Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (04)
Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (statistical code 04): imports in August 2026 were JPY 355,480,473,000 (+7.8% year on year). Main origins: People's Republic of China (20.0%), Thailand (12.3%), United States of America (9.9%), Italy (9.7%), Indonesia (4.7%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 69,518,030,000, a trade deficit of JPY 285,962,443,000. (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 355,480,473,000 | — | — | +7.8% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 397,458,922,000 | — | — | +1.1% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 390,132,490,000 | — | — | +3.4% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 337,232,915,000 | — | — | -7.4% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 351,072,468,000 | — | — | -3.4% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 402,753,913,000 | — | — | +12.9% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 332,367,222,000 | — | — | +7.2% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 346,934,153,000 | — | — | -0.1% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 373,876,993,000 | — | — | +4.8% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 342,346,802,000 | — | — | -3.9% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 378,133,626,000 | — | — | +1.5% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 365,272,205,000 | — | — | +8.5% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 329,711,190,000 | — | — | +1.4% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 393,080,509,000 | — | — | -0.9% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 377,206,642,000 | — | — | +3.5% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 364,029,869,000 | — | — | -5.3% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 363,591,864,000 | — | — | -1.9% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 356,812,706,000 | — | — | +12.0% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 310,065,960,000 | — | — | +9.5% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 347,335,184,000 | — | — | +21.5% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 356,833,040,000 | — | — | +5.5% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 356,311,947,000 | — | — | +2.9% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 372,513,617,000 | — | — | +9.0% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 336,580,186,000 | — | — | +0.5% |
Subcategories
- Preparations of meat, of fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects
- Sugars and sugar confectionery.
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations.
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products.
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants.
- Miscellaneous edible preparations.
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar.
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder.
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 3,699,130,562,000; in 2025, JPY 4,301,463,550,000, about 1.2 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 2,913,432,556,000 | JPY 556,184,536,000 | deficit JPY 2,357,248,020,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 4,301,463,550,000 | JPY 819,172,667,000 | deficit JPY 3,482,290,883,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 4,151,255,155,000 | JPY 742,992,852,000 | deficit JPY 3,408,262,303,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 3,862,637,419,000 | JPY 704,475,826,000 | deficit JPY 3,158,161,593,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 3,699,130,562,000 | JPY 700,151,206,000 | deficit JPY 2,998,979,356,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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