Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel (7204)
Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel (statistical code 7204): imports in August 2026 were JPY 2,325,444,000 (+33.8% year on year), quantity 6,455,764 KG, unit price JPY 360 per KG. Main origins: Republic of Korea (41.5%), Taiwan (15.9%), Indonesia (6.7%), United States of America (6.4%), Malaysia (4.5%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 29,833,325,000, a trade surplus of JPY 27,507,881,000. (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 2,325,444,000 | 6,455,764 | JPY 360 | +33.8% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 2,869,637,000 | 7,839,635 | JPY 366 | +81.1% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 2,805,195,000 | 8,339,226 | JPY 336 | +96.1% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 1,869,741,000 | 5,061,353 | JPY 369 | +30.8% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 2,264,809,000 | 6,144,244 | JPY 369 | +19.3% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 1,982,542,000 | 6,120,942 | JPY 324 | +19.9% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 1,623,477,000 | 4,577,790 | JPY 355 | +4.1% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 1,766,438,000 | 6,096,615 | JPY 290 | +8.6% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,602,768,000 | 5,841,869 | JPY 274 | -14.5% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,494,048,000 | 4,769,564 | JPY 313 | +3.4% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,591,763,000 | 5,301,520 | JPY 300 | +47.6% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,528,574,000 | 5,716,486 | JPY 267 | +33.9% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,737,703,000 | 5,834,770 | JPY 298 | +13.1% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,584,233,000 | 5,781,697 | JPY 274 | -38.2% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,430,278,000 | 6,327,205 | JPY 226 | -43.4% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,429,846,000 | 5,975,028 | JPY 239 | -12.6% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,899,079,000 | 5,847,854 | JPY 325 | +57.3% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,652,888,000 | 7,869,808 | JPY 210 | +75.5% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,558,955,000 | 4,582,470 | JPY 340 | +102.4% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,626,178,000 | 4,963,503 | JPY 328 | +96.3% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 1,874,957,000 | 6,093,380 | JPY 308 | +100.1% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 1,444,888,000 | 5,110,752 | JPY 283 | +102.4% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 1,078,589,000 | 3,311,030 | JPY 326 | +9.2% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 1,141,674,000 | 3,973,225 | JPY 287 | -7.9% |
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