Heading (4-digit)
9012Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus:
顕微鏡（光学顕微鏡を除く。）及び回折機器
HS code 9012 is a Heading (4-digit) classification number. In Japan's trade statistics (published by Ministry of Finance), it represents import/export items classified as “Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus:”. This code has 2 subcategories defined below it.
Latest trade statistics
In May 2026, Japan's imports under HS code 9012 (Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus:) totaled ¥2B (YoY +54.3%), with a volume of 3,201 NO at about ¥668,542/NO. The top import sources are Czech Republic (31.6%), United States of America (19.1%), Germany (15.3%). Exports totaled ¥5B (YoY +21.7%), with a volume of 134 NO at about ¥39,748,590/NO. The top export destinations are People's Republic of China (31.0%), Republic of Korea (26.1%), United States of America (10.9%).
Export (May 2026)
¥5B
YoY: +21.7%
Qty: 134 NO
Unit price: ¥39,748,590/NO
Import (May 2026)
¥2B
YoY: +54.3%
Qty: 3,201 NO
Unit price: ¥668,542/NO
Top export destinations (2025)
| # | Country | Value | Share | Qty | Unit price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | ¥24B | 31.0% | 829 NO | ¥28,517,620/NO |
| 2 | Republic of Korea | ¥20B | 26.1% | 176 NO | ¥113,275,875/NO |
| 3 | United States of America | ¥8B | 10.9% | 366 NO | ¥22,712,077/NO |
| 4 | Germany | ¥4B | 4.9% | 184 NO | ¥20,397,516/NO |
| 5 | Hong Kong | ¥4B | 4.9% | 187 NO | ¥19,929,112/NO |
Top import sources (2025)
| # | Country | Value | Share | Qty | Unit price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic | ¥9B | 31.6% | 65 NO | ¥136,860,569/NO |
| 2 | United States of America | ¥5B | 19.1% | 60 NO | ¥89,761,917/NO |
| 3 | Germany | ¥4B | 15.3% | 51 NO | ¥84,553,255/NO |
| 4 | Netherlands | ¥4B | 13.3% | 14 NO | ¥268,358,357/NO |
| 5 | United Kingdom | ¥2B | 6.7% | 15 NO | ¥126,080,600/NO |
Subcategories2items
Related codes
Other codes in the same classification group
9001Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 85.44; sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked:9002Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being parts of or fittings for instruments or apparatus, other than such elements of glass not optically worked:9003Frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles or the like, and parts thereof:9004Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other:9005Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, and mountings therefor; other astronomical instruments and mountings therefor, but not including instruments for radio-astronomy:9006Photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras; photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs other than discharge lamps of heading 85.39:9007Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether or not incorporating sound recording or reproducing apparatus:9008Image projectors, other than cinematographic; photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers:9010Apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; negatoscopes; projection screens:9011Compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection:9013Lasers, other than laser diodes; other optical appliances and instruments, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter:9014Direction finding compasses; other navigational instruments and appliances:9015Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders:9017Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments (for example, drafting machines, pantographs, protractors, drawing sets, slide rules, disc calculators); instruments for measuring length, for use in the hand (for example, measuring rods and tapes, micrometers, callipers), not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter:9018Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight-testing instruments:9019Mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatus; ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus:9021Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability:9022Apparatus based on the use of X-rays or of alpha, beta, gamma or other ionising radiations, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, X-ray tubes and other X-ray generators, high tension generators, control panels and desks, screens, examination or treatment tables, chairs and the like:9024Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of materials (for example, metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics):9025Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, recording or not, and any combination of these instruments:9026Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level gauges, manometers, heat meters), excluding instruments and apparatus of heading 90.14, 90.15, 90.28 or 90.32:9027Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters, refractometers, spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis apparatus); instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like; instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light (including exposure meters); microtomes:9028Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor:9029Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, mileometers, pedometers and the like; speed indicators and tachometers, other than those of heading 90.14 or 90.15; stroboscopes:9030Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities, excluding meters of heading 90.28; instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, X-ray, cosmic or other ionising radiations:9031Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; profile projectors:9032Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus:
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