Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof. (56)
Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof. (statistical code 56): exports in September 2026 were JPY 13,873,712,000 (-3.4% year on year), quantity 8,227,300 KG, unit price JPY 1,686 per KG. Main destinations: People's Republic of China (34.6%), United States of America (12.9%), Italy (8.6%), Viet Nam (7.2%), Republic of Korea (5.4%). Figures for September 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 15,466,308,000, a trade deficit of JPY 1,592,596,000. (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 13,873,712,000 | 8,227,300 | JPY 1,686 | -3.4% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 14,015,656,000 | 7,708,140 | JPY 1,818 | +7.1% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 16,535,564,000 | 9,251,325 | JPY 1,787 | +18.1% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 16,424,769,000 | 9,404,804 | JPY 1,746 | +14.0% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 14,319,733,000 | 8,463,622 | JPY 1,692 | -4.3% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 15,844,938,000 | 9,180,291 | JPY 1,726 | +7.8% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 16,241,697,000 | 9,540,264 | JPY 1,702 | +7.4% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 12,808,964,000 | 7,757,648 | JPY 1,651 | -11.3% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 12,436,687,000 | 7,500,160 | JPY 1,658 | +5.9% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 16,701,200,000 | 10,460,968 | JPY 1,596 | +3.4% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 14,702,393,000 | 9,134,520 | JPY 1,610 | -2.0% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 14,334,148,000 | 8,919,220 | JPY 1,607 | -8.8% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 14,363,869,000 | 9,099,704 | JPY 1,579 | -6.2% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 13,084,044,000 | 7,893,856 | JPY 1,658 | -10.7% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 13,998,543,000 | 8,666,523 | JPY 1,615 | -8.9% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 14,403,264,000 | 9,461,468 | JPY 1,522 | -5.3% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 14,970,362,000 | 9,384,072 | JPY 1,595 | +5.9% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 14,703,863,000 | 9,789,969 | JPY 1,502 | +5.7% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 15,127,373,000 | 9,227,256 | JPY 1,639 | -1.6% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 14,441,770,000 | 8,714,980 | JPY 1,657 | +11.4% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 11,743,328,000 | 7,438,897 | JPY 1,579 | +1.7% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 16,146,562,000 | 10,278,735 | JPY 1,571 | +3.8% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 15,002,965,000 | 9,429,599 | JPY 1,591 | +8.3% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 15,716,682,000 | 10,098,263 | JPY 1,556 | +3.3% |
Subcategories
- Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps
- Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated.
- Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated.
- Rubber thread and cord, textile covered; textile yarn, and strip and the like of heading 54.04 or 54.05, impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics.
- 5605
- 5606
- Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics.
- Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials.
- 5609
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Exports in 1988 were JPY 45,537,100,000; in 2025, JPY 172,574,157,000, about 3.8 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 138,659,164,000 | JPY 132,501,720,000 | deficit JPY 6,157,444,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 165,541,204,000 | JPY 172,574,157,000 | surplus JPY 7,032,953,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 161,197,591,000 | JPY 175,349,651,000 | surplus JPY 14,152,060,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 158,882,234,000 | JPY 163,593,019,000 | surplus JPY 4,710,785,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 161,294,765,000 | JPY 161,550,768,000 | surplus JPY 256,003,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 136,790,419,000 | JPY 138,197,864,000 | surplus JPY 1,407,445,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 133,763,218,000 | JPY 115,303,084,000 | deficit JPY 18,460,134,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 134,728,822,000 | JPY 122,935,991,000 | deficit JPY 11,792,831,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 135,739,194,000 | JPY 125,439,500,000 | deficit JPY 10,299,694,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 131,288,907,000 | JPY 116,670,410,000 | deficit JPY 14,618,497,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 115,457,767,000 | JPY 107,165,196,000 | deficit JPY 8,292,571,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 123,263,637,000 | JPY 107,023,665,000 | deficit JPY 16,239,972,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 107,444,619,000 | JPY 103,370,377,000 | deficit JPY 4,074,242,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 90,798,746,000 | JPY 94,658,363,000 | surplus JPY 3,859,617,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 78,051,794,000 | JPY 83,498,772,000 | surplus JPY 5,446,978,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 74,992,562,000 | JPY 85,610,251,000 | surplus JPY 10,617,689,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 65,504,225,000 | JPY 87,783,995,000 | surplus JPY 22,279,770,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 59,214,446,000 | JPY 77,132,181,000 | surplus JPY 17,917,735,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 69,710,811,000 | JPY 99,118,614,000 | surplus JPY 29,407,803,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 65,593,946,000 | JPY 107,485,972,000 | surplus JPY 41,892,026,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 60,598,433,000 | JPY 98,864,261,000 | surplus JPY 38,265,828,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 53,604,754,000 | JPY 88,119,829,000 | surplus JPY 34,515,075,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 46,237,331,000 | JPY 81,072,414,000 | surplus JPY 34,835,083,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 43,812,421,000 | JPY 74,931,411,000 | surplus JPY 31,118,990,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 42,898,383,000 | JPY 73,316,534,000 | surplus JPY 30,418,151,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 44,120,421,000 | JPY 71,806,666,000 | surplus JPY 27,686,245,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 41,283,748,000 | JPY 74,726,635,000 | surplus JPY 33,442,887,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 39,491,791,000 | JPY 76,770,659,000 | surplus JPY 37,278,868,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 35,968,978,000 | JPY 83,103,912,000 | surplus JPY 47,134,934,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 36,477,572,000 | JPY 86,046,839,000 | surplus JPY 49,569,267,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 30,690,272,000 | JPY 79,282,004,000 | surplus JPY 48,591,732,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 27,185,475,000 | JPY 71,857,548,000 | surplus JPY 44,672,073,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 23,727,272,000 | JPY 69,614,940,000 | surplus JPY 45,887,668,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 21,124,637,000 | JPY 69,730,360,000 | surplus JPY 48,605,723,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 21,997,670,000 | JPY 75,469,077,000 | surplus JPY 53,471,407,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 23,321,536,000 | JPY 68,540,255,000 | surplus JPY 45,218,719,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 24,016,169,000 | JPY 57,773,946,000 | surplus JPY 33,757,777,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 21,716,044,000 | JPY 54,723,717,000 | surplus JPY 33,007,673,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 17,749,132,000 | JPY 45,537,100,000 | surplus JPY 27,787,968,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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