# Japan Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Imports from United States (customs value)

Japan Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Imports from United States (customs value) was up 14.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −5.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 18,922,495 JPY thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −64.4% (Aug 2019) to 358.2% (Oct 2018), averaging 19.3%.

- Source agency: Ministry of Finance Japan
- Makrognosis code: `JP.IMPORTS.M.NSA.GRP-SEMIEQUIP.PARTNER-US`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: JPY thousands
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (129 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/japan/semiconductor-manufacturing-equipment-imports-from-united-states

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 18,922,495 JPY thousands | 14.9 |
| August 2026 | 17,523,309 JPY thousands | −5.1 |
| July 2026 | 23,267,954 JPY thousands | 4.4 |
| June 2026 | 28,670,606 JPY thousands | 58.8 |
| May 2026 | 13,745,334 JPY thousands | −19.4 |
| April 2026 | 17,697,516 JPY thousands | 5.1 |
| March 2026 | 25,689,643 JPY thousands | 32.7 |
| February 2026 | 17,238,686 JPY thousands | −37.2 |
| January 2026 | 27,181,562 JPY thousands | −31.7 |
| December 2025 | 25,092,138 JPY thousands | −27.4 |
| November 2025 | 24,591,457 JPY thousands | 31.7 |
| October 2025 | 26,865,778 JPY thousands | 53.1 |
| September 2025 | 16,472,314 JPY thousands | −0.1 |
| August 2025 | 18,463,764 JPY thousands | 4.7 |
| July 2025 | 22,288,178 JPY thousands | 31.9 |
| June 2025 | 18,057,494 JPY thousands | 77.6 |
| May 2025 | 17,060,962 JPY thousands | 42.1 |
| April 2025 | 16,845,956 JPY thousands | 39.8 |
| March 2025 | 19,358,853 JPY thousands | 21.7 |
| February 2025 | 27,453,988 JPY thousands | 100.6 |
| January 2025 | 39,810,423 JPY thousands | 141.0 |
| December 2024 | 34,549,256 JPY thousands | 33.3 |
| November 2024 | 18,671,125 JPY thousands | −35.8 |
| October 2024 | 17,548,679 JPY thousands | −42.8 |

## API

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

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