Products of the chemical or allied industries (06)
Products of the chemical or allied industries (statistical code 06): imports in September 2026 were JPY 979,889,485,000 (+4.9% year on year). Main origins: United States of America (18.9%), People's Republic of China (16.6%), Germany (8.7%), France (6.3%), Republic of Korea (5.8%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 847,787,880,000, a trade deficit of JPY 132,101,605,000. (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 979,889,485,000 | — | — | +4.9% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 946,505,635,000 | — | — | +27.4% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 1,095,594,674,000 | — | — | +16.6% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 1,057,474,354,000 | — | — | +22.5% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 1,019,495,414,000 | — | — | +13.9% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 985,941,177,000 | — | — | +18.7% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 963,741,681,000 | — | — | +11.6% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 861,065,613,000 | — | — | +1.5% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 848,201,834,000 | — | — | -7.7% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 953,359,602,000 | — | — | +20.2% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 888,210,336,000 | — | — | +4.4% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 815,606,615,000 | — | — | -14.4% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 933,871,238,000 | — | — | +6.6% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 742,762,028,000 | — | — | -19.8% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 940,005,189,000 | — | — | -3.6% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 863,416,702,000 | — | — | +5.2% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 895,247,851,000 | — | — | +7.5% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 830,601,800,000 | — | — | +0.2% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 863,397,962,000 | — | — | +11.2% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 848,103,034,000 | — | — | +7.2% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 919,256,930,000 | — | — | +27.1% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 793,043,858,000 | — | — | -1.1% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 850,984,239,000 | — | — | -4.0% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 952,788,699,000 | — | — | +3.5% |
Subcategories
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes.
- Organic chemicals.
- Pharmaceutical products.
- Fertilisers.
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks.
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations.
- Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster.
- Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes.
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations.
- Photographic or cinematographic goods.
- Miscellaneous chemical products.
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 1,695,048,682,000; in 2025, JPY 10,493,839,287,000, about 6.2 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 8,757,909,867,000 | JPY 7,372,753,268,000 | deficit JPY 1,385,156,599,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 10,493,839,287,000 | JPY 9,001,114,971,000 | deficit JPY 1,492,724,316,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 10,147,404,043,000 | JPY 8,907,602,622,000 | deficit JPY 1,239,801,421,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 10,193,838,029,000 | JPY 8,566,873,481,000 | deficit JPY 1,626,964,548,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 11,845,689,864,000 | JPY 9,133,117,610,000 | deficit JPY 2,712,572,254,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 8,629,671,461,000 | JPY 8,064,766,962,000 | deficit JPY 564,904,499,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 6,959,947,011,000 | JPY 6,542,145,675,000 | deficit JPY 417,801,336,000 |
| 2019 | Not available (source gap) | JPY 6,713,920,851,000 | Not available (source gap) |
| 2018 | Not available (source gap) | JPY 6,746,520,268,000 | Not available (source gap) |
| 2017 | JPY 6,566,950,305,000 | JPY 6,043,246,573,000 | deficit JPY 523,703,732,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 6,248,217,272,000 | JPY 5,214,972,097,000 | deficit JPY 1,033,245,175,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 6,785,828,374,000 | JPY 5,679,885,864,000 | deficit JPY 1,105,942,510,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 5,871,038,224,000 | JPY 5,727,480,938,000 | deficit JPY 143,557,286,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 5,569,602,482,000 | JPY 5,613,364,409,000 | surplus JPY 43,761,927,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 5,140,796,535,000 | JPY 4,674,460,117,000 | deficit JPY 466,336,418,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 5,321,274,624,000 | JPY 4,974,030,220,000 | deficit JPY 347,244,404,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 4,711,302,159,000 | JPY 4,983,378,201,000 | surplus JPY 272,076,042,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 4,086,246,537,000 | JPY 4,283,597,951,000 | surplus JPY 197,351,414,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 4,958,657,466,000 | JPY 5,467,969,150,000 | surplus JPY 509,311,684,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 4,707,243,574,000 | JPY 5,916,277,475,000 | surplus JPY 1,209,033,901,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 4,165,936,069,000 | JPY 5,276,355,563,000 | surplus JPY 1,110,419,494,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 3,683,720,682,000 | JPY 4,647,302,367,000 | surplus JPY 963,581,685,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 3,309,730,581,000 | JPY 4,242,929,772,000 | surplus JPY 933,199,191,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 3,057,324,020,000 | JPY 3,755,856,725,000 | surplus JPY 698,532,705,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 2,869,599,193,000 | JPY 3,499,292,489,000 | surplus JPY 629,693,296,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 2,762,893,999,000 | JPY 3,188,188,074,000 | surplus JPY 425,294,075,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 2,547,951,093,000 | JPY 3,183,763,154,000 | surplus JPY 635,812,061,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 2,364,445,351,000 | JPY 2,974,553,583,000 | surplus JPY 610,108,232,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 2,453,336,664,000 | JPY 3,053,424,372,000 | surplus JPY 600,087,708,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 2,551,769,665,000 | JPY 3,114,912,942,000 | surplus JPY 563,143,277,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 2,315,956,969,000 | JPY 2,710,580,287,000 | surplus JPY 394,623,318,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 2,103,815,420,000 | JPY 2,425,261,765,000 | surplus JPY 321,446,345,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 1,886,332,451,000 | JPY 2,124,025,998,000 | surplus JPY 237,693,547,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 1,837,468,611,000 | JPY 2,006,509,082,000 | surplus JPY 169,040,471,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 1,991,586,565,000 | JPY 2,179,336,244,000 | surplus JPY 187,749,679,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 2,085,914,229,000 | JPY 2,130,954,462,000 | surplus JPY 45,040,233,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 2,025,032,288,000 | JPY 2,070,765,560,000 | surplus JPY 45,733,272,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 1,896,505,723,000 | JPY 1,851,334,935,000 | deficit JPY 45,170,788,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 1,695,048,682,000 | JPY 1,611,883,304,000 | deficit JPY 83,165,378,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
The e-Stat table 'Final Trade Statistics by Commodity and Country (Imports), 2016–2020' (Ministry of Finance Trade Statistics of Japan) lacks data for some commodities from April 2018 to December 2019, so values for this period are not shown. This is a problem in the source data; official annual totals from the Ministry of Finance differ.
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