Chapter (2-digit)
28Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
無機化学品及び貴金属、希土類金属、放射性元素又は同位元素の無機又は有機の化合物
HS code 28 is a Chapter (2-digit) classification number. In Japan's trade statistics (published by Ministry of Finance), it represents import/export items classified as “Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes”. This code has 40 subcategories defined below it.
Latest trade statistics
In May 2026, Japan's imports under HS code 28 (Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes) totaled ¥107B (YoY +49.0%), with a volume of 218,872,091 KG at about ¥488/KG. The top import sources are People's Republic of China (32.6%), United States of America (16.5%), Republic of Korea (7.3%). Exports totaled ¥115B (YoY +41.2%), with a volume of 394,129,591 KG at about ¥293/KG. The top export destinations are United States of America (25.3%), India (15.6%), People's Republic of China (12.4%).
Export (May 2026)
¥115B
YoY: +41.2%
Qty: 394,129,591 KG
Unit price: ¥293/KG
Import (May 2026)
¥107B
YoY: +49.0%
Qty: 218,872,091 KG
Unit price: ¥488/KG
Top export destinations (2025)
| # | Country | Value | Share | Qty | Unit price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | ¥292B | 25.3% | 560,857,499 | ¥520 |
| 2 | India | ¥181B | 15.6% | 648,322,894 | ¥278 |
| 3 | People's Republic of China | ¥143B | 12.4% | 189,131,389 | ¥755 |
| 4 | Republic of Korea | ¥84B | 7.3% | 105,069,562 | ¥797 |
| 5 | Taiwan | ¥80B | 7.0% | 152,444,103 | ¥527 |
Top import sources (2025)
| # | Country | Value | Share | Qty | Unit price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | ¥323B | 32.6% | 1,184,719,673 | ¥273 |
| 2 | United States of America | ¥164B | 16.5% | 258,086,959 | ¥634 |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | ¥72B | 7.3% | 285,889,751 | ¥251 |
| 4 | Germany | ¥50B | 5.0% | 35,600,391 | ¥1,400 |
| 5 | Taiwan | ¥43B | 4.4% | 121,263,372 | ¥356 |
Subcategories40items
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2801Fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine:
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2804Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals:
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2805Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed; mercury:
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2806Hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid); chlorosulphuric acid:
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2809Diphosphorus pentaoxide; phosphoric acid; polyphosphoric acids, whether or not chemically defined:
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2811Other inorganic acids and other inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals:
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2812Halides and halide oxides of non-metals:
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2813Sulphides of non-metals; commercial phosphorus trisulphide:
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2814Ammonia, anhydrous or in aqueous solution:
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2815Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium:
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2816Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium; oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, of strontium or barium:
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2818Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined; aluminium oxide; aluminium hydroxide:
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2819Chromium oxides and hydroxides:
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2820Manganese oxides:
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2821Iron oxides and hydroxides; earth colours containing 70 % or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2O3:
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2824Lead oxides; red lead and orange lead:
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2825Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts; other inorganic bases; other metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides:
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2826Fluorides; fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates and other complex fluorine salts:
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2827Chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides:
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2828Hypochlorites; commercial calcium hypochlorite; chlorites; hypobromites:
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2829Chlorates and perchlorates; bromates and perbromates; iodates and periodates:
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2830Sulphides; polysulphides, whether or not chemically defined:
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2831Dithionites and sulphoxylates:
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2832Sulphites; thiosulphates:
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2833Sulphates; alums; peroxosulphates (persulphates):
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2834Nitrites; nitrates:
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2835Phosphinates (hypophosphites), phosphonates (phosphites) and phosphates; polyphosphates, whether or not chemically defined:
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2836Carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates); commercial ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamate:
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2837Cyanides, cyanide oxides and complex cyanides:
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2839Silicates; commercial alkali metal silicates:
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2840Borates; peroxoborates (perborates):
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2841Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids:
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2842Other salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids (including aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined), other than azides:
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2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals:
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2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes) and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products:
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2845Isotopes other than those of heading 28.44; compounds, inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined:
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2846Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals, of yttrium or of scandium or of mixtures of these metals:
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2849Carbides, whether or not chemically defined:
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2852Inorganic or organic compounds of mercury, whether or not chemically defined, excluding amalgams:
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2853Phosphides, whether or not chemically defined, excluding ferrophosphorus; other inorganic compounds (including distilled or conductivity water and water of similar purity); liquid air (whether or not rare gases have been removed); compressed air; amalgams, other than amalgams of precious metals:
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