Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel (7204)
Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel (statistical code 7204): exports in August 2026 were JPY 29,833,325,000 (+10.2% year on year), quantity 422,981,806 KG, unit price JPY 70.53 per KG. Main destinations: Republic of Korea (30.9%), Viet Nam (27.1%), Bangladesh (17.2%), Thailand (9.9%), People's Republic of China (6.9%). Figures for August 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 2,325,444,000, a trade surplus of JPY 27,507,881,000. (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 29,833,325,000 | 422,981,806 | JPY 70.53 | +10.2% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 36,338,940,000 | 513,713,666 | JPY 70.74 | +14.6% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 40,243,427,000 | 589,745,028 | JPY 68.24 | +38.3% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 37,309,999,000 | 595,506,018 | JPY 62.65 | +13.7% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 39,929,119,000 | 667,679,782 | JPY 59.80 | +4.7% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 33,959,149,000 | 596,603,830 | JPY 56.92 | +8.2% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 34,201,286,000 | 628,384,004 | JPY 54.43 | +3.0% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 26,517,478,000 | 458,954,599 | JPY 57.78 | -10.3% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 37,275,217,000 | 695,264,239 | JPY 53.61 | -3.0% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 32,049,782,000 | 590,247,798 | JPY 54.30 | -0.7% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 38,208,398,000 | 749,536,261 | JPY 50.98 | +19.1% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 37,386,898,000 | 728,157,205 | JPY 51.34 | +54.8% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 27,059,825,000 | 512,030,320 | JPY 52.85 | -10.8% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 31,712,558,000 | 615,633,570 | JPY 51.51 | -13.8% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 29,106,957,000 | 561,007,007 | JPY 51.88 | -26.5% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 32,806,369,000 | 648,252,728 | JPY 50.61 | -2.4% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 38,142,243,000 | 742,415,705 | JPY 51.38 | +24.0% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 31,392,597,000 | 645,451,593 | JPY 48.64 | -6.0% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 33,212,112,000 | 665,219,979 | JPY 49.93 | -15.1% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 29,548,757,000 | 555,656,274 | JPY 53.18 | +7.1% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 38,434,703,000 | 727,541,360 | JPY 52.83 | -0.6% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 32,285,357,000 | 577,953,897 | JPY 55.86 | +1.9% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 32,079,520,000 | 557,092,197 | JPY 57.58 | -28.8% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 24,157,441,000 | 415,592,058 | JPY 58.13 | -30.6% |
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