Copper and articles thereof. (74)
Copper and articles thereof. (statistical code 74): exports in August 2026 were JPY 255,386,107,000 (+31.5% year on year), quantity 104,555,833 KG, unit price JPY 2,443 per KG. Main destinations: People's Republic of China (37.9%), India (22.4%), Taiwan (11.4%), Thailand (7.4%), Republic of Korea (5.4%). Figures for August 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 89,667,680,000, a trade surplus of JPY 165,718,427,000. (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 255,386,107,000 | 104,555,833 | JPY 2,443 | +31.5% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 269,167,333,000 | 110,792,801 | JPY 2,429 | +43.0% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 271,759,362,000 | 116,550,581 | JPY 2,332 | +56.0% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 248,860,677,000 | 110,233,225 | JPY 2,258 | +49.2% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 262,245,055,000 | 120,650,812 | JPY 2,174 | +44.3% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 280,321,641,000 | 130,545,292 | JPY 2,147 | +41.3% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 215,927,243,000 | 102,011,355 | JPY 2,117 | +20.8% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 189,760,356,000 | 93,361,997 | JPY 2,033 | +31.6% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 197,575,156,000 | 104,244,718 | JPY 1,895 | +32.4% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 195,845,415,000 | 108,914,861 | JPY 1,798 | +20.1% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 206,004,107,000 | 123,094,675 | JPY 1,674 | +14.6% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 192,533,002,000 | 119,180,181 | JPY 1,615 | +19.3% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 194,243,710,000 | 122,179,688 | JPY 1,590 | +10.5% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 188,259,999,000 | 116,677,322 | JPY 1,613 | +1.2% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 174,213,211,000 | 110,709,625 | JPY 1,574 | -8.3% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 166,832,979,000 | 108,580,702 | JPY 1,536 | -4.0% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 181,708,484,000 | 113,248,853 | JPY 1,604 | +9.0% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 198,424,768,000 | 125,239,595 | JPY 1,584 | +9.9% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 178,811,924,000 | 115,309,205 | JPY 1,551 | +14.5% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 144,209,240,000 | 92,520,707 | JPY 1,559 | +2.6% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 149,205,215,000 | 93,036,172 | JPY 1,604 | -7.1% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 163,135,931,000 | 101,936,907 | JPY 1,600 | +16.5% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 179,684,216,000 | 117,406,490 | JPY 1,530 | +21.8% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 161,330,592,000 | 106,076,749 | JPY 1,521 | +0.1% |
Subcategories
- 7401
- 7402
- Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought
- 7404
- 7405
- Copper powders and flakes
- Copper bars, rods and profiles
- Copper wire
- Copper plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm
- Copper foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.15mm
- Copper tubes and pipes
- Copper tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves)
- 7413
- Nails, tacks, drawing pins, staples (other than those of heading 83.05) and similar articles, of copper or of iron or steel with heads of copper; screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of copper
- Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of copper; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of copper; sanitary ware and parts thereof, of copper
- Other articles of copper
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Exports in 1988 were JPY 147,036,634,000; in 2025, JPY 2,218,661,995,000, about 15.1 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 696,590,814,000 | JPY 1,993,427,774,000 | surplus JPY 1,296,836,960,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 680,750,585,000 | JPY 2,218,661,995,000 | surplus JPY 1,537,911,410,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 511,425,512,000 | JPY 2,022,798,809,000 | surplus JPY 1,511,373,297,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 432,561,190,000 | JPY 1,750,482,035,000 | surplus JPY 1,317,920,845,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 494,715,069,000 | JPY 1,640,560,872,000 | surplus JPY 1,145,845,803,000 |
| 2021 | — | JPY 1,415,683,820,000 | — |
| 2020 | — | JPY 997,845,261,000 | — |
| 2019 | — | JPY 826,153,276,000 | — |
| 2018 | — | JPY 943,325,071,000 | — |
| 2017 | — | JPY 831,553,132,000 | — |
| 2016 | — | JPY 700,050,163,000 | — |
| 2015 | — | JPY 820,510,336,000 | — |
| 2014 | — | JPY 846,311,588,000 | — |
| 2013 | — | JPY 855,479,148,000 | — |
| 2012 | — | JPY 738,533,966,000 | — |
| 2011 | — | JPY 739,734,666,000 | — |
| 2010 | — | JPY 792,952,497,000 | — |
| 2009 | — | JPY 602,169,551,000 | — |
| 2008 | — | JPY 846,045,723,000 | — |
| 2007 | — | JPY 938,009,967,000 | — |
| 2006 | — | JPY 748,164,611,000 | — |
| 2005 | — | JPY 425,803,399,000 | — |
| 2004 | — | JPY 346,186,529,000 | — |
| 2003 | — | JPY 276,759,291,000 | — |
| 2002 | — | JPY 284,029,592,000 | — |
| 2001 | — | JPY 273,069,789,000 | — |
| 2000 | — | JPY 278,008,085,000 | — |
| 1999 | — | JPY 253,548,467,000 | — |
| 1998 | — | JPY 273,452,055,000 | — |
| 1997 | — | JPY 263,042,958,000 | — |
| 1996 | — | JPY 231,406,634,000 | — |
| 1995 | — | JPY 228,604,340,000 | — |
| 1994 | — | JPY 177,660,834,000 | — |
| 1993 | — | JPY 175,774,717,000 | — |
| 1992 | — | JPY 183,490,599,000 | — |
| 1991 | — | JPY 170,046,393,000 | — |
| 1990 | — | JPY 177,316,013,000 | — |
| 1989 | — | JPY 173,705,372,000 | — |
| 1988 | — | JPY 147,036,634,000 | — |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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