Miscellaneous manufactured articles (20)
Miscellaneous manufactured articles (statistical code 20): imports in September 2026 were JPY 218,670,947,000 (+7.0% year on year). Main origins: People's Republic of China (67.0%), Viet Nam (12.9%), Thailand (2.5%), Taiwan (2.4%), Germany (2.2%). Figures for September 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 117,482,882,000, a trade deficit of JPY 101,188,065,000. (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 218,670,947,000 | — | — | +7.0% |
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 207,419,506,000 | — | — | +17.8% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 223,155,358,000 | — | — | +4.0% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 225,229,081,000 | — | — | +15.1% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 200,890,309,000 | — | — | -11.5% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 211,120,167,000 | — | — | -10.4% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 178,600,825,000 | — | — | -5.9% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 226,021,424,000 | — | — | +51.3% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 245,605,249,000 | — | — | +11.1% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 250,704,280,000 | — | — | +25.4% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 250,409,699,000 | — | — | +23.4% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 234,544,353,000 | — | — | +10.2% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 204,348,531,000 | — | — | +3.9% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 176,034,741,000 | — | — | -4.1% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 214,479,592,000 | — | — | -3.6% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 195,668,294,000 | — | — | -0.7% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 227,012,437,000 | — | — | +6.6% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 235,608,036,000 | — | — | +22.5% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 189,899,010,000 | — | — | +24.7% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 149,370,580,000 | — | — | -11.6% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 221,155,294,000 | — | — | +18.9% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 199,949,829,000 | — | — | +9.0% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 202,983,524,000 | — | — | -5.3% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 212,781,617,000 | — | — | -3.8% |
Subcategories
- Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings.
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof.
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles.
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Imports in 1988 were JPY 356,567,156,000; in 2025, JPY 2,549,234,847,000, about 7.1 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | JPY 1,936,712,866,000 | JPY 891,681,332,000 | deficit JPY 1,045,031,534,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 2,549,234,847,000 | JPY 1,091,374,945,000 | deficit JPY 1,457,859,902,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 2,328,278,771,000 | JPY 916,027,337,000 | deficit JPY 1,412,251,434,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 2,385,897,944,000 | JPY 970,541,057,000 | deficit JPY 1,415,356,887,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 2,374,807,332,000 | JPY 980,578,160,000 | deficit JPY 1,394,229,172,000 |
| 2021 | JPY 1,890,709,071,000 | JPY 915,186,786,000 | deficit JPY 975,522,285,000 |
| 2020 | JPY 1,632,084,064,000 | JPY 796,594,051,000 | deficit JPY 835,490,013,000 |
| 2019 | JPY 1,740,677,541,000 | JPY 843,857,834,000 | deficit JPY 896,819,707,000 |
| 2018 | JPY 1,777,215,248,000 | JPY 907,464,475,000 | deficit JPY 869,750,773,000 |
| 2017 | JPY 1,782,385,003,000 | JPY 813,253,998,000 | deficit JPY 969,131,005,000 |
| 2016 | JPY 1,552,059,783,000 | JPY 655,423,760,000 | deficit JPY 896,636,023,000 |
| 2015 | JPY 1,709,281,595,000 | JPY 682,168,349,000 | deficit JPY 1,027,113,246,000 |
| 2014 | JPY 1,681,141,578,000 | JPY 608,973,912,000 | deficit JPY 1,072,167,666,000 |
| 2013 | JPY 1,564,229,572,000 | JPY 556,770,903,000 | deficit JPY 1,007,458,669,000 |
| 2012 | JPY 1,354,915,923,000 | JPY 494,550,300,000 | deficit JPY 860,365,623,000 |
| 2011 | JPY 1,199,209,075,000 | JPY 491,515,205,000 | deficit JPY 707,693,870,000 |
| 2010 | JPY 1,119,402,629,000 | JPY 494,177,812,000 | deficit JPY 625,224,817,000 |
| 2009 | JPY 1,176,031,872,000 | JPY 470,443,374,000 | deficit JPY 705,588,498,000 |
| 2008 | JPY 1,435,827,666,000 | JPY 707,869,055,000 | deficit JPY 727,958,611,000 |
| 2007 | JPY 1,645,512,627,000 | JPY 786,344,497,000 | deficit JPY 859,168,130,000 |
| 2006 | JPY 1,452,459,306,000 | JPY 632,026,403,000 | deficit JPY 820,432,903,000 |
| 2005 | JPY 1,268,088,159,000 | JPY 654,733,589,000 | deficit JPY 613,354,570,000 |
| 2004 | JPY 1,082,128,888,000 | JPY 492,946,335,000 | deficit JPY 589,182,553,000 |
| 2003 | JPY 1,049,120,052,000 | JPY 470,110,901,000 | deficit JPY 579,009,151,000 |
| 2002 | JPY 1,027,103,145,000 | JPY 580,011,293,000 | deficit JPY 447,091,852,000 |
| 2001 | JPY 1,012,968,758,000 | JPY 561,632,636,000 | deficit JPY 451,336,122,000 |
| 2000 | JPY 943,988,362,000 | JPY 631,017,023,000 | deficit JPY 312,971,339,000 |
| 1999 | JPY 839,705,298,000 | JPY 805,248,597,000 | deficit JPY 34,456,701,000 |
| 1998 | JPY 874,872,464,000 | JPY 669,265,542,000 | deficit JPY 205,606,922,000 |
| 1997 | JPY 973,000,710,000 | JPY 613,716,199,000 | deficit JPY 359,284,511,000 |
| 1996 | JPY 907,210,449,000 | JPY 483,248,331,000 | deficit JPY 423,962,118,000 |
| 1995 | JPY 727,421,371,000 | JPY 423,591,727,000 | deficit JPY 303,829,644,000 |
| 1994 | JPY 616,356,036,000 | JPY 399,454,697,000 | deficit JPY 216,901,339,000 |
| 1993 | JPY 551,502,482,000 | JPY 465,187,974,000 | deficit JPY 86,314,508,000 |
| 1992 | JPY 567,563,145,000 | JPY 550,615,217,000 | deficit JPY 16,947,928,000 |
| 1991 | JPY 568,181,869,000 | JPY 541,764,098,000 | deficit JPY 26,417,771,000 |
| 1990 | JPY 561,197,680,000 | JPY 496,366,239,000 | deficit JPY 64,831,441,000 |
| 1989 | JPY 466,742,389,000 | JPY 390,026,144,000 | deficit JPY 76,716,245,000 |
| 1988 | JPY 356,567,156,000 | JPY 351,024,681,000 | deficit JPY 5,542,475,000 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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