Miscellaneous articles of base metal. (83)
Miscellaneous articles of base metal. (statistical code 83): exports in August 2026 were JPY 10,134,291,000 (+7.1% year on year), quantity 4,226,346 KG, unit price JPY 2,398 per KG. Main destinations: United States of America (21.5%), People's Republic of China (16.1%), Thailand (8.0%), Republic of Korea (4.5%), Indonesia (4.2%). Figures for August 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 17,838,467,000, a trade deficit of JPY 7,704,176,000. (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 10,134,291,000 | 4,226,346 | JPY 2,398 | +7.1% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 12,518,307,000 | 5,691,299 | JPY 2,200 | +23.1% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 11,122,440,000 | 4,943,317 | JPY 2,250 | +9.2% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 10,005,042,000 | 4,309,434 | JPY 2,321 | +12.2% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 11,720,343,000 | 5,494,589 | JPY 2,132 | +12.1% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 10,717,304,000 | 4,848,310 | JPY 2,210 | +0.1% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 9,706,052,000 | 4,442,552 | JPY 2,184 | -4.0% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 8,630,433,000 | 4,469,252 | JPY 1,930 | +0.7% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 11,376,238,000 | 6,124,170 | JPY 1,857 | -4.1% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 9,922,723,000 | 5,218,297 | JPY 1,901 | -2.4% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 9,770,135,000 | 4,770,953 | JPY 2,047 | -5.8% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 10,556,467,000 | 5,559,195 | JPY 1,899 | +3.9% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 9,463,731,000 | 5,159,494 | JPY 1,834 | -2.4% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 10,168,936,000 | 5,187,627 | JPY 1,960 | -9.3% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 10,189,070,000 | 5,745,119 | JPY 1,773 | -3.9% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 8,919,248,000 | 4,676,532 | JPY 1,907 | -8.0% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 10,459,333,000 | 5,566,501 | JPY 1,879 | +0.9% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 10,708,185,000 | 5,899,817 | JPY 1,815 | -5.4% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 10,111,601,000 | 4,935,679 | JPY 2,048 | +4.2% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 8,568,320,000 | 4,430,427 | JPY 1,934 | +7.8% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 11,864,123,000 | 6,214,479 | JPY 1,909 | +7.2% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 10,171,832,000 | 5,432,838 | JPY 1,872 | +6.9% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 10,369,952,000 | 5,461,713 | JPY 1,899 | -2.7% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 10,156,566,000 | 5,199,327 | JPY 1,953 | +3.9% |
Subcategories
- Padlocks and locks (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal; clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks, of base metal; keys for any of the foregoing articles, of base metal.
- Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, blinds, coachwork, saddlery, trunks, chests, caskets or the like; base metal hat-racks, hat-pegs, brackets and similar fixtures; castors with mountings of base metal; automatic door closers of base metal.
- 8303
- 8304
- Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, letter clips, letter corners, paper clips, indexing tags and similar office articles, of base metal; staples in strips (for example, for offices, upholstery, packaging), of base metal.
- Bells, gongs and the like, non-electric, of base metal; statuettes and other ornaments, of base metal; photograph, picture or similar frames, of base metal; mirrors of base metal.
- Flexible tubing of base metal, with or without fittings.
- Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle-clasps, hooks, eyes, eyelets and the like, of base metal, of a kind used for clothing or clothing accessories, footwear, jewellery, wrist-watches, books, awnings, leather goods, travel goods or saddlery or for other made up articles; tubular or bifurcated rivets, of base metal; beads and spangles, of base metal.
- Stoppers, caps and lids (including crown corks, screw caps and pouring stoppers), capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories, of base metal.
- 8310
- Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products, of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying.
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Exports in 1988 were JPY 53,725,654,000; in 2025, JPY 120,213,987,000, about 2.2 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 154,876,203,000 | JPY 84,554,212,000 | deficit JPY 70,321,991,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 218,223,778,000 | JPY 120,213,987,000 | deficit JPY 98,009,791,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 216,472,898,000 | JPY 123,102,355,000 | deficit JPY 93,370,543,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 203,167,322,000 | JPY 114,245,936,000 | deficit JPY 88,921,386,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 193,639,010,000 | JPY 110,251,768,000 | deficit JPY 83,387,242,000 |
| 2021 | — | JPY 94,408,520,000 | — |
| 2020 | — | JPY 77,210,239,000 | — |
| 2019 | — | JPY 95,061,542,000 | — |
| 2018 | — | JPY 99,245,999,000 | — |
| 2017 | — | JPY 99,220,046,000 | — |
| 2016 | — | JPY 90,573,389,000 | — |
| 2015 | — | JPY 97,567,050,000 | — |
| 2014 | — | JPY 100,325,140,000 | — |
| 2013 | — | JPY 100,213,097,000 | — |
| 2012 | — | JPY 98,326,016,000 | — |
| 2011 | — | JPY 98,385,409,000 | — |
| 2010 | — | JPY 106,408,734,000 | — |
| 2009 | — | JPY 84,253,976,000 | — |
| 2008 | — | JPY 126,256,153,000 | — |
| 2007 | — | JPY 136,209,345,000 | — |
| 2006 | — | JPY 123,308,164,000 | — |
| 2005 | — | JPY 106,588,183,000 | — |
| 2004 | — | JPY 96,623,600,000 | — |
| 2003 | — | JPY 83,520,569,000 | — |
| 2002 | — | JPY 79,464,751,000 | — |
| 2001 | — | JPY 76,081,489,000 | — |
| 2000 | — | JPY 77,975,359,000 | — |
| 1999 | — | JPY 71,332,766,000 | — |
| 1998 | — | JPY 74,277,067,000 | — |
| 1997 | — | JPY 86,830,897,000 | — |
| 1996 | — | JPY 85,362,711,000 | — |
| 1995 | — | JPY 83,415,717,000 | — |
| 1994 | — | JPY 85,877,652,000 | — |
| 1993 | — | JPY 83,496,120,000 | — |
| 1992 | — | JPY 84,231,242,000 | — |
| 1991 | — | JPY 81,414,916,000 | — |
| 1990 | — | JPY 81,723,569,000 | — |
| 1989 | — | JPY 69,131,605,000 | — |
| 1988 | — | JPY 53,725,654,000 | — |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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