Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment (17)
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment (statistical code 17): exports in August 2026 were JPY 1,846,209,530,000 (+8.3% year on year). Main destinations: United States of America (28.8%), Australia (6.4%), Canada (6.1%), Saudi Arabia (3.2%), Mexico (2.7%). Figures for August 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 417,736,472,000, a trade surplus of JPY 1,428,473,058,000. (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 1,846,209,530,000 | — | — | +8.3% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 2,507,409,847,000 | — | — | +20.7% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 2,395,797,678,000 | — | — | +14.0% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 1,898,355,192,000 | — | — | +12.5% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 2,146,244,644,000 | — | — | +6.1% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 2,336,827,635,000 | — | — | +3.6% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 2,182,438,851,000 | — | — | +1.7% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 1,862,059,926,000 | — | — | +1.1% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,156,718,903,000 | — | — | -4.6% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,058,042,893,000 | — | — | -2.2% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,213,582,812,000 | — | — | +1.3% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,080,703,045,000 | — | — | +0.2% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,704,505,487,000 | — | — | -5.8% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,077,006,237,000 | — | — | -11.4% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,101,130,930,000 | — | — | -3.7% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,687,798,304,000 | — | — | -8.2% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,023,439,505,000 | — | — | -6.1% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,256,054,197,000 | — | — | +3.8% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,146,690,317,000 | — | — | +11.0% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,841,839,523,000 | — | — | +11.7% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 2,260,904,314,000 | — | — | -7.8% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 2,103,919,282,000 | — | — | -6.0% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 2,184,810,917,000 | — | — | -4.7% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 2,076,607,915,000 | — | — | -7.7% |
Subcategories
- Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds.
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof.
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof.
- Ships, boats and floating structures.
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Exports in 1988 were JPY 8,511,917,072,000; in 2025, JPY 24,347,512,153,000, about 2.9 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 3,298,819,761,000 | JPY 17,175,343,303,000 | surplus JPY 13,876,523,542,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 4,728,830,033,000 | JPY 24,347,512,153,000 | surplus JPY 19,618,682,120,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 4,433,028,884,000 | JPY 24,709,259,537,000 | surplus JPY 20,276,230,653,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 4,192,049,681,000 | JPY 23,858,561,963,000 | surplus JPY 19,666,512,282,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 3,431,753,443,000 | JPY 19,340,626,708,000 | surplus JPY 15,908,873,265,000 |
| 2021 | — | JPY 16,430,740,615,000 | — |
| 2020 | — | JPY 14,622,940,711,000 | — |
| 2019 | — | JPY 18,304,631,623,000 | — |
| 2018 | — | JPY 19,057,700,668,000 | — |
| 2017 | — | JPY 18,397,824,530,000 | — |
| 2016 | — | JPY 17,492,940,086,000 | — |
| 2015 | — | JPY 18,334,509,223,000 | — |
| 2014 | — | JPY 17,104,520,020,000 | — |
| 2013 | — | JPY 16,498,638,068,000 | — |
| 2012 | — | JPY 15,156,715,438,000 | — |
| 2011 | — | JPY 14,192,513,725,000 | — |
| 2010 | — | JPY 15,418,126,661,000 | — |
| 2009 | — | JPY 11,974,804,534,000 | — |
| 2008 | — | JPY 20,288,638,273,000 | — |
| 2007 | — | JPY 21,051,536,947,000 | — |
| 2006 | — | JPY 18,464,041,815,000 | — |
| 2005 | — | JPY 15,424,019,857,000 | — |
| 2004 | — | JPY 14,280,908,852,000 | — |
| 2003 | — | JPY 13,395,411,378,000 | — |
| 2002 | — | JPY 13,122,176,324,000 | — |
| 2001 | — | JPY 11,239,530,777,000 | — |
| 2000 | — | JPY 10,938,746,272,000 | — |
| 1999 | — | JPY 10,901,668,127,000 | — |
| 1998 | — | JPY 11,871,944,983,000 | — |
| 1997 | — | JPY 11,072,274,533,000 | — |
| 1996 | — | JPY 9,227,734,722,000 | — |
| 1995 | — | JPY 8,511,841,697,000 | — |
| 1994 | — | JPY 9,595,610,313,000 | — |
| 1993 | — | JPY 10,205,032,574,000 | — |
| 1992 | — | JPY 11,113,528,799,000 | — |
| 1991 | — | JPY 10,564,203,545,000 | — |
| 1990 | — | JPY 10,453,569,586,000 | — |
| 1989 | — | JPY 9,223,072,842,000 | — |
| 1988 | — | JPY 8,511,917,072,000 | — |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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