Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal. (82)
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal. (statistical code 82): exports in August 2026 were JPY 47,520,348,000 (+25.8% year on year). Main destinations: United States of America (21.2%), People's Republic of China (18.2%), Taiwan (7.6%), Republic of Korea (6.0%), Thailand (5.9%). Figures for August 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 22,066,937,000, a trade surplus of JPY 25,453,411,000. (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 47,520,348,000 | — | — | +25.8% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 52,303,885,000 | — | — | +32.0% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 48,583,209,000 | — | — | +19.5% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 46,210,977,000 | — | — | +18.4% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 51,415,707,000 | — | — | +23.7% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 51,881,154,000 | — | — | +21.4% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 44,337,653,000 | — | — | +17.7% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 41,322,609,000 | — | — | +37.5% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 45,681,991,000 | — | — | +11.2% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 41,769,261,000 | — | — | +4.5% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 42,296,948,000 | — | — | +6.3% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 37,731,455,000 | — | — | +1.8% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 37,773,625,000 | — | — | +11.3% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 39,632,643,000 | — | — | +1.2% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 40,651,029,000 | — | — | +9.3% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 39,014,627,000 | — | — | +10.4% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 41,568,533,000 | — | — | +6.6% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 42,735,031,000 | — | — | +6.2% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 37,663,584,000 | — | — | +7.2% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 30,063,517,000 | — | — | -0.8% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 41,073,283,000 | — | — | -1.3% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 39,980,366,000 | — | — | +3.3% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 39,780,976,000 | — | — | -3.0% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 37,073,199,000 | — | — | +4.9% |
Subcategories
- Hand tools, the following : spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes; axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools; secateurs and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry.
- Hand saws; blades for saws of all kinds (including slitting, slotting or toothless saw blades).
- Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe -cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools.
- Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles.
- Hand tools (including glaziers' diamonds), not elsewhere specified or included; blow lamps; vices, clamps and the like, other than accessories for and parts of, machine-tools or water-jet cutting machines; anvils; portable forges; hand or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks.
- 8206
- Interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine-tools (for example, for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, turning or screw driving), including dies for drawing or extruding metal, and rock drilling or earth boring tools.
- Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances.
- 8209
- 8210
- Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor.
- Razors and razor blades (including razor blade blanks in strips).
- 8213
- Other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers, choppers and mincing knives, paper knives); manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files).
- Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware.
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Exports in 1988 were JPY 192,636,778,000; in 2025, JPY 476,582,244,000, about 2.5 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 174,122,473,000 | JPY 383,575,542,000 | surplus JPY 209,453,069,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 214,111,093,000 | JPY 476,582,244,000 | surplus JPY 262,471,151,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 213,508,877,000 | JPY 448,184,881,000 | surplus JPY 234,676,004,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 208,536,597,000 | JPY 446,719,800,000 | surplus JPY 238,183,203,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 226,168,194,000 | JPY 453,144,544,000 | surplus JPY 226,976,350,000 |
| 2021 | — | JPY 434,854,261,000 | — |
| 2020 | — | JPY 365,429,059,000 | — |
| 2019 | — | JPY 434,753,554,000 | — |
| 2018 | — | JPY 474,141,580,000 | — |
| 2017 | — | JPY 436,349,420,000 | — |
| 2016 | — | JPY 395,671,857,000 | — |
| 2015 | — | JPY 447,611,918,000 | — |
| 2014 | — | JPY 404,811,339,000 | — |
| 2013 | — | JPY 381,489,260,000 | — |
| 2012 | — | JPY 346,981,191,000 | — |
| 2011 | — | JPY 325,038,270,000 | — |
| 2010 | — | JPY 298,185,806,000 | — |
| 2009 | — | JPY 232,575,572,000 | — |
| 2008 | — | JPY 356,440,290,000 | — |
| 2007 | — | JPY 360,862,416,000 | — |
| 2006 | — | JPY 354,544,850,000 | — |
| 2005 | — | JPY 316,580,351,000 | — |
| 2004 | — | JPY 315,355,686,000 | — |
| 2003 | — | JPY 271,671,245,000 | — |
| 2002 | — | JPY 266,041,809,000 | — |
| 2001 | — | JPY 262,797,113,000 | — |
| 2000 | — | JPY 243,617,775,000 | — |
| 1999 | — | JPY 239,014,442,000 | — |
| 1998 | — | JPY 254,558,946,000 | — |
| 1997 | — | JPY 300,579,613,000 | — |
| 1996 | — | JPY 237,789,243,000 | — |
| 1995 | — | JPY 231,505,456,000 | — |
| 1994 | — | JPY 218,422,636,000 | — |
| 1993 | — | JPY 220,808,449,000 | — |
| 1992 | — | JPY 250,191,731,000 | — |
| 1991 | — | JPY 255,274,330,000 | — |
| 1990 | — | JPY 222,570,904,000 | — |
| 1989 | — | JPY 214,967,884,000 | — |
| 1988 | — | JPY 192,636,778,000 | — |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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