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:

スラグウール、ロックウールその他これらに類する鉱物性ウール及びはく離させたバーミキュライト、エキスパンデッドクレー、フォームスラグその他これらに類する膨脹させた鉱物性材料並びに断熱用、防音用又は吸音用の鉱物性材料の混合物及び製品（第68.11項、第68.12項又は第69類のものを除く。）

HS code 6806 is a Heading (4-digit) classification number. In Japan's trade statistics (published by Ministry of Finance), it represents import/export items classified as “Slag 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:”. This code has 3 subcategories defined below it.

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In May 2026, Japan's imports under HS code 6806 (Slag 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:) totaled ¥1B (YoY +9.7%), with a volume of 3,340,068 KG at about ¥369/KG. The top import sources are People's Republic of China (40.5%), Republic of Korea (11.7%), United Kingdom (9.0%). Exports totaled ¥2B (YoY -50.6%), with a volume of 2,036,467 KG at about ¥981/KG. The top export destinations are United States of America (26.5%), Republic of Korea (13.4%), People's Republic of China (13.1%).

Export (May 2026)

¥2B

YoY: -50.6%

Qty: 2,036,467 KG

Unit price: ¥981/KG

Import (May 2026)

¥1B

YoY: +9.7%

Qty: 3,340,068 KG

Unit price: ¥369/KG

Top export destinations (2025)

#	Country	Value	Share	Qty	Unit price
1	United States of America	¥12B	26.5%	2,088,645 KG	¥5,535/KG
2	Republic of Korea	¥6B	13.4%	1,863,606 KG	¥3,133/KG
3	People's Republic of China	¥6B	13.1%	2,413,290 KG	¥2,367/KG
4	Germany	¥6B	12.9%	1,430,009 KG	¥3,924/KG
5	Thailand	¥3B	6.1%	1,134,811 KG	¥2,352/KG

Top import sources (2025)

#	Country	Value	Share	Qty	Unit price
1	People's Republic of China	¥6B	40.5%	27,130,450 KG	¥219/KG
2	Republic of Korea	¥2B	11.7%	5,598,259 KG	¥307/KG
3	United Kingdom	¥1B	9.0%	328,031 KG	¥4,033/KG
4	United States of America	¥1B	7.2%	523,946 KG	¥2,014/KG
5	Taiwan	¥891M	6.1%	1,959,524 KG	¥455/KG

Subcategories3items

Subheading (6-digit)

680610Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools (including intermixtures thereof), in bulk, sheets or rolls

Subheading (6-digit)

680620Exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials (including intermixtures thereof)

Subheading (6-digit)

680690Other

Related codes

Other codes in the same classification group

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):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: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:6807Articles of asphalt or of similar material (for example, petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch):6809Articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster:6810Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, whether or not reinforced:6811Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like: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 68.13:6813Friction 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:6814Worked mica and articles of mica, including agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support of paper, paperboard or other materials: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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