Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use. (59)
Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use. (statistical code 59): exports in August 2026 were JPY 11,037,784,000 (+20.2% year on year), quantity 2,617,317 KG, unit price JPY 4,217 per KG. Main destinations: People's Republic of China (18.7%), Viet Nam (16.5%), United States of America (16.1%), Thailand (5.9%), Taiwan (4.2%). Figures for August 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 5,959,156,000, a trade surplus of JPY 5,078,628,000. (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 11,037,784,000 | 2,617,317 | JPY 4,217 | +20.2% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 12,002,966,000 | 2,903,430 | JPY 4,134 | +20.1% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 11,139,358,000 | 2,847,978 | JPY 3,911 | +12.5% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 10,609,199,000 | 2,734,851 | JPY 3,879 | +11.0% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 11,505,065,000 | 2,784,395 | JPY 4,131 | +7.0% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 11,845,032,000 | 2,954,441 | JPY 4,009 | +7.4% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 9,371,738,000 | 2,550,460 | JPY 3,675 | -11.3% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 8,846,146,000 | 2,279,019 | JPY 3,881 | +4.7% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 11,643,343,000 | 3,520,319 | JPY 3,307 | +2.6% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 10,491,891,000 | 2,994,987 | JPY 3,503 | +3.1% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 10,133,664,000 | 2,865,405 | JPY 3,537 | -7.1% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 10,019,572,000 | 2,741,815 | JPY 3,654 | -4.9% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 9,179,557,000 | 2,462,868 | JPY 3,726 | -14.8% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 9,995,813,000 | 2,669,628 | JPY 3,744 | -7.1% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 9,900,566,000 | 2,931,601 | JPY 3,377 | -12.6% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 9,560,642,000 | 2,730,523 | JPY 3,501 | +3.8% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 10,755,116,000 | 2,885,624 | JPY 3,727 | -6.2% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 11,028,723,000 | 3,031,775 | JPY 3,637 | +0.0% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 10,562,497,000 | 3,095,532 | JPY 3,412 | +12.7% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 8,449,358,000 | 2,454,934 | JPY 3,441 | +4.1% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 11,349,233,000 | 3,436,906 | JPY 3,302 | -5.6% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 10,175,052,000 | 2,945,225 | JPY 3,455 | -4.2% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 10,911,542,000 | 3,266,105 | JPY 3,341 | -2.2% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 10,540,613,000 | 3,462,726 | JPY 3,043 | -1.0% |
Subcategories
- Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like; tracing cloth; prepared painting canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind used for hat foundations.
- Tyre cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon.
- Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, other than those of heading 59.02.
- Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings consisting of a coating or covering applied on a textile backing, whether or not cut to shape.
- 5905
- Rubberised textile fabrics, other than those of heading 59.02.
- 5907
- 5908
- 5909
- 5910
- Textile products and articles, for technical uses, specified in Note 8 to this Chapter
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Exports in 1988 were JPY 43,131,703,000; in 2025, JPY 121,720,742,000, about 2.8 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 51,378,790,000 | JPY 86,357,288,000 | surplus JPY 34,978,498,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 74,369,054,000 | JPY 121,720,742,000 | surplus JPY 47,351,688,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 73,192,219,000 | JPY 125,039,557,000 | surplus JPY 51,847,338,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 70,987,052,000 | JPY 122,925,956,000 | surplus JPY 51,938,904,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 71,823,315,000 | JPY 127,902,520,000 | surplus JPY 56,079,205,000 |
| 2021 | — | JPY 117,212,848,000 | — |
| 2020 | — | JPY 92,890,820,000 | — |
| 2019 | — | JPY 105,745,301,000 | — |
| 2018 | — | JPY 108,893,174,000 | — |
| 2017 | — | JPY 107,014,500,000 | — |
| 2016 | — | JPY 96,822,300,000 | — |
| 2015 | — | JPY 102,963,160,000 | — |
| 2014 | — | JPY 96,841,040,000 | — |
| 2013 | — | JPY 89,522,616,000 | — |
| 2012 | — | JPY 85,861,358,000 | — |
| 2011 | — | JPY 87,047,318,000 | — |
| 2010 | — | JPY 84,782,852,000 | — |
| 2009 | — | JPY 71,331,838,000 | — |
| 2008 | — | JPY 92,906,466,000 | — |
| 2007 | — | JPY 98,087,425,000 | — |
| 2006 | — | JPY 86,245,213,000 | — |
| 2005 | — | JPY 79,109,111,000 | — |
| 2004 | — | JPY 74,266,328,000 | — |
| 2003 | — | JPY 69,217,587,000 | — |
| 2002 | — | JPY 63,743,435,000 | — |
| 2001 | — | JPY 61,178,175,000 | — |
| 2000 | — | JPY 63,760,400,000 | — |
| 1999 | — | JPY 59,480,988,000 | — |
| 1998 | — | JPY 61,084,924,000 | — |
| 1997 | — | JPY 61,166,685,000 | — |
| 1996 | — | JPY 51,350,646,000 | — |
| 1995 | — | JPY 46,392,776,000 | — |
| 1994 | — | JPY 46,041,362,000 | — |
| 1993 | — | JPY 50,347,704,000 | — |
| 1992 | — | JPY 53,150,989,000 | — |
| 1991 | — | JPY 53,285,799,000 | — |
| 1990 | — | JPY 55,802,018,000 | — |
| 1989 | — | JPY 46,218,960,000 | — |
| 1988 | — | JPY 43,131,703,000 | — |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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