Articles of iron or steel. (73)
Articles of iron or steel. (statistical code 73): exports in August 2026 were JPY 110,881,155,000 (+4.2% year on year), quantity 154,595,089 KG, unit price JPY 717 per KG. Main destinations: United States of America (23.3%), People's Republic of China (12.4%), Thailand (7.0%), Republic of Korea (6.7%), Taiwan (4.1%). Figures for August 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 95,206,165,000, a trade surplus of JPY 15,674,990,000. (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 110,881,155,000 | 154,595,089 | JPY 717 | +4.2% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 116,601,335,000 | 151,431,409 | JPY 770 | +16.0% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 115,085,232,000 | 159,442,458 | JPY 722 | +1.7% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 105,936,348,000 | 157,476,707 | JPY 673 | +11.4% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 104,131,836,000 | 141,058,170 | JPY 738 | -1.2% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 134,037,724,000 | 187,962,016 | JPY 713 | +10.0% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 101,914,495,000 | 141,866,455 | JPY 718 | -15.6% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 96,025,768,000 | 141,177,880 | JPY 680 | -5.2% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 121,753,192,000 | 189,778,588 | JPY 641 | +3.7% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 104,479,713,000 | 132,643,514 | JPY 788 | -11.0% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 108,710,510,000 | 146,028,029 | JPY 744 | -1.0% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 114,942,628,000 | 164,777,818 | JPY 698 | -0.2% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 106,442,331,000 | 152,608,093 | JPY 697 | -6.1% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 100,514,275,000 | 133,874,367 | JPY 751 | -24.6% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 113,139,192,000 | 180,492,596 | JPY 627 | +4.8% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 95,066,570,000 | 130,768,289 | JPY 727 | -12.5% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 105,392,280,000 | 148,694,140 | JPY 709 | -7.3% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 121,888,449,000 | 174,705,416 | JPY 698 | -7.7% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 120,804,938,000 | 188,368,080 | JPY 641 | +8.7% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 101,290,571,000 | 158,854,479 | JPY 638 | -2.5% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 117,440,606,000 | 172,014,605 | JPY 683 | -5.0% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 117,361,606,000 | 174,968,167 | JPY 671 | +0.7% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 109,847,318,000 | 146,014,626 | JPY 752 | -11.4% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 115,175,409,000 | 175,330,931 | JPY 657 | -5.8% |
Subcategories
- Sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements; welded angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel
- Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following : rails, check-rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross-ties), fish-plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates (base plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material specialized for jointing or fixing rails
- 7303
- Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel
- Other tubes and pipes (for example, welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular cross-sections, the external diameter of which exceeds 406.4mm, of iron or steel
- Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (for example, open seam or welded, riveted or similarly closed), of iron or steel
- Tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves), of iron or steel
- Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 94.06) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge-sections, lock-gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frame-works, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars and columns), of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of iron or steel
- 7309
- Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, of a capacity not exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment
- 7311
- Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel, not electrically insulated
- 7313
- Cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting and fencing, of iron or steel wire; expanded metal of iron or steel
- Chain and parts thereof, of iron or steel
- 7316
- 7317
- Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel
- Sewing needles, knitting needles, bodkins, crochet hooks, embroidery stilettos and similar articles, for use in the hand, of iron or steel; safety pins and other pins of iron or steel, not elsewhere specified or included
- Springs and leaves for springs, of iron or steel
- Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers (including those with subsidiary boilers for central heating), barbecues, braziers, gas-rings, plate warmers and similar non-electric domestic appliances, and parts thereof, of iron or steel
- Radiators for central heating, not electrically heated, and parts thereof, of iron or steel; air heaters and hot air distributors (including distributors which can also distribute fresh or conditioned air), not electrically heated, incorporating a motor-driven fan or blower, and parts thereof, of iron or steel
- Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of iron or steel; iron or steel wool; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of iron or steel
- Sanitary ware and parts thereof, of iron or steel
- Other cast articles of iron or steel
- Other articles of iron or steel
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Exports in 1988 were JPY 835,641,225,000; in 2025, JPY 1,314,424,649,000, about 1.6 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 780,032,420,000 | JPY 884,613,893,000 | surplus JPY 104,581,473,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 1,081,607,473,000 | JPY 1,314,424,649,000 | surplus JPY 232,817,176,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 1,083,651,539,000 | JPY 1,383,945,530,000 | surplus JPY 300,293,991,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 1,060,888,279,000 | JPY 1,346,239,341,000 | surplus JPY 285,351,062,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 1,040,508,391,000 | JPY 1,242,902,879,000 | surplus JPY 202,394,488,000 |
| 2021 | — | JPY 1,046,892,997,000 | — |
| 2020 | — | JPY 948,819,028,000 | — |
| 2019 | — | JPY 1,125,942,133,000 | — |
| 2018 | — | JPY 1,136,899,637,000 | — |
| 2017 | — | JPY 1,100,290,453,000 | — |
| 2016 | — | JPY 1,025,309,502,000 | — |
| 2015 | — | JPY 1,240,607,699,000 | — |
| 2014 | — | JPY 1,381,508,882,000 | — |
| 2013 | — | JPY 1,314,678,139,000 | — |
| 2012 | — | JPY 1,236,652,195,000 | — |
| 2011 | — | JPY 1,133,441,390,000 | — |
| 2010 | — | JPY 1,074,988,652,000 | — |
| 2009 | — | JPY 983,868,739,000 | — |
| 2008 | — | JPY 1,423,274,594,000 | — |
| 2007 | — | JPY 1,421,433,458,000 | — |
| 2006 | — | JPY 1,283,777,506,000 | — |
| 2005 | — | JPY 1,038,633,647,000 | — |
| 2004 | — | JPY 830,714,129,000 | — |
| 2003 | — | JPY 721,481,267,000 | — |
| 2002 | — | JPY 728,261,977,000 | — |
| 2001 | — | JPY 693,504,234,000 | — |
| 2000 | — | JPY 584,950,773,000 | — |
| 1999 | — | JPY 613,879,850,000 | — |
| 1998 | — | JPY 798,267,037,000 | — |
| 1997 | — | JPY 793,308,998,000 | — |
| 1996 | — | JPY 685,603,666,000 | — |
| 1995 | — | JPY 615,416,890,000 | — |
| 1994 | — | JPY 657,916,180,000 | — |
| 1993 | — | JPY 700,065,295,000 | — |
| 1992 | — | JPY 760,603,718,000 | — |
| 1991 | — | JPY 864,031,295,000 | — |
| 1990 | — | JPY 821,750,727,000 | — |
| 1989 | — | JPY 802,433,284,000 | — |
| 1988 | — | JPY 835,641,225,000 | — |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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