Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof (07)
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof (statistical code 07): imports in September 2026 were JPY 330,525,740,000 (+20.2% year on year). Main origins: People's Republic of China (34.5%), Thailand (12.3%), Republic of Korea (8.4%), United States of America (7.8%), Indonesia (6.7%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 485,158,455,000, a trade surplus of JPY 154,632,715,000. (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 330,525,740,000 | — | — | +20.2% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 332,221,780,000 | — | — | +36.7% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 399,820,634,000 | — | — | +43.4% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 381,973,422,000 | — | — | +43.6% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 328,011,427,000 | — | — | +21.9% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 312,306,662,000 | — | — | +14.9% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 283,876,281,000 | — | — | +4.0% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 268,621,226,000 | — | — | +9.3% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 294,126,232,000 | — | — | -5.3% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 264,499,818,000 | — | — | -1.4% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 261,386,906,000 | — | — | -3.9% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 279,031,369,000 | — | — | -3.5% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 275,087,342,000 | — | — | +4.8% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 243,041,959,000 | — | — | -2.3% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 278,852,114,000 | — | — | -4.3% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 266,085,718,000 | — | — | +5.2% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 269,044,613,000 | — | — | -2.0% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 271,722,409,000 | — | — | +2.4% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 272,834,010,000 | — | — | +11.9% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 245,775,452,000 | — | — | +3.7% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 310,434,105,000 | — | — | +25.8% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 268,167,976,000 | — | — | +17.1% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 271,888,983,000 | — | — | +6.7% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 289,068,363,000 | — | — | +13.2% |
Subcategories
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 453,366,394,000; in 2025, JPY 3,237,795,815,000, about 7.1 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 2,931,483,404,000 | JPY 4,324,603,924,000 | surplus JPY 1,393,120,520,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 3,237,795,815,000 | JPY 5,292,683,207,000 | surplus JPY 2,054,887,392,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 3,152,238,728,000 | JPY 5,230,330,211,000 | surplus JPY 2,078,091,483,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 2,893,680,988,000 | JPY 4,754,853,913,000 | surplus JPY 1,861,172,925,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 3,074,986,829,000 | JPY 4,932,747,485,000 | surplus JPY 1,857,760,656,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 2,517,007,742,000 | JPY 4,484,312,286,000 | surplus JPY 1,967,304,544,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 2,048,665,119,000 | JPY 3,635,606,140,000 | surplus JPY 1,586,941,021,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 2,186,098,308,000 | JPY 3,876,076,720,000 | surplus JPY 1,689,978,412,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 2,380,212,276,000 | JPY 4,057,854,948,000 | surplus JPY 1,677,642,672,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 2,212,041,543,000 | JPY 3,974,288,519,000 | surplus JPY 1,762,246,976,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 1,948,813,376,000 | JPY 3,606,313,505,000 | surplus JPY 1,657,500,129,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 2,181,161,022,000 | JPY 3,967,381,787,000 | surplus JPY 1,786,220,765,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 2,158,034,189,000 | JPY 3,972,345,445,000 | surplus JPY 1,814,311,256,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 1,998,858,139,000 | JPY 3,820,054,061,000 | surplus JPY 1,821,195,922,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 1,762,271,436,000 | JPY 3,464,328,365,000 | surplus JPY 1,702,056,929,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 1,823,173,002,000 | JPY 3,610,235,267,000 | surplus JPY 1,787,062,265,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 1,583,144,960,000 | JPY 3,686,815,077,000 | surplus JPY 2,103,670,117,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 1,235,033,246,000 | JPY 2,928,691,828,000 | surplus JPY 1,693,658,582,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 1,812,961,168,000 | JPY 3,687,707,267,000 | surplus JPY 1,874,746,099,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 1,700,323,388,000 | JPY 3,820,030,949,000 | surplus JPY 2,119,707,561,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 1,573,671,659,000 | JPY 3,359,811,443,000 | surplus JPY 1,786,139,784,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 1,298,486,266,000 | JPY 2,871,172,749,000 | surplus JPY 1,572,686,483,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 1,119,363,818,000 | JPY 2,515,087,338,000 | surplus JPY 1,395,723,520,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 992,860,126,000 | JPY 2,206,633,127,000 | surplus JPY 1,213,773,001,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 907,477,312,000 | JPY 2,058,765,142,000 | surplus JPY 1,151,287,830,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 864,616,370,000 | JPY 1,796,478,378,000 | surplus JPY 931,862,008,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 807,671,885,000 | JPY 1,866,760,517,000 | surplus JPY 1,059,088,632,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 728,764,859,000 | JPY 1,793,149,221,000 | surplus JPY 1,064,384,362,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 753,692,282,000 | JPY 1,851,643,109,000 | surplus JPY 1,097,950,827,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 796,826,981,000 | JPY 1,857,642,648,000 | surplus JPY 1,060,815,667,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 699,335,774,000 | JPY 1,653,868,342,000 | surplus JPY 954,532,568,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 590,547,633,000 | JPY 1,488,611,481,000 | surplus JPY 898,063,848,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 504,742,703,000 | JPY 1,306,973,288,000 | surplus JPY 802,230,585,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 475,926,057,000 | JPY 1,228,789,454,000 | surplus JPY 752,863,397,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 522,883,245,000 | JPY 1,320,017,038,000 | surplus JPY 797,133,793,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 571,353,282,000 | JPY 1,292,780,291,000 | surplus JPY 721,427,009,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 552,967,743,000 | JPY 1,313,673,443,000 | surplus JPY 760,705,700,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 516,856,597,000 | JPY 1,168,503,774,000 | surplus JPY 651,647,177,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 453,366,394,000 | JPY 1,037,465,414,000 | surplus JPY 584,099,020,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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