Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard. (47)
Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard. (statistical code 47): exports in August 2026 were JPY 7,093,498,000 (+11.9% year on year), quantity 187,196 MT, unit price JPY 37,891 per MT. Main destinations: People's Republic of China (29.0%), Viet Nam (19.8%), Taiwan (19.4%), Republic of Korea (14.3%), Indonesia (5.8%). Figures for August 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 14,851,848,000, a trade deficit of JPY 7,758,350,000. (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 7,093,498,000 | 187,196 | JPY 37,891 | +11.9% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 7,769,024,000 | 200,574 | JPY 38,732 | +23.5% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 6,908,010,000 | 207,474 | JPY 33,291 | +2.8% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 6,952,009,000 | 218,480 | JPY 31,818 | +2.1% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 7,146,451,000 | 214,160 | JPY 33,369 | +3.7% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 8,460,113,000 | 242,901 | JPY 34,829 | +5.6% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 7,254,271,000 | 208,288 | JPY 34,827 | -11.0% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 6,729,404,000 | 187,270 | JPY 35,929 | -8.6% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,741,561,000 | 190,129 | JPY 35,451 | -19.7% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,180,229,000 | 172,660 | JPY 35,794 | -23.0% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,146,666,000 | 176,452 | JPY 34,830 | -21.4% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,957,470,000 | 199,029 | JPY 34,953 | -19.0% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,337,263,000 | 202,256 | JPY 31,330 | -21.8% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,291,699,000 | 187,158 | JPY 33,617 | -30.6% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,716,739,000 | 210,123 | JPY 31,965 | -40.8% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,811,935,000 | 201,579 | JPY 33,788 | -29.3% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,893,559,000 | 182,721 | JPY 37,726 | -19.1% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 8,013,357,000 | 189,617 | JPY 42,258 | -15.4% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 8,150,546,000 | 188,919 | JPY 43,139 | -0.2% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 7,363,998,000 | 172,613 | JPY 42,659 | +5.1% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 8,394,532,000 | 198,118 | JPY 42,370 | +4.7% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 8,029,019,000 | 176,181 | JPY 45,571 | +0.5% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 7,824,068,000 | 179,840 | JPY 43,506 | +8.4% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 8,590,981,000 | 189,027 | JPY 45,436 | +11.7% |
Subcategories
- 4701
- 4702
- Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades.
- Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, other than dissolving grades.
- 4705
- Pulps of fibres derived from recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard or of other fibrous cellulosic material.
- Recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard.
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Exports in 1988 were JPY 1,287,142,000; in 2025, JPY 82,605,022,000, about 64.2 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 111,408,890,000 | JPY 58,312,780,000 | deficit JPY 53,096,110,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 169,339,660,000 | JPY 82,605,022,000 | deficit JPY 86,734,638,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 170,575,512,000 | JPY 104,153,087,000 | deficit JPY 66,422,425,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 179,455,090,000 | JPY 87,475,385,000 | deficit JPY 91,979,705,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 213,208,796,000 | JPY 92,477,385,000 | deficit JPY 120,731,411,000 |
| 2021 | — | JPY 84,660,224,000 | — |
| 2020 | — | JPY 63,178,461,000 | — |
| 2019 | — | JPY 72,613,787,000 | — |
| 2018 | — | JPY 115,524,754,000 | — |
| 2017 | — | JPY 117,068,123,000 | — |
| 2016 | — | JPY 102,730,270,000 | — |
| 2015 | — | JPY 118,728,618,000 | — |
| 2014 | — | JPY 110,981,779,000 | — |
| 2013 | — | JPY 110,854,897,000 | — |
| 2012 | — | JPY 91,201,829,000 | — |
| 2011 | — | JPY 101,058,868,000 | — |
| 2010 | — | JPY 100,628,169,000 | — |
| 2009 | — | JPY 72,154,035,000 | — |
| 2008 | — | JPY 87,620,944,000 | — |
| 2007 | — | JPY 87,377,092,000 | — |
| 2006 | — | JPY 67,144,227,000 | — |
| 2005 | — | JPY 58,205,605,000 | — |
| 2004 | — | JPY 45,233,711,000 | — |
| 2003 | — | JPY 34,492,871,000 | — |
| 2002 | — | JPY 25,826,510,000 | — |
| 2001 | — | JPY 16,937,582,000 | — |
| 2000 | — | JPY 13,762,644,000 | — |
| 1999 | — | JPY 6,871,748,000 | — |
| 1998 | — | JPY 6,647,803,000 | — |
| 1997 | — | JPY 6,113,368,000 | — |
| 1996 | — | JPY 4,818,980,000 | — |
| 1995 | — | JPY 6,518,565,000 | — |
| 1994 | — | JPY 1,956,694,000 | — |
| 1993 | — | JPY 652,844,000 | — |
| 1992 | — | JPY 772,825,000 | — |
| 1991 | — | JPY 807,505,000 | — |
| 1990 | — | JPY 1,952,760,000 | — |
| 1989 | — | JPY 1,654,859,000 | — |
| 1988 | — | JPY 1,287,142,000 | — |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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