Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (03)
Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (statistical code 03): imports in August 2026 were JPY 23,080,175,000 (+18.4% year on year), quantity 75,330,630 KG, unit price JPY 306 per KG. Main origins: Malaysia (41.3%), Indonesia (12.4%), Spain (11.3%), Italy (6.8%), Philippines (3.5%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 4,516,442,000, a trade deficit of JPY 18,563,733,000. (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 23,080,175,000 | 75,330,630 | JPY 306 | +18.4% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 29,694,801,000 | 98,749,120 | JPY 301 | +22.1% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 25,647,597,000 | 83,746,639 | JPY 306 | -1.5% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 24,054,719,000 | 83,855,146 | JPY 287 | +19.9% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 25,590,469,000 | 91,337,428 | JPY 280 | +9.3% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 22,803,349,000 | 82,073,395 | JPY 278 | -13.6% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 21,903,730,000 | 81,530,440 | JPY 269 | +16.5% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 25,256,458,000 | 86,470,779 | JPY 292 | +21.9% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 23,114,232,000 | 84,383,874 | JPY 274 | +8.4% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 24,142,522,000 | 89,476,129 | JPY 270 | +18.8% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 26,092,589,000 | 93,921,949 | JPY 278 | -0.9% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 23,007,784,000 | 86,712,258 | JPY 265 | +9.1% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 19,498,055,000 | 73,934,206 | JPY 264 | -26.2% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 24,312,047,000 | 97,913,299 | JPY 248 | -14.0% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 26,025,077,000 | 101,094,026 | JPY 257 | +9.2% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 20,066,634,000 | 75,664,007 | JPY 265 | -25.0% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 23,410,078,000 | 84,900,703 | JPY 276 | +7.9% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 26,386,273,000 | 102,575,742 | JPY 257 | +48.0% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 18,798,100,000 | 67,751,042 | JPY 277 | +3.4% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 20,724,259,000 | 77,135,997 | JPY 269 | +15.0% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 21,324,995,000 | 84,677,450 | JPY 252 | +18.1% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 20,321,110,000 | 76,006,808 | JPY 267 | +1.9% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 26,341,314,000 | 110,529,855 | JPY 238 | +28.7% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 21,085,455,000 | 75,271,068 | JPY 280 | -8.5% |
Subcategories
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 268,592,136,000; in 2025, JPY 275,577,650,000, about 1.0 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 198,031,298,000 | JPY 34,876,171,000 | deficit JPY 163,155,127,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 275,577,650,000 | JPY 49,477,081,000 | deficit JPY 226,100,569,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 270,058,597,000 | JPY 52,029,572,000 | deficit JPY 218,029,025,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 245,528,916,000 | JPY 50,422,452,000 | deficit JPY 195,106,464,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 268,592,136,000 | JPY 46,586,487,000 | deficit JPY 222,005,649,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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