Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment (17)
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment (statistical code 17): imports in August 2026 were JPY 417,736,472,000 (+3.6% year on year). Main origins: People's Republic of China (22.9%), Germany (14.8%), The Bahamas (9.6%), United States of America (9.1%), Thailand (9.0%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 1,846,209,530,000, a trade surplus of JPY 1,428,473,058,000. (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 417,736,472,000 | — | — | +3.6% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 455,240,759,000 | — | — | +12.1% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 457,728,555,000 | — | — | +12.8% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 392,624,143,000 | — | — | +9.7% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 390,009,331,000 | — | — | +5.0% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 343,829,193,000 | — | — | -1.5% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 465,590,374,000 | — | — | +27.9% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 376,060,934,000 | — | — | -7.2% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 388,525,651,000 | — | — | +3.5% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 374,928,843,000 | — | — | +10.0% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 481,813,446,000 | — | — | +30.5% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 420,734,412,000 | — | — | +22.9% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 403,044,227,000 | — | — | +1.3% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 406,252,058,000 | — | — | +15.8% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 405,950,708,000 | — | — | +21.8% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 357,867,975,000 | — | — | +14.8% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 371,525,866,000 | — | — | -15.8% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 349,043,646,000 | — | — | -26.6% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 363,903,652,000 | — | — | +19.0% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 405,239,549,000 | — | — | +4.1% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 375,406,684,000 | — | — | -5.7% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 340,994,805,000 | — | — | -6.3% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 369,164,623,000 | — | — | -6.9% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 342,222,886,000 | — | — | +0.5% |
Subcategories
- Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds.
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof.
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof.
- Ships, boats and floating structures.
Long-term trend (from 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 3,431,753,443,000; in 2025, JPY 4,728,830,033,000, about 1.4 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 3,298,819,761,000 | JPY 17,175,343,303,000 | surplus JPY 13,876,523,542,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 4,728,830,033,000 | JPY 24,347,512,153,000 | surplus JPY 19,618,682,120,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 4,433,028,884,000 | JPY 24,709,259,537,000 | surplus JPY 20,276,230,653,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 4,192,049,681,000 | JPY 23,858,561,963,000 | surplus JPY 19,666,512,282,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 3,431,753,443,000 | JPY 19,340,626,708,000 | surplus JPY 15,908,873,265,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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