Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials. (68)
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials. (statistical code 68): exports in August 2026 were JPY 27,418,967,000 (+16.1% year on year). Main destinations: People's Republic of China (20.2%), Taiwan (17.0%), United States of America (14.1%), Republic of Korea (6.1%), Germany (4.7%). Figures for August 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 13,469,142,000, a trade surplus of JPY 13,949,825,000. (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 27,418,967,000 | — | — | +16.1% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 30,229,518,000 | — | — | +8.2% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 30,551,368,000 | — | — | +11.0% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 25,683,158,000 | — | — | +1.3% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 29,161,301,000 | — | — | +7.8% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 29,402,765,000 | — | — | +2.6% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 22,997,673,000 | — | — | -10.4% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 22,308,156,000 | — | — | +13.6% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 29,712,340,000 | — | — | +3.3% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 25,989,291,000 | — | — | +2.6% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 26,293,711,000 | — | — | -6.0% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 26,822,168,000 | — | — | -1.2% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 23,623,585,000 | — | — | -7.4% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 27,931,563,000 | — | — | -4.6% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 27,513,634,000 | — | — | -2.6% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 25,350,819,000 | — | — | -3.9% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 27,046,186,000 | — | — | -1.9% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 28,665,497,000 | — | — | -6.9% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 25,661,019,000 | — | — | +5.7% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 19,631,726,000 | — | — | -6.6% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 28,771,261,000 | — | — | -0.4% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 25,334,529,000 | — | — | +3.2% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 27,972,708,000 | — | — | +2.3% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 27,151,472,000 | — | — | -2.2% |
Subcategories
- 6801
- Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate).
- 6803
- Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, hand sharpening or polishing stones, and parts thereof, of natural stone, of agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives, or of ceramics, with or without parts of other materials.
- Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of textile material, of paper, of paperboard or of other materials, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up.
- Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials; mixtures and articles of heat - insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials, other than those of heading 68.11 or 68.12 or of Chapter 69.
- Articles of asphalt or of similar material (for example, petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch).
- 6808
- Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster.
- Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced.
- Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre -cement or the like.
- Friction material and articles thereof (for example, sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers, pads), not mounted, for brakes, for clutches or the like, with a basis of asbestos, of other mineral substances or of cellulose, whether or not combined with textile or other materials.
- Worked mica and articles of mica, including agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support of paper, paperboard or other materials.
- Articles of stone or of other mineral substances (including carbon fibres, articles of carbon fibres and articles of peat), not elsewhere specified or included.
- 68XX
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Exports in 1988 were JPY 61,017,828,000; in 2025, JPY 314,241,539,000, about 5.1 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 119,965,266,000 | JPY 217,752,906,000 | surplus JPY 97,787,640,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 164,987,130,000 | JPY 314,241,539,000 | surplus JPY 149,254,409,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 168,476,539,000 | JPY 322,276,874,000 | surplus JPY 153,800,335,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 168,229,119,000 | JPY 305,926,212,000 | surplus JPY 137,697,093,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 171,791,872,000 | JPY 332,529,883,000 | surplus JPY 160,738,011,000 |
| 2021 | — | JPY 287,626,830,000 | — |
| 2020 | — | JPY 227,559,367,000 | — |
| 2019 | — | JPY 267,011,430,000 | — |
| 2018 | — | JPY 278,324,638,000 | — |
| 2017 | — | JPY 265,870,287,000 | — |
| 2016 | — | JPY 253,814,629,000 | — |
| 2015 | — | JPY 270,480,827,000 | — |
| 2014 | — | JPY 251,174,267,000 | — |
| 2013 | — | JPY 216,999,838,000 | — |
| 2012 | — | JPY 198,060,177,000 | — |
| 2011 | — | JPY 208,172,721,000 | — |
| 2010 | — | JPY 197,040,502,000 | — |
| 2009 | — | JPY 147,471,773,000 | — |
| 2008 | — | JPY 202,707,827,000 | — |
| 2007 | — | JPY 206,882,527,000 | — |
| 2006 | — | JPY 179,109,753,000 | — |
| 2005 | — | JPY 152,901,619,000 | — |
| 2004 | — | JPY 135,386,275,000 | — |
| 2003 | — | JPY 117,799,572,000 | — |
| 2002 | — | JPY 107,015,268,000 | — |
| 2001 | — | JPY 100,998,524,000 | — |
| 2000 | — | JPY 102,330,505,000 | — |
| 1999 | — | JPY 96,007,302,000 | — |
| 1998 | — | JPY 106,461,962,000 | — |
| 1997 | — | JPY 108,059,663,000 | — |
| 1996 | — | JPY 95,595,129,000 | — |
| 1995 | — | JPY 82,535,326,000 | — |
| 1994 | — | JPY 79,920,809,000 | — |
| 1993 | — | JPY 74,904,226,000 | — |
| 1992 | — | JPY 82,201,324,000 | — |
| 1991 | — | JPY 79,448,028,000 | — |
| 1990 | — | JPY 80,660,748,000 | — |
| 1989 | — | JPY 68,748,063,000 | — |
| 1988 | — | JPY 61,017,828,000 | — |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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