Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent. (3401)
Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent. (statistical code 3401): exports in August 2026 were JPY 6,639,929,000 (-9.2% year on year), quantity 3,775,757 KG, unit price JPY 1,759 per KG. Main destinations: People's Republic of China (56.5%), Hong Kong (8.9%), Taiwan (6.8%), Republic of Korea (6.7%), Singapore (6.4%). Figures for August 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 3,779,167,000, a trade surplus of JPY 2,860,762,000. (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 6,639,929,000 | 3,775,757 | JPY 1,759 | -9.2% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 7,085,806,000 | 3,999,934 | JPY 1,771 | +7.0% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 6,234,312,000 | 3,490,738 | JPY 1,786 | +1.3% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 6,383,844,000 | 3,724,355 | JPY 1,714 | +15.4% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 7,324,261,000 | 4,079,826 | JPY 1,795 | +22.9% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 7,660,565,000 | 4,003,423 | JPY 1,914 | +17.6% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 5,593,599,000 | 3,523,206 | JPY 1,588 | -11.4% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 5,867,467,000 | 3,598,592 | JPY 1,630 | +39.8% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,882,307,000 | 3,967,481 | JPY 1,735 | +6.7% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,864,399,000 | 3,642,167 | JPY 1,610 | +21.7% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,843,592,000 | 3,893,693 | JPY 1,758 | +21.3% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,982,986,000 | 4,049,179 | JPY 1,478 | -16.1% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 7,309,483,000 | 4,194,732 | JPY 1,743 | +43.1% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,623,865,000 | 4,341,632 | JPY 1,526 | -1.1% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,155,144,000 | 4,046,041 | JPY 1,521 | +5.1% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,534,227,000 | 3,842,808 | JPY 1,440 | +1.4% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,958,856,000 | 4,560,808 | JPY 1,307 | +12.8% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,515,542,000 | 4,568,075 | JPY 1,426 | +17.9% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,313,251,000 | 4,327,120 | JPY 1,459 | +44.3% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,196,339,000 | 3,064,550 | JPY 1,369 | -1.4% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 6,447,244,000 | 4,000,216 | JPY 1,612 | +28.5% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 4,816,795,000 | 3,080,050 | JPY 1,564 | +5.5% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 5,642,423,000 | 4,648,533 | JPY 1,214 | -1.7% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 7,127,438,000 | 5,193,955 | JPY 1,372 | +25.6% |
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