Heading (4-digit)
8456Machine-tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electro-discharge, electro-chemical, electron beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc processes; water-jet cutting machines:
レーザーその他の光子ビーム、超音波、放電、電気化学的方法、電子ビーム、イオンビーム又はプラズマアークを使用して材料を取り除くことにより加工する機械及びウォータージェット切断機械
HS code 8456 is a Heading (4-digit) classification number. In Japan's trade statistics (published by Ministry of Finance), it represents import/export items classified as “Machine-tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electro-discharge, electro-chemical, electron beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc processes; water-jet cutting machines:”. This code has 7 subcategories defined below it.
Latest trade statistics
In May 2026, Japan's imports under HS code 8456 (Machine-tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electro-discharge, electro-chemical, electron beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc processes; water-jet cutting machines:) totaled ¥2B (YoY -2.6%), with a volume of 2,913 NO at about ¥567,937/NO. The top import sources are People's Republic of China (31.7%), Germany (14.1%), Switzerland (12.3%). Exports totaled ¥15B (YoY +27.0%), with a volume of 1,501 NO at about ¥9,661,928/NO. The top export destinations are People's Republic of China (30.4%), United States of America (20.3%), Taiwan (8.7%).
Export (May 2026)
¥15B
YoY: +27.0%
Qty: 1,501 NO
Unit price: ¥9,661,928/NO
Import (May 2026)
¥2B
YoY: -2.6%
Qty: 2,913 NO
Unit price: ¥567,937/NO
Top export destinations (2025)
| # | Country | Value | Share | Qty | Unit price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | ¥48B | 30.4% | 5,463 NO | ¥8,718,294/NO |
| 2 | United States of America | ¥32B | 20.3% | 3,347 NO | ¥9,507,235/NO |
| 3 | Taiwan | ¥14B | 8.7% | 593 NO | ¥23,034,465/NO |
| 4 | Hong Kong | ¥13B | 8.0% | 340 NO | ¥36,904,835/NO |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | ¥8B | 5.2% | 1,139 NO | ¥7,220,615/NO |
Top import sources (2025)
| # | Country | Value | Share | Qty | Unit price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | ¥6B | 31.7% | 14,528 NO | ¥401,854/NO |
| 2 | Germany | ¥3B | 14.1% | 112 NO | ¥23,177,866/NO |
| 3 | Switzerland | ¥2B | 12.3% | 22 NO | ¥102,874,773/NO |
| 4 | Thailand | ¥2B | 9.7% | 156 NO | ¥11,482,840/NO |
| 5 | United States of America | ¥2B | 9.7% | 417 NO | ¥4,293,655/NO |
Subcategories7items
Subheading (6-digit)
845611Operated by laser
Subheading (6-digit)
845612Operated by other light or photon beam processes
Subheading (6-digit)
845620Operated by ultrasonic processes
Subheading (6-digit)
845630Operated by electro-discharge processes:
Subheading (6-digit)
845640Operated by plasma arc processes
Subheading (6-digit)
845650Water-jet cutting machines
Subheading (6-digit)
845690Other
Related codes
Other codes in the same classification group
8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors; machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation:8402Steam or other vapour generating boilers (other than central heating hot water boilers capable also of producing low pressure steam); super-heated water boilers:8403Central heating boilers other than those of heading 84.02:8404Auxiliary plant for use with boilers of heading 84.02 or 84.03 (for example, economisers, super-heaters, soot removers, gas recoverers); condensers for steam or other vapour power units:8405Producer gas or water gas generators, with or without their purifiers; acetylene gas generators and similar water process gas generators, with or without their purifiers:8406Steam turbines and other vapour turbines:8407Spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines:8408Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines):8409Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the engines of heading 84.07 or 84.08:8410Hydraulic turbines, water wheels, and regulators therefor:8411Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbines:8412Other engines and motors:8413Pumps for liquids, whether or not fitted with a measuring device; liquid elevators:8414Air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans; ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters; gas-tight biological safety cabinets, whether or not fitted with filters:8415Air conditioning machines, comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, including those machines in which the humidity cannot be separately regulated:8416Furnace burners for liquid fuel, for pulverised solid fuel or for gas; mechanical stokers, including their mechanical grates, mechanical ash dischargers and similar appliances:8417Industrial or laboratory furnaces and ovens, including incinerators, non-electric:8418Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading 84.15:8419Machinery, plant or laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated (excluding furnaces, ovens and other equipment of heading 85.14), for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature such as heating, cooking, roasting, distilling, rectifying, sterilising, pasteurising, steaming, drying, evaporating, vaporising, condensing or cooling, other than machinery or plant of a kind used for domestic purposes; instantaneous or storage water heaters, non-electric:8420Calendering or other rolling machines, other than for metals or glass, and cylinders therefor:8421Centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, for liquids or gases:8422Dish washing machines; machinery for cleaning or drying bottles or other containers; machinery for filling, closing, sealing or labelling bottles, cans, boxes, bags or other containers; machinery for capsuling bottles, jars, tubes and similar containers; other packing or wrapping machinery (including heat-shrink wrapping machinery); machinery for aerating beverages:8423Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including weight operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds:8424Mechanical appliances (whether or not hand-operated) for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders; fire extinguishers, whether or not charged; spray guns and similar appliances; steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines:8425Pulley tackle and hoists other than skip hoists; winches and capstans; jacks:8426Ships' derricks; cranes, including cable cranes; mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers and works trucks fitted with a crane:8427Fork-lift trucks; other works trucks fitted with lifting or handling equipment:8428Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, lifts, escalators, conveyors, teleferics):8429Self-propelled bulldozers, angledozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines and road rollers:8430Other moving, grading, levelling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting, extracting or boring machinery, for earth, minerals or ores; pile-drivers and pile-extractors; snow-ploughs and snow-blowers:8431Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machinery of headings 84.25 to 84.30:8432Agricultural, horticultural or forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation; lawn or sports-ground rollers:8433Harvesting or threshing machinery, including straw or fodder balers; grass or hay mowers; machines for cleaning, sorting or grading eggs, fruit or other agricultural produce, other than machinery of heading 84.37:8434Milking machines and dairy machinery:8435Presses, crushers and similar machinery used in the manufacture of wine, cider, fruit juices or similar beverages:8436Other agricultural, horticultural, forestry, poultry-keeping or bee-keeping machinery, including germination plant fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment; poultry incubators and brooders:+47
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