Articles of iron or steel. (73)
Articles of iron or steel. (statistical code 73): exports in September 2026 were JPY 118,408,410,000 (+3.0% year on year), quantity 170,496,987 KG, unit price JPY 694 per KG. Main destinations: United States of America (21.0%), People's Republic of China (13.4%), Thailand (7.3%), Republic of Korea (7.1%), India (5.2%). Figures for September 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 102,654,209,000, a trade surplus of JPY 15,754,201,000. (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 118,408,410,000 | 170,496,987 | JPY 694 | +3.0% |
| 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% |
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–Sep) | JPY 882,692,954,000 | JPY 1,003,022,303,000 | surplus JPY 120,329,349,000 |
| 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 843,491,188,000 | JPY 1,046,892,997,000 | surplus JPY 203,401,809,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 716,980,868,000 | JPY 948,819,028,000 | surplus JPY 231,838,160,000 |
| 2019 | Not available (source gap) | JPY 1,125,942,133,000 | Not available (source gap) |
| 2018 | Not available (source gap) | JPY 1,136,899,637,000 | Not available (source gap) |
| 2017 | JPY 751,483,957,000 | JPY 1,100,290,453,000 | surplus JPY 348,806,496,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 708,350,165,000 | JPY 1,025,309,502,000 | surplus JPY 316,959,337,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 793,389,631,000 | JPY 1,240,607,699,000 | surplus JPY 447,218,068,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 751,390,111,000 | JPY 1,381,508,882,000 | surplus JPY 630,118,771,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 651,153,800,000 | JPY 1,314,678,139,000 | surplus JPY 663,524,339,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 564,619,703,000 | JPY 1,236,652,195,000 | surplus JPY 672,032,492,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 549,568,719,000 | JPY 1,133,441,390,000 | surplus JPY 583,872,671,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 495,179,531,000 | JPY 1,074,988,652,000 | surplus JPY 579,809,121,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 491,031,878,000 | JPY 983,868,739,000 | surplus JPY 492,836,861,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 645,285,062,000 | JPY 1,423,274,594,000 | surplus JPY 777,989,532,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 668,941,623,000 | JPY 1,421,433,458,000 | surplus JPY 752,491,835,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 585,016,880,000 | JPY 1,283,777,506,000 | surplus JPY 698,760,626,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 470,320,918,000 | JPY 1,038,633,647,000 | surplus JPY 568,312,729,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 381,304,203,000 | JPY 830,714,129,000 | surplus JPY 449,409,926,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 330,508,692,000 | JPY 721,481,267,000 | surplus JPY 390,972,575,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 307,131,609,000 | JPY 728,261,977,000 | surplus JPY 421,130,368,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 287,105,515,000 | JPY 693,504,234,000 | surplus JPY 406,398,719,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 240,634,469,000 | JPY 584,950,773,000 | surplus JPY 344,316,304,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 207,373,567,000 | JPY 613,879,850,000 | surplus JPY 406,506,283,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 238,567,641,000 | JPY 798,267,037,000 | surplus JPY 559,699,396,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 254,733,795,000 | JPY 793,308,998,000 | surplus JPY 538,575,203,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 228,478,392,000 | JPY 685,603,666,000 | surplus JPY 457,125,274,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 183,436,884,000 | JPY 615,416,890,000 | surplus JPY 431,980,006,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 149,834,564,000 | JPY 657,916,180,000 | surplus JPY 508,081,616,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 138,792,316,000 | JPY 700,065,295,000 | surplus JPY 561,272,979,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 149,569,458,000 | JPY 760,603,718,000 | surplus JPY 611,034,260,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 168,170,162,000 | JPY 864,031,295,000 | surplus JPY 695,861,133,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 153,689,777,000 | JPY 821,750,727,000 | surplus JPY 668,060,950,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 135,052,843,000 | JPY 802,433,284,000 | surplus JPY 667,380,441,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 105,954,009,000 | JPY 835,641,225,000 | surplus JPY 729,687,216,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
The e-Stat table 'Final Trade Statistics by Commodity and Country (Imports), 2016–2020' (Ministry of Finance Trade Statistics of Japan) lacks data for some commodities from April 2018 to December 2019, so values for this period are not shown. This is a problem in the source data; official annual totals from the Ministry of Finance differ.
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