Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard; paper and paperboard and articles thereof (10)
Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard; paper and paperboard and articles thereof (statistical code 10): imports in August 2026 were JPY 57,573,969,000 (+8.2% year on year). Main origins: People's Republic of China (38.9%), United States of America (17.5%), Indonesia (8.5%), Canada (4.3%), Brazil (4.2%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 44,132,777,000, a trade deficit of JPY 13,441,192,000. (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 57,573,969,000 | — | — | +8.2% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 65,314,387,000 | — | — | +8.6% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 62,149,655,000 | — | — | +13.0% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 53,896,788,000 | — | — | -5.1% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 59,638,216,000 | — | — | +3.7% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 55,209,229,000 | — | — | +3.1% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 54,648,603,000 | — | — | +9.0% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 58,618,089,000 | — | — | +0.4% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 57,436,585,000 | — | — | +10.2% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 55,299,684,000 | — | — | -1.5% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 56,452,676,000 | — | — | -2.3% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 56,555,368,000 | — | — | +1.7% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 53,198,125,000 | — | — | -2.2% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 60,142,031,000 | — | — | -8.3% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 54,998,284,000 | — | — | +3.9% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 56,806,229,000 | — | — | -11.2% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 57,525,620,000 | — | — | +1.6% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 53,564,537,000 | — | — | +0.6% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 50,132,491,000 | — | — | -2.7% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 58,396,982,000 | — | — | +17.4% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 52,136,005,000 | — | — | +3.2% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 56,123,328,000 | — | — | -3.0% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 57,804,247,000 | — | — | +3.0% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 55,627,636,000 | — | — | +1.6% |
Subcategories
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 694,101,446,000; in 2025, JPY 670,508,612,000, about 97% of the 2022 level.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 467,048,936,000 | JPY 355,046,016,000 | deficit JPY 112,002,920,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 670,508,612,000 | JPY 495,713,656,000 | deficit JPY 174,794,956,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 669,676,182,000 | JPY 524,355,946,000 | deficit JPY 145,320,236,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 682,367,224,000 | JPY 451,159,208,000 | deficit JPY 231,208,016,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 694,101,446,000 | JPY 500,742,326,000 | deficit JPY 193,359,120,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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