Pencils (other than pencils of heading 96.08), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks (9609)
Pencils (other than pencils of heading 96.08), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks (statistical code 9609): exports in September 2026 were JPY 346,478,000 (+32.6% year on year), quantity 54,039 KG, unit price JPY 6,412 per KG. Main destinations: People's Republic of China (33.0%), United States of America (22.7%), Viet Nam (7.7%), Republic of Korea (6.2%), Taiwan (4.2%). Figures for September 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 407,274,000, a trade deficit of JPY 60,796,000. (imports: preliminary; exports: revised)
Import statistics for this code
Monthly statistics
| Month | Status | Export value | Quantity | Unit price | Year-on-year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | revised | JPY 346,478,000 | 54,039 | JPY 6,412 | +32.6% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 300,349,000 | 51,035 | JPY 5,885 | +28.0% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 334,496,000 | 51,490 | JPY 6,496 | +34.9% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 320,394,000 | 59,320 | JPY 5,401 | +9.1% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 320,219,000 | 52,173 | JPY 6,138 | +56.7% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 314,687,000 | 49,550 | JPY 6,351 | +45.2% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 295,325,000 | 54,106 | JPY 5,458 | +17.1% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 247,126,000 | 42,432 | JPY 5,824 | +14.3% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 246,979,000 | 49,791 | JPY 4,960 | +5.9% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 248,700,000 | 40,677 | JPY 6,114 | +6.3% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 316,986,000 | 49,712 | JPY 6,376 | +44.3% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 249,744,000 | 46,507 | JPY 5,370 | +17.3% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 261,235,000 | 49,148 | JPY 5,315 | -10.0% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 234,734,000 | 41,592 | JPY 5,644 | +0.5% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 248,000,000 | 45,441 | JPY 5,458 | -2.2% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 293,608,000 | 66,123 | JPY 4,440 | +29.8% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 204,375,000 | 34,809 | JPY 5,871 | -5.8% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 216,736,000 | 40,552 | JPY 5,345 | -30.5% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 252,184,000 | 47,678 | JPY 5,289 | -13.8% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 216,299,000 | 36,647 | JPY 5,902 | -16.6% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 233,269,000 | 42,774 | JPY 5,454 | +23.9% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 233,854,000 | 37,516 | JPY 6,233 | -8.3% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 219,680,000 | 37,034 | JPY 5,932 | +9.4% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 212,959,000 | 38,760 | JPY 5,494 | +1.3% |
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