Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork (09)
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork (statistical code 09): imports in August 2026 were JPY 129,856,091,000 (+1.8% year on year). Main origins: Viet Nam (24.0%), People's Republic of China (12.4%), Indonesia (10.9%), Philippines (10.3%), Canada (7.7%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 4,673,422,000, a trade deficit of JPY 125,182,669,000. (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 129,856,091,000 | — | — | +1.8% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 144,003,496,000 | — | — | +10.8% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 141,784,935,000 | — | — | +8.3% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 122,038,577,000 | — | — | -4.8% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 134,331,496,000 | — | — | +4.0% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 126,169,874,000 | — | — | +2.5% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 123,535,779,000 | — | — | +5.5% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 140,720,130,000 | — | — | +10.7% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 133,619,299,000 | — | — | +7.2% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 112,459,597,000 | — | — | -7.1% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 131,680,263,000 | — | — | +5.6% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 124,381,112,000 | — | — | -4.5% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 127,502,334,000 | — | — | +8.9% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 130,016,763,000 | — | — | -10.1% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 130,960,233,000 | — | — | +7.6% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 128,177,574,000 | — | — | +2.4% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 129,207,805,000 | — | — | +0.9% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 123,081,968,000 | — | — | +0.7% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 117,090,877,000 | — | — | +3.8% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 127,105,335,000 | — | — | +8.8% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 124,658,722,000 | — | — | +9.2% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 121,111,883,000 | — | — | -0.1% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 124,701,867,000 | — | — | +3.6% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 130,178,783,000 | — | — | +8.3% |
Subcategories
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 1,779,343,473,000; in 2025, JPY 1,515,283,160,000, about 85% of the 2022 level.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 1,062,440,378,000 | JPY 42,900,538,000 | deficit JPY 1,019,539,840,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 1,515,283,160,000 | JPY 60,485,113,000 | deficit JPY 1,454,798,047,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 1,489,186,570,000 | JPY 54,646,108,000 | deficit JPY 1,434,540,462,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 1,429,268,170,000 | JPY 51,028,861,000 | deficit JPY 1,378,239,309,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 1,779,343,473,000 | JPY 53,343,646,000 | deficit JPY 1,725,999,827,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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