Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (04)
Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (statistical code 04): exports in August 2026 were JPY 69,518,030,000 (+7.9% year on year). Main destinations: People's Republic of China (16.2%), United States of America (15.5%), Taiwan (12.5%), Hong Kong (12.2%), Republic of Korea (8.6%). Figures for August 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 355,480,473,000, a trade deficit of JPY 285,962,443,000. (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 69,518,030,000 | — | — | +7.9% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 73,264,919,000 | — | — | +6.1% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 75,398,514,000 | — | — | +2.9% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 69,040,676,000 | — | — | +2.8% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 74,133,618,000 | — | — | +3.0% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 73,920,528,000 | — | — | -1.0% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 60,548,075,000 | — | — | -5.4% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 60,360,176,000 | — | — | +26.5% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 74,434,269,000 | — | — | -4.5% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 70,299,206,000 | — | — | +3.5% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 70,180,346,000 | — | — | +4.9% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 71,971,732,000 | — | — | +11.7% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 64,421,694,000 | — | — | +15.0% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 69,051,523,000 | — | — | +14.2% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 73,285,843,000 | — | — | +16.5% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 67,182,434,000 | — | — | +14.7% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 71,946,226,000 | — | — | +12.9% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 74,701,745,000 | — | — | +14.5% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 63,993,288,000 | — | — | +19.4% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 47,704,361,000 | — | — | +5.3% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 77,957,776,000 | — | — | +20.6% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 67,921,565,000 | — | — | +17.5% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 66,872,522,000 | — | — | +10.8% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 64,424,854,000 | — | — | +6.3% |
Subcategories
- Preparations of meat, of fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects
- Sugars and sugar confectionery.
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations.
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products.
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants.
- Miscellaneous edible preparations.
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar.
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder.
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Exports in 1988 were JPY 132,583,341,000; in 2025, JPY 819,172,667,000, about 6.2 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 2,913,432,556,000 | JPY 556,184,536,000 | deficit JPY 2,357,248,020,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 4,301,463,550,000 | JPY 819,172,667,000 | deficit JPY 3,482,290,883,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 4,151,255,155,000 | JPY 742,992,852,000 | deficit JPY 3,408,262,303,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 3,862,637,419,000 | JPY 704,475,826,000 | deficit JPY 3,158,161,593,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 3,699,130,562,000 | JPY 700,151,206,000 | deficit JPY 2,998,979,356,000 |
| 2021 | — | JPY 629,671,458,000 | — |
| 2020 | — | JPY 530,564,410,000 | — |
| 2019 | — | JPY 475,371,770,000 | — |
| 2018 | — | JPY 459,770,625,000 | — |
| 2017 | — | JPY 393,281,286,000 | — |
| 2016 | — | JPY 375,432,628,000 | — |
| 2015 | — | JPY 360,450,999,000 | — |
| 2014 | — | JPY 289,024,786,000 | — |
| 2013 | — | JPY 259,077,468,000 | — |
| 2012 | — | JPY 225,532,614,000 | — |
| 2011 | — | JPY 227,237,902,000 | — |
| 2010 | — | JPY 252,329,413,000 | — |
| 2009 | — | JPY 228,284,993,000 | — |
| 2008 | — | JPY 239,486,965,000 | — |
| 2007 | — | JPY 239,845,442,000 | — |
| 2006 | — | JPY 209,877,206,000 | — |
| 2005 | — | JPY 193,136,077,000 | — |
| 2004 | — | JPY 175,062,522,000 | — |
| 2003 | — | JPY 165,078,348,000 | — |
| 2002 | — | JPY 172,060,652,000 | — |
| 2001 | — | JPY 162,261,639,000 | — |
| 2000 | — | JPY 147,769,584,000 | — |
| 1999 | — | JPY 156,663,174,000 | — |
| 1998 | — | JPY 156,188,696,000 | — |
| 1997 | — | JPY 171,462,086,000 | — |
| 1996 | — | JPY 145,791,920,000 | — |
| 1995 | — | JPY 140,271,982,000 | — |
| 1994 | — | JPY 142,237,770,000 | — |
| 1993 | — | JPY 152,654,805,000 | — |
| 1992 | — | JPY 159,720,954,000 | — |
| 1991 | — | JPY 158,888,422,000 | — |
| 1990 | — | JPY 152,569,451,000 | — |
| 1989 | — | JPY 145,695,386,000 | — |
| 1988 | — | JPY 132,583,341,000 | — |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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