Miscellaneous manufactured articles (20)
Miscellaneous manufactured articles (statistical code 20): imports in August 2026 were JPY 207,403,583,000 (+17.8% year on year). Main origins: People's Republic of China (67.1%), Viet Nam (14.5%), Thailand (2.8%), Taiwan (2.4%), Philippines (2.0%). Figures for August 2026 are preliminary.
Exports in the same month were JPY 104,272,170,000, a trade deficit of JPY 103,131,413,000. (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 207,403,583,000 | — | — | +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% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 196,631,751,000 | — | — | -8.7% |
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 2022)
Imports in 2022 were JPY 2,374,807,332,000; in 2025, JPY 2,549,234,847,000, about 1.1 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 1,718,025,996,000 | JPY 774,198,450,000 | deficit JPY 943,827,546,000 |
| 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 |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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