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2937Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, natural or reproduced by synthesis; derivatives and structural analogues thereof, including chain modified polypeptides, used primarily as hormones:

ホルモン、プロスタグランジン、トロンボキサン及びロイコトリエン（天然のもの及びこれと同一の構造を有する合成のものに限る。）並びにこれらの誘導体及び構造類似物（主としてホルモンとして使用するもので、変性ポリペプチドを含む。）

HS code 2937 is a Heading (4-digit) classification number. In Japan's trade statistics (published by Ministry of Finance), it represents import/export items classified as “Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, natural or reproduced by synthesis; derivatives and structural analogues thereof, including chain modified polypeptides, used primarily as hormones:”. This code has 9 subcategories defined below it.

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In May 2026, Japan's imports under HS code 2937 (Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, natural or reproduced by synthesis; derivatives and structural analogues thereof, including chain modified polypeptides, used primarily as hormones:) totaled ¥974M (YoY -59.8%), with a volume of 710,552 GR at about ¥1,371/GR. The top import sources are United States of America (20.3%), Germany (15.0%), Israel (14.5%). Exports totaled ¥106M (YoY -58.3%), with a volume of 21,659 GR at about ¥4,892/GR. The top export destinations are France (44.4%), Ireland (16.1%), Republic of Korea (14.1%).

Export (May 2026)
¥106M
YoY: -58.3%
Qty: 21,659 GR
Unit price: ¥4,892/GR
Import (May 2026)
¥974M
YoY: -59.8%
Qty: 710,552 GR
Unit price: ¥1,371/GR

Top export destinations (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1France¥2B44.4%31,630 GR¥63,085/GR
2Ireland¥723M16.1%33,359 GR¥21,680/GR
3Republic of Korea¥633M14.1%93,154 GR¥6,795/GR
4United Kingdom¥325M7.2%7,742 GR¥41,931/GR
5Netherlands¥189M4.2%1,680 GR¥112,715/GR

Top import sources (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1United States of America¥7B20.3%1,944,073 GR¥3,544/GR
2Germany¥5B15.0%300,200 GR¥16,971/GR
3Israel¥5B14.5%52,983 GR¥92,556/GR
4Italy¥5B13.4%3,429,789 GR¥1,324/GR
5People's Republic of China¥4B11.0%5,335,489 GR¥698/GR

Subcategories9items

Subheading (6-digit)
293711Somatotropin, its derivatives and structural analogues
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293712Insulin and its salts
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293719Other
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293721Cortisone, hydrocortisone, prednisone (dehydrocortisone) and prednisolone (dehydrohydrocortisone)
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293722Halogenated derivatives of corticosteroidal hormones
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293723Oestrogens and progestogens
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293729Other
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293750Prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, their derivatives and structural analogues
Subheading (6-digit)
293790Other

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Other codes in the same classification group

2901Acyclic hydrocarbons:2902Cyclic hydrocarbons:2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons:2904Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons, whether or not halogenated:2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives:2906Cyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives:2907Phenols; phenol-alcohols:2908Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols:2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (whether or not chemically defined), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives:2910Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers, with a three-membered ring, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives:2912Aldehydes, whether or not with other oxygen function; cyclic polymers of aldehydes; paraformaldehyde:2914Ketones and quinones, whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives:2915Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives:2916Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives:2917Polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives:2918Carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives:2919Phosphoric esters and their salts, including lactophosphates; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives:2920Esters of other inorganic acids of non-metals (excluding esters of hydrogen halides) and their salts; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives:2921Amine-function compounds:2922Oxygen-function amino-compounds:2923Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides; lecithins and other phosphoaminolipids, whether or not chemically defined:2924Carboxyamide-function compounds; amide-function compounds of carbonic acid:2925Carboxyimide-function compounds (including saccharin and its salts) and imine-function compounds:2926Nitrile-function compounds:2929Compounds with other nitrogen function:2930Organo-sulphur compounds:2931Other organo-inorganic compounds:2932Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only:2933Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only:2934Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; other heterocyclic compounds:2935Sulphonamides:2936Provitamins and vitamins, natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent:2938Glycosides, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives:2939Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives:2941Antibiotics:

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