Mineral products (05)
Mineral products (statistical code 05): imports in September 2026 were JPY 2,721,016,346,000 (+31.7% year on year). Main origins: United States of America (21.7%), Australia (20.8%), United Arab Emirates (19.0%), Saudi Arabia (6.4%), Chile (4.2%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 216,739,615,000, a trade deficit of JPY 2,504,276,731,000. (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 2,721,016,346,000 | — | — | +31.7% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 2,900,922,168,000 | — | — | +33.9% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 3,134,946,052,000 | — | — | +50.6% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 2,537,169,023,000 | — | — | +34.5% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 2,050,212,045,000 | — | — | +4.2% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 2,016,559,476,000 | — | — | -11.7% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 2,245,729,811,000 | — | — | -2.0% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 2,148,831,195,000 | — | — | -4.5% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 2,491,247,271,000 | — | — | -11.9% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,432,679,636,000 | — | — | -12.1% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,937,247,109,000 | — | — | -13.7% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,180,572,095,000 | — | — | -6.8% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,066,159,413,000 | — | — | -12.8% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,166,683,083,000 | — | — | -14.9% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,082,259,974,000 | — | — | -20.5% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,886,283,543,000 | — | — | -16.0% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 1,967,779,292,000 | — | — | -20.9% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,284,844,479,000 | — | — | -12.0% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,292,304,256,000 | — | — | -11.4% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,249,531,609,000 | — | — | -12.5% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 2,828,494,056,000 | — | — | +4.5% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 2,769,012,757,000 | — | — | -6.9% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 2,244,434,273,000 | — | — | -14.1% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 2,339,193,384,000 | — | — | -8.6% |
Subcategories
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 6,031,894,184,000; in 2025, JPY 26,374,838,545,000, about 4.4 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 22,246,633,387,000 | JPY 1,647,288,153,000 | deficit JPY 20,599,345,234,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 26,374,838,545,000 | JPY 1,492,759,014,000 | deficit JPY 24,882,079,531,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 30,082,488,598,000 | JPY 1,619,746,650,000 | deficit JPY 28,462,741,948,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 31,309,326,294,000 | JPY 1,897,806,719,000 | deficit JPY 29,411,519,575,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 38,013,728,793,000 | JPY 2,524,043,065,000 | deficit JPY 35,489,685,728,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 20,984,933,596,000 | JPY 1,227,063,945,000 | deficit JPY 19,757,869,651,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 13,788,151,107,000 | JPY 899,849,097,000 | deficit JPY 12,888,302,010,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 19,551,777,949,000 | JPY 1,621,604,594,000 | deficit JPY 17,930,173,355,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 21,925,299,835,000 | JPY 1,574,488,388,000 | deficit JPY 20,350,811,447,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 18,361,804,130,000 | JPY 1,375,700,380,000 | deficit JPY 16,986,103,750,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 14,117,707,367,000 | JPY 1,112,692,683,000 | deficit JPY 13,005,014,684,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 20,901,400,729,000 | JPY 1,486,611,306,000 | deficit JPY 19,414,789,423,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 31,106,213,410,000 | JPY 1,772,212,733,000 | deficit JPY 29,334,000,677,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 30,732,632,386,000 | JPY 1,707,051,740,000 | deficit JPY 29,025,580,646,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 27,128,273,667,000 | JPY 1,147,652,635,000 | deficit JPY 25,980,621,032,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 25,136,046,151,000 | JPY 1,376,032,674,000 | deficit JPY 23,760,013,477,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 20,422,206,301,000 | JPY 1,218,898,605,000 | deficit JPY 19,203,307,696,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 16,261,934,861,000 | JPY 1,050,211,510,000 | deficit JPY 15,211,723,351,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 30,905,732,162,000 | JPY 2,052,826,500,000 | deficit JPY 28,852,905,662,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 23,494,215,995,000 | JPY 1,175,990,783,000 | deficit JPY 22,318,225,212,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 21,415,372,763,000 | JPY 759,332,484,000 | deficit JPY 20,656,040,279,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 16,454,534,178,000 | JPY 554,907,742,000 | deficit JPY 15,899,626,436,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 12,013,844,162,000 | JPY 302,101,983,000 | deficit JPY 11,711,742,179,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 10,402,710,137,000 | JPY 228,133,344,000 | deficit JPY 10,174,576,793,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 9,176,205,643,000 | JPY 216,911,642,000 | deficit JPY 8,959,294,001,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 9,501,211,322,000 | JPY 221,577,416,000 | deficit JPY 9,279,633,906,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 9,264,889,263,000 | JPY 201,262,118,000 | deficit JPY 9,063,627,145,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 6,541,971,193,000 | JPY 176,916,142,000 | deficit JPY 6,365,055,051,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 6,642,080,933,000 | JPY 209,187,144,000 | deficit JPY 6,432,893,789,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 8,671,405,796,000 | JPY 313,468,409,000 | deficit JPY 8,357,937,387,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 7,562,497,073,000 | JPY 293,265,835,000 | deficit JPY 7,269,231,238,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 5,959,343,523,000 | JPY 307,422,587,000 | deficit JPY 5,651,920,936,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 5,739,464,663,000 | JPY 312,373,076,000 | deficit JPY 5,427,091,587,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 6,351,836,412,000 | JPY 294,984,301,000 | deficit JPY 6,056,852,111,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 7,775,511,263,000 | JPY 281,877,806,000 | deficit JPY 7,493,633,457,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 8,674,726,902,000 | JPY 237,886,658,000 | deficit JPY 8,436,840,244,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 9,555,960,956,000 | JPY 236,281,722,000 | deficit JPY 9,319,679,234,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 7,305,285,184,000 | JPY 183,194,914,000 | deficit JPY 7,122,090,270,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 6,031,894,184,000 | JPY 111,851,685,000 | deficit JPY 5,920,042,499,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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