Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard; paper and paperboard and articles thereof (10)
Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard; paper and paperboard and articles thereof (statistical code 10): exports in September 2026 were JPY 47,836,378,000 (+13.0% year on year). Main destinations: People's Republic of China (22.6%), Viet Nam (11.1%), United States of America (10.8%), Republic of Korea (10.8%), Taiwan (10.0%). Figures for September 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 57,111,415,000, a trade deficit of JPY 9,275,037,000. (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 47,836,378,000 | — | — | +13.0% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 44,132,777,000 | — | — | +18.7% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 45,562,485,000 | — | — | +16.6% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 43,817,126,000 | — | — | +6.8% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 43,665,688,000 | — | — | +11.7% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 47,948,808,000 | — | — | +13.7% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 49,875,569,000 | — | — | +6.6% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 41,746,136,000 | — | — | -4.9% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 38,297,427,000 | — | — | +10.7% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 45,265,750,000 | — | — | +0.6% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 40,601,946,000 | — | — | -2.4% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 43,711,666,000 | — | — | -2.1% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 42,321,754,000 | — | — | -4.1% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 37,176,652,000 | — | — | -12.1% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 39,078,506,000 | — | — | -18.1% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 41,035,436,000 | — | — | -15.3% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 39,088,709,000 | — | — | -11.5% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 42,167,973,000 | — | — | -7.1% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 46,775,101,000 | — | — | +2.0% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 43,882,942,000 | — | — | +5.8% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 34,607,221,000 | — | — | +3.0% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 45,004,739,000 | — | — | +5.0% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 41,583,018,000 | — | — | +6.1% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 44,663,209,000 | — | — | +9.2% |
Subcategories
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Exports in 1988 were JPY 266,753,158,000; in 2025, JPY 495,713,656,000, about 1.9 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 524,160,351,000 | JPY 402,882,394,000 | deficit JPY 121,277,957,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 670,508,612,000 | JPY 495,713,656,000 | deficit JPY 174,794,956,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 669,676,182,000 | JPY 524,355,946,000 | deficit JPY 145,320,236,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 682,367,224,000 | JPY 451,159,208,000 | deficit JPY 231,208,016,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 694,101,446,000 | JPY 500,742,326,000 | deficit JPY 193,359,120,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 560,249,563,000 | JPY 448,822,862,000 | deficit JPY 111,426,701,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 518,323,503,000 | JPY 356,147,132,000 | deficit JPY 162,176,371,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 612,152,246,000 | JPY 394,076,758,000 | deficit JPY 218,075,488,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 587,549,171,000 | JPY 485,969,995,000 | deficit JPY 101,579,176,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 581,495,827,000 | JPY 464,220,059,000 | deficit JPY 117,275,768,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 554,378,714,000 | JPY 420,538,790,000 | deficit JPY 133,839,924,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 631,368,981,000 | JPY 447,659,867,000 | deficit JPY 183,709,114,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 666,059,229,000 | JPY 411,418,546,000 | deficit JPY 254,640,683,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 605,356,716,000 | JPY 391,601,441,000 | deficit JPY 213,755,275,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 554,012,816,000 | JPY 340,746,898,000 | deficit JPY 213,265,918,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 558,665,011,000 | JPY 413,821,809,000 | deficit JPY 144,843,202,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 524,201,051,000 | JPY 473,934,889,000 | deficit JPY 50,266,162,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 492,686,282,000 | JPY 384,375,611,000 | deficit JPY 108,310,671,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 545,923,969,000 | JPY 504,881,329,000 | deficit JPY 41,042,640,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 562,450,919,000 | JPY 494,564,240,000 | deficit JPY 67,886,679,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 559,341,252,000 | JPY 433,886,139,000 | deficit JPY 125,455,113,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 527,424,147,000 | JPY 399,276,360,000 | deficit JPY 128,147,787,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 537,899,369,000 | JPY 385,246,496,000 | deficit JPY 152,652,873,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 513,233,811,000 | JPY 352,612,154,000 | deficit JPY 160,621,657,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 477,561,107,000 | JPY 351,673,702,000 | deficit JPY 125,887,405,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 504,928,726,000 | JPY 303,757,999,000 | deficit JPY 201,170,727,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 529,667,294,000 | JPY 337,401,187,000 | deficit JPY 192,266,107,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 450,871,938,000 | JPY 321,268,356,000 | deficit JPY 129,603,582,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 526,450,194,000 | JPY 312,420,567,000 | deficit JPY 214,029,627,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 558,553,160,000 | JPY 316,170,261,000 | deficit JPY 242,382,899,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 567,331,514,000 | JPY 269,046,595,000 | deficit JPY 298,284,919,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 558,446,171,000 | JPY 284,369,496,000 | deficit JPY 274,076,675,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 436,933,965,000 | JPY 274,715,587,000 | deficit JPY 162,218,378,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 397,298,515,000 | JPY 281,784,313,000 | deficit JPY 115,514,202,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 450,996,966,000 | JPY 344,126,304,000 | deficit JPY 106,870,662,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 480,353,212,000 | JPY 361,054,077,000 | deficit JPY 119,299,135,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 549,198,401,000 | JPY 361,765,168,000 | deficit JPY 187,433,233,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 594,883,690,000 | JPY 288,440,723,000 | deficit JPY 306,442,967,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 474,108,708,000 | JPY 266,753,158,000 | deficit JPY 207,355,550,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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