Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles made therewith; artificial flowers; articles of human hair (12)
Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles made therewith; artificial flowers; articles of human hair (statistical code 12): exports in September 2026 were JPY 4,286,919,000 (+4.0% year on year). Main destinations: People's Republic of China (33.8%), United States of America (20.5%), Hong Kong (6.9%), Germany (6.0%), France (5.7%). Figures for September 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 80,409,108,000, a trade deficit of JPY 76,122,189,000. (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 4,286,919,000 | — | — | +4.0% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 4,176,398,000 | — | — | +44.8% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 4,627,892,000 | — | — | +20.9% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 4,698,896,000 | — | — | +17.4% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 3,913,336,000 | — | — | +0.9% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 4,712,891,000 | — | — | +42.1% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 5,399,539,000 | — | — | +39.8% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 3,684,121,000 | — | — | -10.1% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 3,882,348,000 | — | — | +41.1% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,509,282,000 | — | — | +7.7% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,861,914,000 | — | — | +2.1% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,973,672,000 | — | — | +7.7% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,121,719,000 | — | — | -11.0% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,883,701,000 | — | — | -12.6% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,829,111,000 | — | — | -4.3% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,002,262,000 | — | — | +2.7% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,877,986,000 | — | — | +22.1% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,317,022,000 | — | — | -12.2% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,862,854,000 | — | — | -3.8% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,098,755,000 | — | — | +27.0% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,752,404,000 | — | — | -14.2% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 4,187,960,000 | — | — | -2.7% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 3,783,163,000 | — | — | +7.4% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 3,690,191,000 | — | — | -16.5% |
Subcategories
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Exports in 1988 were JPY 12,247,453,000; in 2025, JPY 45,090,682,000, about 3.7 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 767,446,423,000 | JPY 39,382,340,000 | deficit JPY 728,064,083,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 987,044,866,000 | JPY 45,090,682,000 | deficit JPY 941,954,184,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 910,082,868,000 | JPY 44,892,184,000 | deficit JPY 865,190,684,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 886,739,558,000 | JPY 47,668,766,000 | deficit JPY 839,070,792,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 831,759,550,000 | JPY 41,945,091,000 | deficit JPY 789,814,459,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 600,318,781,000 | JPY 35,315,115,000 | deficit JPY 565,003,666,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 570,855,355,000 | JPY 27,515,852,000 | deficit JPY 543,339,503,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 699,553,349,000 | JPY 25,577,746,000 | deficit JPY 673,975,603,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 723,320,840,000 | JPY 24,011,370,000 | deficit JPY 699,309,470,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 705,683,967,000 | JPY 22,819,161,000 | deficit JPY 682,864,806,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 701,043,417,000 | JPY 21,704,826,000 | deficit JPY 679,338,591,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 789,745,011,000 | JPY 20,474,035,000 | deficit JPY 769,270,976,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 728,670,558,000 | JPY 19,061,406,000 | deficit JPY 709,609,152,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 689,056,200,000 | JPY 17,221,524,000 | deficit JPY 671,834,676,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 563,454,022,000 | JPY 15,504,012,000 | deficit JPY 547,950,010,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 519,602,615,000 | JPY 15,865,277,000 | deficit JPY 503,737,338,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 501,070,618,000 | JPY 17,594,672,000 | deficit JPY 483,475,946,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 496,486,151,000 | JPY 16,691,121,000 | deficit JPY 479,795,030,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 559,318,462,000 | JPY 25,036,779,000 | deficit JPY 534,281,683,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 573,019,192,000 | JPY 24,575,752,000 | deficit JPY 548,443,440,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 533,955,732,000 | JPY 20,919,685,000 | deficit JPY 513,036,047,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 478,263,602,000 | JPY 18,297,869,000 | deficit JPY 459,965,733,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 425,683,028,000 | JPY 16,810,419,000 | deficit JPY 408,872,609,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 429,695,081,000 | JPY 16,224,907,000 | deficit JPY 413,470,174,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 439,410,888,000 | JPY 15,418,379,000 | deficit JPY 423,992,509,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 443,321,085,000 | JPY 17,393,138,000 | deficit JPY 425,927,947,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 389,445,288,000 | JPY 19,376,408,000 | deficit JPY 370,068,880,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 383,543,638,000 | JPY 18,328,974,000 | deficit JPY 365,214,664,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 390,603,830,000 | JPY 19,741,207,000 | deficit JPY 370,862,623,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 455,690,131,000 | JPY 20,213,302,000 | deficit JPY 435,476,829,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 436,577,492,000 | JPY 19,382,289,000 | deficit JPY 417,195,203,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 340,656,618,000 | JPY 17,139,772,000 | deficit JPY 323,516,846,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 301,287,290,000 | JPY 20,058,245,000 | deficit JPY 281,229,045,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 286,612,146,000 | JPY 20,184,434,000 | deficit JPY 266,427,712,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 296,969,683,000 | JPY 25,279,987,000 | deficit JPY 271,689,696,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 278,626,289,000 | JPY 24,361,979,000 | deficit JPY 254,264,310,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 254,344,973,000 | JPY 20,933,097,000 | deficit JPY 233,411,876,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 216,415,143,000 | JPY 15,800,316,000 | deficit JPY 200,614,827,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 187,911,745,000 | JPY 12,247,453,000 | deficit JPY 175,664,292,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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