Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment (17)
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment (statistical code 17): imports in September 2026 were JPY 424,663,320,000 (+0.9% year on year). Main origins: People's Republic of China (24.6%), Germany (16.9%), United States of America (14.6%), Thailand (9.7%), Italy (5.0%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 2,304,026,886,000, a trade surplus of JPY 1,879,363,566,000. (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 424,663,320,000 | — | — | +0.9% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 418,076,877,000 | — | — | +3.7% |
| 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% |
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 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 800,718,949,000; in 2025, JPY 4,728,830,033,000, about 5.9 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 3,723,823,486,000 | JPY 19,479,370,189,000 | surplus JPY 15,755,546,703,000 |
| 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 |
| 2021 | JPY 3,280,010,329,000 | JPY 16,430,740,615,000 | surplus JPY 13,150,730,286,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 2,630,044,235,000 | JPY 14,622,940,711,000 | surplus JPY 11,992,896,476,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 3,613,770,184,000 | JPY 18,304,631,623,000 | surplus JPY 14,690,861,439,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 3,543,246,212,000 | JPY 19,057,700,668,000 | surplus JPY 15,514,454,456,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 3,207,581,241,000 | JPY 18,397,824,530,000 | surplus JPY 15,190,243,289,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 3,125,530,757,000 | JPY 17,492,940,086,000 | surplus JPY 14,367,409,329,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 3,157,515,604,000 | JPY 18,334,509,223,000 | surplus JPY 15,176,993,619,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 3,097,189,556,000 | JPY 17,104,520,020,000 | surplus JPY 14,007,330,464,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 2,827,580,638,000 | JPY 16,498,638,068,000 | surplus JPY 13,671,057,430,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 2,339,632,962,000 | JPY 15,156,715,438,000 | surplus JPY 12,817,082,476,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 1,759,807,843,000 | JPY 14,192,513,725,000 | surplus JPY 12,432,705,882,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 1,706,751,632,000 | JPY 15,418,126,661,000 | surplus JPY 13,711,375,029,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 1,522,075,743,000 | JPY 11,974,804,534,000 | surplus JPY 10,452,728,791,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 2,345,216,186,000 | JPY 20,288,638,273,000 | surplus JPY 17,943,422,087,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 2,560,996,141,000 | JPY 21,051,536,947,000 | surplus JPY 18,490,540,806,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 2,289,724,089,000 | JPY 18,464,041,815,000 | surplus JPY 16,174,317,726,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 2,098,426,838,000 | JPY 15,424,019,857,000 | surplus JPY 13,325,593,019,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 1,951,484,053,000 | JPY 14,280,908,852,000 | surplus JPY 12,329,424,799,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 1,895,595,418,000 | JPY 13,395,411,378,000 | surplus JPY 11,499,815,960,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 1,800,257,087,000 | JPY 13,122,176,324,000 | surplus JPY 11,321,919,237,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 1,472,540,800,000 | JPY 11,239,530,777,000 | surplus JPY 9,766,989,977,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 1,476,417,909,000 | JPY 10,938,746,272,000 | surplus JPY 9,462,328,363,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 1,714,337,928,000 | JPY 10,901,668,127,000 | surplus JPY 9,187,330,199,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 1,789,444,032,000 | JPY 11,871,944,983,000 | surplus JPY 10,082,500,951,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 1,809,715,343,000 | JPY 11,072,274,533,000 | surplus JPY 9,262,559,190,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 1,762,470,615,000 | JPY 9,227,734,722,000 | surplus JPY 7,465,264,107,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 1,490,880,374,000 | JPY 8,511,841,697,000 | surplus JPY 7,020,961,323,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 1,373,811,914,000 | JPY 9,595,610,313,000 | surplus JPY 8,221,798,399,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 1,158,061,320,000 | JPY 10,205,032,574,000 | surplus JPY 9,046,971,254,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 1,316,997,411,000 | JPY 11,113,528,799,000 | surplus JPY 9,796,531,388,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 1,429,488,303,000 | JPY 10,564,203,545,000 | surplus JPY 9,134,715,242,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 1,633,899,116,000 | JPY 10,453,569,586,000 | surplus JPY 8,819,670,470,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 986,665,393,000 | JPY 9,223,072,842,000 | surplus JPY 8,236,407,449,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 800,718,949,000 | JPY 8,511,917,072,000 | surplus JPY 7,711,198,123,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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