Man-made staple fibres. (55)
Man-made staple fibres. (statistical code 55): exports in August 2026 were JPY 16,198,093,000 (+13.7% year on year), quantity 16,849,305 KG, unit price JPY 961 per KG. Main destinations: People's Republic of China (10.6%), Indonesia (8.8%), Germany (7.1%), Viet Nam (5.9%), Thailand (5.3%). Figures for August 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 7,178,137,000, a trade surplus of JPY 9,019,956,000. (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 16,198,093,000 | 16,849,305 | JPY 961 | +13.7% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 22,192,447,000 | 23,680,682 | JPY 937 | +18.4% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 17,979,944,000 | 20,345,159 | JPY 884 | -6.8% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 18,476,526,000 | 20,575,870 | JPY 898 | +0.8% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 16,901,228,000 | 20,343,934 | JPY 831 | -9.9% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 21,885,752,000 | 26,251,789 | JPY 834 | -14.0% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 14,017,399,000 | 15,423,384 | JPY 909 | -33.6% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 19,805,309,000 | 19,731,107 | JPY 1,004 | +2.3% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 22,955,924,000 | 25,148,003 | JPY 913 | +2.8% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 19,732,445,000 | 21,569,600 | JPY 915 | +13.9% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 17,213,801,000 | 19,186,998 | JPY 897 | -14.9% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 18,079,122,000 | 21,041,339 | JPY 859 | -8.0% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 14,244,792,000 | 16,308,552 | JPY 873 | -21.2% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 18,745,158,000 | 21,930,746 | JPY 855 | -10.4% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 19,287,516,000 | 22,898,354 | JPY 842 | -3.3% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 18,333,524,000 | 21,782,842 | JPY 842 | -7.4% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 18,756,169,000 | 22,499,204 | JPY 834 | +3.2% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 25,439,217,000 | 30,022,128 | JPY 847 | +85.6% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 21,125,293,000 | 23,006,130 | JPY 918 | +2.7% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 19,367,949,000 | 20,481,266 | JPY 946 | +15.8% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 22,329,539,000 | 24,463,996 | JPY 913 | +60.6% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 17,319,467,000 | 18,218,364 | JPY 951 | +49.5% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 20,220,881,000 | 22,854,228 | JPY 885 | +86.7% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 19,645,352,000 | 23,367,780 | JPY 841 | +68.7% |
Subcategories
- Synthetic filament tow.
- Artificial filament tow.
- Synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning.
- Artificial staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning.
- Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock) of man-made fibres.
- Synthetic staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning.
- 5507
- Sewing thread of man-made staple fibres, whether or not put up for retail sale.
- Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale.
- Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibres, not put up for retail sale.
- Yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibres, put up for retail sale.
- Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85 % or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres.
- Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85 % by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight not exceeding 170 g/m2.
- Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85 % by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight exceeding 170 g/m2.
- Other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres.
- Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres.
- 55XX
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Exports in 1988 were JPY 192,324,682,000; in 2025, JPY 233,280,910,000, about 1.2 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 54,508,311,000 | JPY 147,456,698,000 | surplus JPY 92,948,387,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 74,291,101,000 | JPY 233,280,910,000 | surplus JPY 158,989,809,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 75,362,751,000 | JPY 227,438,508,000 | surplus JPY 152,075,757,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 77,354,377,000 | JPY 133,991,768,000 | surplus JPY 56,637,391,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 72,917,411,000 | JPY 133,581,807,000 | surplus JPY 60,664,396,000 |
| 2021 | — | JPY 116,891,563,000 | — |
| 2020 | — | JPY 111,575,737,000 | — |
| 2019 | — | JPY 133,055,249,000 | — |
| 2018 | — | JPY 133,619,671,000 | — |
| 2017 | — | JPY 134,604,006,000 | — |
| 2016 | — | JPY 146,881,673,000 | — |
| 2015 | — | JPY 223,988,006,000 | — |
| 2014 | — | JPY 209,148,811,000 | — |
| 2013 | — | JPY 193,846,960,000 | — |
| 2012 | — | JPY 160,421,541,000 | — |
| 2011 | — | JPY 164,366,206,000 | — |
| 2010 | — | JPY 153,815,904,000 | — |
| 2009 | — | JPY 134,094,104,000 | — |
| 2008 | — | JPY 167,504,848,000 | — |
| 2007 | — | JPY 191,001,330,000 | — |
| 2006 | — | JPY 168,241,700,000 | — |
| 2005 | — | JPY 155,242,518,000 | — |
| 2004 | — | JPY 148,828,792,000 | — |
| 2003 | — | JPY 153,746,901,000 | — |
| 2002 | — | JPY 163,085,229,000 | — |
| 2001 | — | JPY 165,009,571,000 | — |
| 2000 | — | JPY 162,016,667,000 | — |
| 1999 | — | JPY 158,585,862,000 | — |
| 1998 | — | JPY 190,248,946,000 | — |
| 1997 | — | JPY 201,114,702,000 | — |
| 1996 | — | JPY 197,769,545,000 | — |
| 1995 | — | JPY 182,504,260,000 | — |
| 1994 | — | JPY 174,857,931,000 | — |
| 1993 | — | JPY 178,763,828,000 | — |
| 1992 | — | JPY 214,748,239,000 | — |
| 1991 | — | JPY 216,980,254,000 | — |
| 1990 | — | JPY 212,867,591,000 | — |
| 1989 | — | JPY 195,894,137,000 | — |
| 1988 | — | JPY 192,324,682,000 | — |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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