Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware (13)
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware (statistical code 13): imports in September 2026 were JPY 62,495,388,000 (+15.2% year on year). Main origins: People's Republic of China (45.4%), United States of America (13.4%), Taiwan (6.0%), Republic of Korea (5.1%), Germany (3.8%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 105,016,512,000, a trade surplus of JPY 42,521,124,000. (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 62,495,388,000 | — | — | +15.2% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 57,110,900,000 | — | — | +13.9% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 68,310,824,000 | — | — | +25.3% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 62,550,373,000 | — | — | +17.2% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 57,106,479,000 | — | — | +5.0% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 63,739,478,000 | — | — | +20.4% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 58,090,138,000 | — | — | +15.9% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 53,996,655,000 | — | — | +22.3% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 59,243,091,000 | — | — | -0.8% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 55,863,510,000 | — | — | +4.5% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 55,110,678,000 | — | — | +8.4% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 56,995,536,000 | — | — | +2.6% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 54,268,576,000 | — | — | +5.0% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 50,122,707,000 | — | — | +0.5% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 54,504,510,000 | — | — | -11.5% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 53,371,052,000 | — | — | -0.2% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 54,380,357,000 | — | — | -5.7% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 52,936,128,000 | — | — | -3.1% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 50,129,512,000 | — | — | -2.0% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 44,147,624,000 | — | — | -3.7% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 59,702,206,000 | — | — | +13.8% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 53,464,564,000 | — | — | +12.6% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 50,822,393,000 | — | — | -6.7% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 55,574,036,000 | — | — | +2.8% |
Subcategories
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 164,106,471,000; in 2025, JPY 641,532,396,000, about 3.9 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 542,643,326,000 | JPY 906,901,474,000 | surplus JPY 364,258,148,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 641,532,396,000 | JPY 1,077,092,279,000 | surplus JPY 435,559,883,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 638,226,487,000 | JPY 1,013,292,094,000 | surplus JPY 375,065,607,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 619,260,751,000 | JPY 909,630,109,000 | surplus JPY 290,369,358,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 643,033,897,000 | JPY 951,512,793,000 | surplus JPY 308,478,896,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 556,567,104,000 | JPY 840,272,060,000 | surplus JPY 283,704,956,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 490,876,368,000 | JPY 702,367,693,000 | surplus JPY 211,491,325,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 551,094,659,000 | JPY 791,037,644,000 | surplus JPY 239,942,985,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 576,118,071,000 | JPY 831,753,492,000 | surplus JPY 255,635,421,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 543,786,135,000 | JPY 792,086,092,000 | surplus JPY 248,299,957,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 520,196,504,000 | JPY 753,468,933,000 | surplus JPY 233,272,429,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 593,727,062,000 | JPY 802,681,950,000 | surplus JPY 208,954,888,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 570,919,215,000 | JPY 802,233,378,000 | surplus JPY 231,314,163,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 529,485,022,000 | JPY 827,811,393,000 | surplus JPY 298,326,371,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 444,957,167,000 | JPY 800,751,161,000 | surplus JPY 355,793,994,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 443,656,819,000 | JPY 859,793,815,000 | surplus JPY 416,136,996,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 421,489,557,000 | JPY 891,805,350,000 | surplus JPY 470,315,793,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 380,349,399,000 | JPY 663,427,580,000 | surplus JPY 283,078,181,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 524,021,474,000 | JPY 834,191,965,000 | surplus JPY 310,170,491,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 538,217,118,000 | JPY 876,969,387,000 | surplus JPY 338,752,269,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 528,330,482,000 | JPY 795,962,378,000 | surplus JPY 267,631,896,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 450,980,178,000 | JPY 702,156,449,000 | surplus JPY 251,176,271,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 411,090,915,000 | JPY 627,184,757,000 | surplus JPY 216,093,842,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 379,284,130,000 | JPY 546,601,147,000 | surplus JPY 167,317,017,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 367,070,155,000 | JPY 516,497,808,000 | surplus JPY 149,427,653,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 355,057,835,000 | JPY 517,307,365,000 | surplus JPY 162,249,530,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 332,396,612,000 | JPY 541,625,588,000 | surplus JPY 209,228,976,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 286,903,988,000 | JPY 466,916,195,000 | surplus JPY 180,012,207,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 316,259,899,000 | JPY 505,990,781,000 | surplus JPY 189,730,882,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 361,945,507,000 | JPY 517,182,617,000 | surplus JPY 155,237,110,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 316,655,823,000 | JPY 496,575,212,000 | surplus JPY 179,919,389,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 256,277,955,000 | JPY 447,089,688,000 | surplus JPY 190,811,733,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 213,168,530,000 | JPY 409,960,609,000 | surplus JPY 196,792,079,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 189,178,667,000 | JPY 380,365,051,000 | surplus JPY 191,186,384,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 228,819,482,000 | JPY 418,015,522,000 | surplus JPY 189,196,040,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 263,206,198,000 | JPY 415,654,389,000 | surplus JPY 152,448,191,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 269,348,470,000 | JPY 417,521,905,000 | surplus JPY 148,173,435,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 226,380,200,000 | JPY 378,939,407,000 | surplus JPY 152,559,207,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 164,106,471,000 | JPY 344,569,869,000 | surplus JPY 180,463,398,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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