000 | 21,682,394 | JPY 2,109 | +6.2% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 41,741,433,000 | 19,061,695 | JPY 2,189 | +0.9% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 46,131,833,000 | 21,724,068 | JPY 2,123 | -1.4% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 46,500,408,000 | 21,462,695 | JPY 2,166 | +5.4% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 41,128,935,000 | 17,994,606 | JPY 2,285 | +6.7% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 45,689,308,000 | 21,035,839 | JPY 2,171 | +3.1% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 46,986,881,000 | 26,433,711 | JPY 1,776 | +7.4% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 44,296,692,000 | 22,377,506 | JPY 1,979 | +21.7% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 33,892,650,000 | 17,274,011 | JPY 1,961 | +3.0% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 48,293,839,000 | 23,407,378 | JPY 2,063 | -9.3% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 42,369,559,000 | 21,189,120 | JPY 1,999 | -14.0% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 43,411,897,000 | 21,273,717 | JPY 2,040 | -12.4% |
Subcategories
- Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives.
- Synthetic organic tanning substances; inorganic tanning substances; tanning preparations, whether or not containing natural tanning substances; enzymatic preparations for pre-tanning.
- 3203
- Synthetic organic colouring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter based on synthetic organic colouring matter; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined.
- 3205
- Other colouring matter; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter, other than those of heading 32.03, 32.04 or 32.05; inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined.
- Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers and prepared colours, vitrifiable enamels and glazes, engobes (slips), liquid lustres and similar preparations, of a kind used in the ceramic, enamelling or glass industry; glass frit and other glass, in the form of powder, granules or flakes.
- Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions as defined in Note 4 to this Chapter.
- Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium.
- 3210
- 3211
- Pigments (including metallic powders and flakes) dispersed in non-aqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints (including enamels); stamping foils; dyes and other colouring matter put up in forms or packings for retail sale.
- Artists', students' or signboard painters' colours, modifying tints, amusement colours and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or in similar forms or packings.
- Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings; non-refractory surfacing preparations for façades, indoor walls, floors, ceilings or the like.
- Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid.
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Exports in 1988 were JPY 133,461,967,000; in 2025, JPY 532,882,847,000, about 4.0 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 164,871,229,000 | JPY 446,355,038,000 | surplus JPY 281,483,809,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 195,663,327,000 | JPY 532,882,847,000 | surplus JPY 337,219,520,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 188,783,271,000 | JPY 505,369,238,000 | surplus JPY 316,585,967,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 183,952,532,000 | JPY 547,584,738,000 | surplus JPY 363,632,206,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 194,408,251,000 | JPY 596,947,637,000 | surplus JPY 402,539,386,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 161,554,975,000 | JPY 596,298,389,000 | surplus JPY 434,743,414,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 139,594,750,000 | JPY 492,597,949,000 | surplus JPY 353,003,199,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 163,041,019,000 | JPY 504,107,013,000 | surplus JPY 341,065,994,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 169,601,987,000 | JPY 546,739,191,000 | surplus JPY 377,137,204,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 158,498,831,000 | JPY 525,094,181,000 | surplus JPY 366,595,350,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 148,339,078,000 | JPY 465,072,827,000 | surplus JPY 316,733,749,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 165,933,042,000 | JPY 476,256,291,000 | surplus JPY 310,323,249,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 158,015,916,000 | JPY 461,198,284,000 | surplus JPY 303,182,368,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 145,674,144,000 | JPY 427,525,942,000 | surplus JPY 281,851,798,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 129,921,062,000 | JPY 404,780,250,000 | surplus JPY 274,859,188,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 142,846,574,000 | JPY 418,177,128,000 | surplus JPY 275,330,554,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 134,661,087,000 | JPY 421,512,605,000 | surplus JPY 286,851,518,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 105,671,393,000 | JPY 341,139,480,000 | surplus JPY 235,468,087,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 155,324,939,000 | JPY 414,572,223,000 | surplus JPY 259,247,284,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 148,709,195,000 | JPY 425,317,254,000 | surplus JPY 276,608,059,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 135,280,996,000 | JPY 393,710,329,000 | surplus JPY 258,429,333,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 119,379,235,000 | JPY 346,066,240,000 | surplus JPY 226,687,005,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 112,206,408,000 | JPY 323,960,780,000 | surplus JPY 211,754,372,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 110,054,773,000 | JPY 280,334,018,000 | surplus JPY 170,279,245,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 99,893,660,000 | JPY 255,428,428,000 | surplus JPY 155,534,768,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 100,160,990,000 | JPY 236,713,388,000 | surplus JPY 136,552,398,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 96,686,799,000 | JPY 268,701,835,000 | surplus JPY 172,015,036,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 94,870,626,000 | JPY 264,345,035,000 | surplus JPY 169,474,409,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 107,267,893,000 | JPY 265,347,866,000 | surplus JPY 158,079,973,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 111,419,696,000 | JPY 277,889,211,000 | surplus JPY 166,469,515,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 97,675,171,000 | JPY 212,255,122,000 | surplus JPY 114,579,951,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 86,896,619,000 | JPY 187,010,771,000 | surplus JPY 100,114,152,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 81,998,135,000 | JPY 188,112,686,000 | surplus JPY 106,114,551,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 80,203,392,000 | JPY 182,519,217,000 | surplus JPY 102,315,825,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 89,138,985,000 | JPY 198,966,208,000 | surplus JPY 109,827,223,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 98,479,221,000 | JPY 190,963,717,000 | surplus JPY 92,484,496,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 103,006,319,000 | JPY 180,071,600,000 | surplus JPY 77,065,281,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 93,850,053,000 | JPY 155,013,102,000 | surplus JPY 61,163,049,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 83,989,330,000 | JPY 133,461,967,000 | surplus JPY 49,472,637,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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