Chapter (2-digit)

68Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials

石、プラスター、セメント、石綿、雲母その他これらに類する材料の製品

HS code 68 is a Chapter (2-digit) classification number. In Japan's trade statistics (published by Ministry of Finance), it represents import/export items classified as “Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials”. This code has 12 subcategories defined below it.

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In May 2026, Japan's imports under HS code 68 (Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials) totaled ¥15B (YoY +0.6%), with a volume of 22,822,187 MT at about ¥662/MT. The top import sources are People's Republic of China (52.3%), United States of America (16.9%), Republic of Korea (6.1%). Exports totaled ¥28B (YoY +4.8%), with a volume of 415,698,601 MT at about ¥66/MT. The top export destinations are People's Republic of China (22.0%), United States of America (15.8%), Taiwan (10.7%).

Export (May 2026)

¥28B

YoY: +4.8%

Qty: 415,698,601 MT

Unit price: ¥66/MT

Import (May 2026)

¥15B

YoY: +0.6%

Qty: 22,822,187 MT

Unit price: ¥662/MT

Top export destinations (2025)

#	Country	Value	Share	Qty	Unit price
1	People's Republic of China	¥73B	22.0%	29,420,880	¥2,469
2	United States of America	¥52B	15.8%	10,805,821	¥4,818
3	Taiwan	¥35B	10.7%	27,344,971	¥1,291
4	Republic of Korea	¥24B	7.2%	424,814,400	¥56
5	Germany	¥20B	6.0%	4,633,702	¥4,273

Top import sources (2025)

#	Country	Value	Share	Qty	Unit price
1	People's Republic of China	¥86B	52.3%	186,865,363	¥462
2	United States of America	¥28B	16.9%	3,397,095	¥8,199
3	Republic of Korea	¥10B	6.1%	11,009,683	¥922
4	Thailand	¥5B	3.1%	5,458,935	¥945
5	Viet Nam	¥4B	2.5%	5,621,227	¥726

Subcategories12items

Heading (4-digit)

6802Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 68.01; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate):

Heading (4-digit)

6804Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like, without frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, polishing, trueing or cutting, hand sharpening or polishing stones, and parts thereof, of natural stone, of agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives, or of ceramics, with or without parts of other materials:

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6805Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of textile material, of paper, of paperboard or of other materials, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up:

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6806Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials; mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials, other than those of heading 68.11 or 68.12 or of Chapter 69:

Heading (4-digit)

6807Articles of asphalt or of similar material (for example, petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch):

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6809Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster:

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6810Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced:

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6811Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like:

Heading (4-digit)

6812Fabricated asbestos fibres; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate; articles of such mixtures or of asbestos (for example, thread, woven fabric, clothing, headgear, footwear, gaskets), whether or not reinforced, other than goods of heading 68.11 or 68.13:

Heading (4-digit)

6813Friction material and articles thereof (for example, sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers, pads), not mounted, for brakes, for clutches or the like, with a basis of asbestos, of other mineral substances or of cellulose, whether or not combined with textile or other materials:

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6814Worked mica and articles of mica, including agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support of paper, paperboard or other materials:

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6815Articles of stone or of other mineral substances (including carbon fibres, articles of carbon fibres and articles of peat), not elsewhere specified or included:

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