Kouro
JAEN
Back to 28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
Heading (4-digit)

2815Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium:

水酸化ナトリウム（かせいソーダ）、水酸化カリウム（かせいカリ）及びナトリウム又はカリウムの過酸化物

HS code 2815 is a Heading (4-digit) classification number. In Japan's trade statistics (published by Ministry of Finance), it represents import/export items classified as “Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium:”. This code has 4 subcategories defined below it.

Search trade data for this codeAnalyze trends

Latest trade statistics

In May 2026, Japan's imports under HS code 2815 (Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium:) totaled ¥324M (YoY -20.0%), with a volume of 2,584,817 KG at about ¥125/KG. The top import sources are United States of America (33.4%), Thailand (14.1%), Sweden (14.0%). Exports totaled ¥3B (YoY -8.9%), with a volume of 71,972,664 KG at about ¥38/KG. The top export destinations are Australia (32.3%), Indonesia (31.5%), United States of America (13.8%).

Export (May 2026)
¥3B
YoY: -8.9%
Qty: 71,972,664 KG
Unit price: ¥38/KG
Import (May 2026)
¥324M
YoY: -20.0%
Qty: 2,584,817 KG
Unit price: ¥125/KG

Top export destinations (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1Australia¥19B32.3%646,047,903 KG¥30/KG
2Indonesia¥19B31.5%615,791,298 KG¥31/KG
3United States of America¥8B13.8%262,369,602 KG¥31/KG
4Viet Nam¥3B5.0%92,709,338 KG¥32/KG
5New Zealand¥3B4.5%88,021,000 KG¥31/KG

Top import sources (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1United States of America¥1B33.4%15,084,111 KG¥85/KG
2Thailand¥544M14.1%5,208,000 KG¥104/KG
3Sweden¥539M14.0%756,000 KG¥713/KG
4Republic of Korea¥507M13.1%3,156,520 KG¥160/KG
5People's Republic of China¥443M11.5%4,384,515 KG¥101/KG

Subcategories4items

Subheading (6-digit)
281511Solid
Subheading (6-digit)
281512In aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda)
Subheading (6-digit)
281520Potassium hydroxide (caustic potash)
Subheading (6-digit)
281530Peroxides of sodium or potassium

Related codes

Other codes in the same classification group

2801Fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine:2804Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals:2805Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed; mercury:2806Hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid); chlorosulphuric acid:2809Diphosphorus pentaoxide; phosphoric acid; polyphosphoric acids, whether or not chemically defined:2811Other inorganic acids and other inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals:2812Halides and halide oxides of non-metals:2813Sulphides of non-metals; commercial phosphorus trisulphide:2814Ammonia, anhydrous or in aqueous solution:2816Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium; oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, of strontium or barium:2818Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined; aluminium oxide; aluminium hydroxide:2819Chromium oxides and hydroxides:2820Manganese oxides:2821Iron oxides and hydroxides; earth colours containing 70 % or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2O3:2824Lead oxides; red lead and orange lead:2825Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts; other inorganic bases; other metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides:2826Fluorides; fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates and other complex fluorine salts:2827Chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides:2828Hypochlorites; commercial calcium hypochlorite; chlorites; hypobromites:2829Chlorates and perchlorates; bromates and perbromates; iodates and periodates:2830Sulphides; polysulphides, whether or not chemically defined:2831Dithionites and sulphoxylates:2832Sulphites; thiosulphates:2833Sulphates; alums; peroxosulphates (persulphates):2834Nitrites; nitrates:2835Phosphinates (hypophosphites), phosphonates (phosphites) and phosphates; polyphosphates, whether or not chemically defined:2836Carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates); commercial ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamate:2837Cyanides, cyanide oxides and complex cyanides:2839Silicates; commercial alkali metal silicates:2840Borates; peroxoborates (perborates):2841Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids:2842Other salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids (including aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined), other than azides:2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals:2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes) and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products:2845Isotopes other than those of heading 28.44; compounds, inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined:2846Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals, of yttrium or of scandium or of mixtures of these metals:+3

Analyze trade data with HS codes

Analyze import/export statistics based on official Ministry of Finance data with country share, trend analysis, predictions, and more. Get started with a free account.

Create free accountLogin to analyze