Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, micro-crystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes, and similar products obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured (2712)
Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, micro-crystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes, and similar products obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured (statistical code 2712): imports in August 2026 were JPY 648,139,000 (+33.1% year on year), quantity 1,807,794 KG, unit price JPY 359 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (21.5%), United States of America (20.1%), Singapore (19.7%), South Africa (12.5%), Germany (10.0%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 381,478,000, a trade deficit of JPY 266,661,000. (imports: preliminary; exports: revised)
Export statistics for this code
Monthly statistics
| Month | Status | Import value | Quantity | Unit price | Year-on-year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | preliminary | JPY 648,139,000 | 1,807,794 | JPY 359 | +33.1% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 1,061,750,000 | 2,336,881 | JPY 454 | +1.0% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 679,582,000 | 1,498,564 | JPY 453 | +0.3% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 1,327,195,000 | 3,937,576 | JPY 337 | +238.2% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 713,252,000 | 2,062,420 | JPY 346 | +7.7% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 963,494,000 | 3,477,105 | JPY 277 | -9.9% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 629,753,000 | 1,504,178 | JPY 416 | -38.8% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 1,001,525,000 | 3,243,013 | JPY 308 | +70.0% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 669,244,000 | 1,841,959 | JPY 363 | -42.5% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 626,438,000 | 1,553,354 | JPY 403 | -14.5% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 721,692,000 | 1,945,657 | JPY 371 | -20.5% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 925,989,000 | 3,392,546 | JPY 272 | +34.8% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 486,909,000 | 1,237,644 | JPY 393 | -45.1% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,051,270,000 | 3,853,671 | JPY 273 | +68.5% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 677,380,000 | 1,642,678 | JPY 412 | -14.5% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 392,420,000 | 1,040,473 | JPY 377 | -62.9% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 662,382,000 | 1,495,528 | JPY 443 | +1.5% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,068,958,000 | 3,708,564 | JPY 288 | -22.2% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,028,921,000 | 3,051,156 | JPY 337 | +32.7% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 589,035,000 | 1,435,324 | JPY 410 | +16.5% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 1,163,107,000 | 3,867,181 | JPY 301 | -15.2% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 733,040,000 | 1,853,966 | JPY 395 | +29.2% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 907,875,000 | 2,940,622 | JPY 309 | +25.7% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 686,942,000 | 2,031,262 | JPY 338 | -26.7% |
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