Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machines of headings 84.56 to 84.65) for preparing or making plates, cylinders or other printing components; plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished). (8442)
Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machines of headings 84.56 to 84.65) for preparing or making plates, cylinders or other printing components; plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished). (statistical code 8442): imports in September 2026 were JPY 281,347,000 (-1.2% year on year), quantity 32,176 KG, unit price JPY 8,744 per KG. Main origins: People's Republic of China (40.0%), Germany (34.4%), Malaysia (9.4%), Republic of Korea (7.0%), Canada (3.6%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 832,311,000, a trade surplus of JPY 550,964,000. (imports: preliminary; exports: revised)
Export statistics for this code
Monthly statistics
| Month | Status | Import value | Quantity | Unit price | Year-on-year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | preliminary | JPY 281,347,000 | 32,176 | JPY 8,744 | -1.2% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 358,944,000 | 32,806 | JPY 10,941 | +138.5% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 227,761,000 | 35,961 | JPY 6,334 | -31.1% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 341,486,000 | 29,433 | JPY 11,602 | +217.5% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 271,324,000 | 29,983 | JPY 9,049 | -7.5% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 135,011,000 | 13,676 | JPY 9,872 | -26.4% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 264,648,000 | 23,964 | JPY 11,032 | -22.2% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 238,714,000 | 23,385 | JPY 10,208 | +23.7% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 288,375,000 | 30,611 | JPY 9,407 | +16.5% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 471,879,000 | 101,993 | JPY 4,627 | +157.0% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 471,157,000 | 45,423 | JPY 10,360 | +85.8% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 201,266,000 | 28,193 | JPY 7,130 | -21.1% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 284,725,000 | 36,238 | JPY 7,857 | +3.9% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 150,477,000 | 21,168 | JPY 7,109 | -55.5% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 330,440,000 | 28,930 | JPY 11,422 | +4.1% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 107,558,000 | 15,429 | JPY 6,955 | -39.1% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 293,452,000 | 37,007 | JPY 7,930 | -10.7% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 183,520,000 | 23,486 | JPY 7,814 | -47.9% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 340,014,000 | 40,226 | JPY 8,447 | +21.0% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 192,923,000 | 18,142 | JPY 10,634 | -27.9% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 247,624,000 | 30,962 | JPY 7,998 | -30.1% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 183,616,000 | 27,581 | JPY 6,627 | -36.0% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 253,623,000 | 26,137 | JPY 9,704 | +17.0% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 255,020,000 | 26,184 | JPY 9,740 | -27.2% |
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