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 September 2026 were JPY 6,851,334,000 (-1.5% year on year), quantity 164,889 MT, unit price JPY 41,548 per MT. Main destinations: People's Republic of China (32.9%), Taiwan (21.5%), Viet Nam (16.9%), Republic of Korea (13.1%), Indonesia (4.6%). Figures for September 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 14,455,273,000, a trade deficit of JPY 7,603,939,000. (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 6,851,334,000 | 164,889 | JPY 41,548 | -1.5% |
| 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% |
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–Sep) | JPY 125,864,163,000 | JPY 65,164,114,000 | deficit JPY 60,700,049,000 |
| 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 139,980,809,000 | JPY 84,660,224,000 | deficit JPY 55,320,585,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 113,337,291,000 | JPY 63,178,461,000 | deficit JPY 50,158,830,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 148,491,174,000 | JPY 72,613,787,000 | deficit JPY 75,877,387,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 172,213,170,000 | JPY 115,524,754,000 | deficit JPY 56,688,416,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 154,382,016,000 | JPY 117,068,123,000 | deficit JPY 37,313,893,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 130,053,911,000 | JPY 102,730,270,000 | deficit JPY 27,323,641,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 161,430,175,000 | JPY 118,728,618,000 | deficit JPY 42,701,557,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 150,905,227,000 | JPY 110,981,779,000 | deficit JPY 39,923,448,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 136,071,385,000 | JPY 110,854,897,000 | deficit JPY 25,216,488,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 115,751,137,000 | JPY 91,201,829,000 | deficit JPY 24,549,308,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 132,724,249,000 | JPY 101,058,868,000 | deficit JPY 31,665,381,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 131,255,503,000 | JPY 100,628,169,000 | deficit JPY 30,627,334,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 97,682,240,000 | JPY 72,154,035,000 | deficit JPY 25,528,205,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 160,289,821,000 | JPY 87,620,944,000 | deficit JPY 72,668,877,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 170,673,065,000 | JPY 87,377,092,000 | deficit JPY 83,295,973,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 169,053,431,000 | JPY 67,144,227,000 | deficit JPY 101,909,204,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 143,345,308,000 | JPY 58,205,605,000 | deficit JPY 85,139,703,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 148,979,465,000 | JPY 45,233,711,000 | deficit JPY 103,745,754,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 144,546,904,000 | JPY 34,492,871,000 | deficit JPY 110,054,033,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 142,607,623,000 | JPY 25,826,510,000 | deficit JPY 116,781,113,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 165,093,719,000 | JPY 16,937,582,000 | deficit JPY 148,156,137,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 214,083,822,000 | JPY 13,762,644,000 | deficit JPY 200,321,178,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 173,680,677,000 | JPY 6,871,748,000 | deficit JPY 166,808,929,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 211,447,150,000 | JPY 6,647,803,000 | deficit JPY 204,799,347,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 224,689,904,000 | JPY 6,113,368,000 | deficit JPY 218,576,536,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 218,694,448,000 | JPY 4,818,980,000 | deficit JPY 213,875,468,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 280,115,523,000 | JPY 6,518,565,000 | deficit JPY 273,596,958,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 200,825,821,000 | JPY 1,956,694,000 | deficit JPY 198,869,127,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 175,297,958,000 | JPY 652,844,000 | deficit JPY 174,645,114,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 219,992,589,000 | JPY 772,825,000 | deficit JPY 219,219,764,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 241,333,635,000 | JPY 807,505,000 | deficit JPY 240,526,130,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 298,438,087,000 | JPY 1,952,760,000 | deficit JPY 296,485,327,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 355,273,946,000 | JPY 1,654,859,000 | deficit JPY 353,619,087,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 270,953,380,000 | JPY 1,287,142,000 | deficit JPY 269,666,238,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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