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2818Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined; aluminium oxide; aluminium hydroxide:

人造コランダム（化学的に単一であるかないかを問わない。）、酸化アルミニウム及び水酸化アルミニウム

HS code 2818 is a Heading (4-digit) classification number. In Japan's trade statistics (published by Ministry of Finance), it represents import/export items classified as “Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined; aluminium oxide; aluminium hydroxide:”. This code has 3 subcategories defined below it.

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In May 2026, Japan's imports under HS code 2818 (Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined; aluminium oxide; aluminium hydroxide:) totaled ¥5B (YoY -23.7%), with a volume of 55,218,256 KG at about ¥98/KG. The top import sources are People's Republic of China (33.5%), Brazil (19.5%), Australia (15.9%). Exports totaled ¥3B (YoY +14.7%), with a volume of 5,961,459 KG at about ¥468/KG. The top export destinations are People's Republic of China (38.5%), Republic of Korea (14.1%), United States of America (10.5%).

Export (May 2026)
¥3B
YoY: +14.7%
Qty: 5,961,459 KG
Unit price: ¥468/KG
Import (May 2026)
¥5B
YoY: -23.7%
Qty: 55,218,256 KG
Unit price: ¥98/KG

Top export destinations (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1People's Republic of China¥12B38.5%26,053,197 KG¥468/KG
2Republic of Korea¥4B14.1%10,216,964 KG¥438/KG
3United States of America¥3B10.5%4,914,228 KG¥680/KG
4Thailand¥3B10.2%4,598,064 KG¥707/KG
5Taiwan¥2B6.5%8,391,971 KG¥245/KG

Top import sources (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1People's Republic of China¥23B33.5%173,302,605 KG¥130/KG
2Brazil¥13B19.5%288,001,713 KG¥46/KG
3Australia¥11B15.9%216,305,570 KG¥50/KG
4Republic of Korea¥4B6.7%24,557,183 KG¥183/KG
5Germany¥4B5.4%10,980,710 KG¥329/KG

Subcategories3items

Subheading (6-digit)
281810Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined:
Subheading (6-digit)
281820Aluminium oxide, other than artificial corundum
Subheading (6-digit)
281830Aluminium hydroxide Ⓘ

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:2815Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium:2816Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium; oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, of strontium or barium: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

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