Chapter (2-digit)

96Miscellaneous manufactured articles

雑品

HS code 96 is a Chapter (2-digit) classification number. In Japan's trade statistics (published by Ministry of Finance), it represents import/export items classified as Miscellaneous manufactured articles. This code has 10 subcategories defined below it.

Latest trade statistics

In May 2026, Japan's imports under HS code 96 (Miscellaneous manufactured articles) totaled ¥18B (YoY +11.7%), with a volume of 200,446,960 NO at about ¥91/NO. The top import sources are People's Republic of China (65.8%), Viet Nam (6.0%), Thailand (5.4%). Exports totaled ¥25B (YoY +9.5%), with a volume of 621,697,653 NO at about ¥40/NO. The top export destinations are People's Republic of China (24.0%), United States of America (16.6%), Taiwan (7.2%).

Export (May 2026)
¥25B
YoY: +9.5%
Qty: 621,697,653 NO
Unit price: ¥40/NO
Import (May 2026)
¥18B
YoY: +11.7%
Qty: 200,446,960 NO
Unit price: ¥91/NO

Top export destinations (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1People's Republic of China¥67B24.0%2,484,595,850¥27
2United States of America¥47B16.6%1,304,971,543¥36
3Taiwan¥20B7.2%825,373,937¥24
4Viet Nam¥20B7.2%696,804,245¥29
5France¥17B6.2%148,868,078¥117

Top import sources (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1People's Republic of China¥137B65.8%1,558,336,887¥88
2Viet Nam¥12B6.0%221,544,564¥56
3Thailand¥11B5.4%224,064,687¥50
4Republic of Korea¥7B3.4%67,718,584¥106
5Germany¥7B3.3%183,058,877¥38

Subcategories10items

Heading (4-digit)
9601Worked ivory, bone, tortoise-shell, horn, antlers, coral, mother-of-pearl and other animal carving material, and articles of these materials (including articles obtained by moulding):
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9603Brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles), hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorised, mops and feather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees (other than roller squeegees):
Heading (4-digit)
9606Buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs, button moulds and other parts of these articles; button blanks:
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9607Slide fasteners and parts thereof:
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9608Ball point pens; felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers; fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens; duplicating stylos; propelling or sliding pencils; pen-holders, pencil-holders and similar holders; parts (including caps and clips) of the foregoing articles, other than those of heading 96.09:
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9609Pencils (other than pencils of heading 96.08), crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalks:
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9612Typewriter or similar ribbons, inked or otherwise prepared for giving impressions, whether or not on spools or in cartridges; ink-pads, whether or not inked, with or without boxes:
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9613Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical, and parts thereof other than flints and wicks:
Heading (4-digit)
9615Combs, hair-slides and the like; hairpins, curling pins, curling grips, hair-curlers and the like, other than those of heading 85.16, and parts thereof:
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9616Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor; powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations:

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