# Japan Iron Ore Imports from Australia (customs value)

Japan Iron Ore Imports from Australia (customs value) was up 4.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 16.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 65,837,010 JPY thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −43.4% (May 2020) to 261.4% (Jun 2021), averaging 14.0%.

- Source agency: Ministry of Finance Japan
- Makrognosis code: `JP.IMPORTS.M.NSA.GRP-IRONORE.PARTNER-AU`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: JPY thousands
- Coverage: 2003-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (165 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/japan/iron-ore-imports-from-australia-customs-value

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 65,837,010 JPY thousands | 4.8 |
| August 2026 | 63,002,449 JPY thousands | 16.0 |
| July 2026 | 79,745,218 JPY thousands | 32.1 |
| June 2026 | 69,657,731 JPY thousands | 9.6 |
| May 2026 | 74,780,928 JPY thousands | 61.6 |
| April 2026 | 70,950,629 JPY thousands | 2.7 |
| March 2026 | 63,409,893 JPY thousands | −4.0 |
| February 2026 | 45,226,241 JPY thousands | 20.0 |
| January 2026 | 63,875,784 JPY thousands | −7.4 |
| December 2025 | 68,989,524 JPY thousands | 16.1 |
| November 2025 | 55,846,013 JPY thousands | −18.7 |
| October 2025 | 60,987,347 JPY thousands | 5.7 |
| September 2025 | 62,822,381 JPY thousands | −0.4 |
| August 2025 | 54,318,667 JPY thousands | −21.5 |
| July 2025 | 60,365,663 JPY thousands | −26.5 |
| June 2025 | 63,583,031 JPY thousands | −28.6 |
| May 2025 | 46,267,736 JPY thousands | −39.0 |
| April 2025 | 69,064,395 JPY thousands | −2.0 |
| March 2025 | 66,026,258 JPY thousands | −11.4 |
| February 2025 | 37,688,254 JPY thousands | −42.1 |
| January 2025 | 69,015,903 JPY thousands | 2.9 |
| December 2024 | 59,429,859 JPY thousands | −26.4 |
| November 2024 | 68,688,789 JPY thousands | 2.4 |
| October 2024 | 57,695,242 JPY thousands | −18.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/JP.IMPORTS.M.NSA.GRP-IRONORE.PARTNER-AU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/JP.IMPORTS.M.NSA.GRP-IRONORE.PARTNER-AU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```