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3215Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid:

印刷用、筆記用又は製図用のインキその他のインキ（濃縮してあるかないか又は固形のものであるかないかを問わない。）

HS code 3215 is a Heading (4-digit) classification number. In Japan's trade statistics (published by Ministry of Finance), it represents import/export items classified as “Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid:”. This code has 3 subcategories defined below it.

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In May 2026, Japan's imports under HS code 3215 (Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid:) totaled ¥706M (YoY +16.2%), with a volume of 226,106 KG at about ¥3,121/KG. The top import sources are United States of America (30.5%), People's Republic of China (13.1%), Philippines (7.9%). Exports totaled ¥9B (YoY +6.7%), with a volume of 2,922,769 KG at about ¥3,139/KG. The top export destinations are United States of America (25.2%), People's Republic of China (15.0%), Singapore (10.8%).

Export (May 2026)
¥9B
YoY: +6.7%
Qty: 2,922,769 KG
Unit price: ¥3,139/KG
Import (May 2026)
¥706M
YoY: +16.2%
Qty: 226,106 KG
Unit price: ¥3,121/KG

Top export destinations (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1United States of America¥27B25.2%9,701,612 KG¥2,769/KG
2People's Republic of China¥16B15.0%4,304,760 KG¥3,711/KG
3Singapore¥12B10.8%4,123,209 KG¥2,796/KG
4Netherlands¥7B6.9%2,889,718 KG¥2,526/KG
5Philippines¥5B5.2%2,528,246 KG¥2,171/KG

Top import sources (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1United States of America¥3B30.5%518,438 KG¥5,014/KG
2People's Republic of China¥1B13.1%608,805 KG¥1,840/KG
3Philippines¥676M7.9%110,975 KG¥6,092/KG
4Israel¥622M7.3%107,072 KG¥5,806/KG
5United Kingdom¥609M7.1%101,053 KG¥6,028/KG

Subcategories3items

Subheading (6-digit)
321511Black Ⓣ
Subheading (6-digit)
321519Other Ⓣ
Subheading (6-digit)
321590Other

Related codes

Other codes in the same classification group

3201Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives:3202Synthetic organic tanning substances; inorganic tanning substances; tanning preparations, whether or not containing natural tanning substances; enzymatic preparations for pre-tanning:3204Synthetic organic colouring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter based on synthetic organic colouring matter; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined:3206Other colouring matter; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter, other than those of heading 32.03, 32.04 or 32.05; inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined:3207Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers and prepared colours, vitrifiable enamels and glazes, engobes (slips), liquid lustres and similar preparations, of a kind used in the ceramic, enamelling or glass industry; glass frit and other glass, in the form of powder, granules or flakes:3208Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions as defined in Note 4 to this Chapter:3209Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium:3212Pigments (including metallic powders and flakes) dispersed in non-aqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints (including enamels); stamping foils; dyes and other colouring matter put up in forms or packings for retail sale:3213Artists', students' or signboard painters' colours, modifying tints, amusement colours and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or in similar forms or packings:3214Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings; non-refractory surfacing preparations for façades, indoor walls, floors, ceilings or the like:

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