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Back to 34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
Heading (4-digit)

3404Artificial waxes and prepared waxes:

人造ろう及び調製ろう

HS code 3404 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 waxes and prepared waxes:”. This code has 2 subcategories defined below it.

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In May 2026, Japan's imports under HS code 3404 (Artificial waxes and prepared waxes:) totaled ¥1B (YoY -15.4%), with a volume of 2,197,863 KG at about ¥558/KG. The top import sources are People's Republic of China (36.6%), United States of America (19.6%), Germany (16.5%). Exports totaled ¥538M (YoY -17.3%), with a volume of 678,625 KG at about ¥793/KG. The top export destinations are People's Republic of China (27.8%), United States of America (19.9%), Republic of Korea (17.0%).

Export (May 2026)
¥538M
YoY: -17.3%
Qty: 678,625 KG
Unit price: ¥793/KG
Import (May 2026)
¥1B
YoY: -15.4%
Qty: 2,197,863 KG
Unit price: ¥558/KG

Top export destinations (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1People's Republic of China¥2B27.8%3,364,751 KG¥587/KG
2United States of America¥1B19.9%1,880,604 KG¥750/KG
3Republic of Korea¥1B17.0%1,668,837 KG¥726/KG
4Thailand¥651M9.2%1,009,480 KG¥645/KG
5Taiwan¥323M4.5%561,139 KG¥575/KG

Top import sources (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1People's Republic of China¥6B36.6%13,967,844 KG¥426/KG
2United States of America¥3B19.6%3,403,803 KG¥934/KG
3Germany¥3B16.5%2,946,340 KG¥910/KG
4Malaysia¥1B7.4%3,620,920 KG¥330/KG
5Taiwan¥457M2.8%864,698 KG¥529/KG

Subcategories2items

Subheading (6-digit)
340420Of poly(oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol)
Subheading (6-digit)
340490Other:

Related codes

Other codes in the same classification group

3401Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent:3402Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap, other than those of heading 34.01:3403Lubricating preparations (including cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould release preparations, based on lubricants) and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials, but excluding preparations containing, as basic constituents, 70 % or more by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals:3405Polishes and creams, for footwear, furniture, floors, coachwork, glass or metal, scouring pastes and powders and similar preparations (whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations), excluding waxes of heading 34.04:

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