What is the price of leather in China?

As of January 2024, leather in China is US$ 3.54 per kg (24.84 CNY), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is China's world rank in leather exports?

China ranks 5th among 96 leather exporters.

How much leather did China export in 2024?

China exported 44,171 tonnes of leather in 2024.

What was the year-over-year change in China's leather export value?

China's leather export value increased by 79.0% year-over-year.

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Leather Prices in China

US$ 3.54 / kg

24.84 CNY / kg

MoM ▼ 5.8% YoY ▼ 5.8%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (CNY)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	3.54	24.84	▼ 5.8%	▼ 5.8%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the leather price in China available is US$ 3.54 per kg (24.84 CNY), down 5.8% year-on-year.

China is a significant exporter of leather, ranking 5th among 96 exporters in 2024 with exports valued at US$156.5 million and totaling 44,171 tonnes. The country accounts for 5.8% of global leather exports and is a net exporter. Export value increased by 79.0% year-over-year. The latest export unit value is US$3.5427 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - leather in China

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, China exported $156.5M (44.2 kt) of leather▲ 79% YoY. That ranks #5 worldwide (5.8% of global exports).

$156.5M

Export value

44.2 kt

Export volume

#5 / 96

World rank

5.8%

Global share

$3.54

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top leather exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Brazil $645.8M · 24.1%
#2 US $454.3M · 16.9%
#3 Italy $269.2M · 10%
#4 Argentina $172M · 6.4%
#5 China $156.5M · 5.8%

Annual export data China · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$156.5M	44.2 kt	$3.54
2023	$87.4M	23.2 kt	$3.76
2022	$63.4M	13.4 kt	$4.75
2021	$45.6M	10.5 kt	$4.36
2020	$19M	8.3 kt	$2.28

HS Code

leather is traded under Harmonized System code 4104. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

China leather - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 China shipped 52,412 tonnes of leather. Across 2019 alone, the interest in China leather (processed category) has improved, recording a change of 13.311 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, leather's exports grew by 15.12% earning the nation US$637.29m for the year 2019. China's leather exports are categorised as:

Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of antelopes, deer, elks, elephants and other animals, incl. sea animals, without wool or hair on, and leather of hairless animals, whether or not split (excluding leather of bovine and equine animals, sheep and lambs, goats or kids, swine and reptiles, and chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallised leather) (HS code 411390)
Leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather" of the portions, strips or sheets of hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excluding unsplit full grains leather, grain splits leather, chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 410799)
Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls (HS code 411100)
Grain splits leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of the portions, strips or sheets of hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 410792)
Full grains leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather", unsplit, of the portions, strips or sheets of hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 410791)
Bovine and equine leather, dehaired, prepared after tanning, incl. parchment-dressed (excluding leather of whole bovine hides, with a surface area of <= 2,6 mÃ½, full grains and full grain splits, chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410439)
Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather (excluding lacquered or metallised reconstituted leather) (HS code 411420)
Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of goats or kids, without wool or hair on, whether or not split (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 411310)
Grain splits leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of the whole hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 410712)
Leather of swine, dehaired (excluding chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410710)
Full grains and full grain splits of bovine and equine animals, dehaired, prepared after tanning (HS code 410431)
Parings and other waste of leather or of composition leather, not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour (HS code 411520)
Bovine leather, dehaired, vegetable pre-tanned only, whether or not split (excluding leather of whole hides, with a surface area of <= 2,6 mÃ½) (HS code 410421)
Leather of reptiles, vegetable pre-tanned only (HS code 410721)
Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallized leather (excluding lacquered or metallized reconstituted leather) (HS code 410900)
Chamois leather, incl. combination chamois leather (excluding glacÃ©-tanned leather subsequently treated with formaldehyde and leather stuffed with oil only after tanning) (HS code 411410)
Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting incl. parchment-dressed leather", of sheep or lambs, without wool on, whether or not split (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather)" (HS code 411200)
Full grains leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather", unsplit, of the whole hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 410711)
Parings and other waste of leather, parchment-dressed leather or composition leather, not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour (HS code 411000)
Leather of reptiles (excluding vegetable pre-tanned only, plus chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410729)
Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of pigs, without hair on, whether or not split (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 411320)
Chamois leather, incl. combination chamois leather (excluding glacâ€š-tanned leather subsequently treated with formaldehyde and leather stuffed with oil only after tanning) (HS code 410800)
Bovine and equine leather, dehaired, tanned or pretanned only, whether or not split (excluding leather of whole hides of bovine animals, with a surface area of <= 2,6 mÃ½, and bovine leather, pre-tanned only) (HS code 410429)
Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls (HS code 411510)
Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of reptiles,, whether or not split (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 411330)
Leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather" of the whole hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excluding unsplit full grains leather, grain splits leather, chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 410719)
Full grains leather, unsplit and grain splits leather, in the dry state "crust", of hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, without hair on (excluding further prepared) (HS code 410441)
Leather of antelopes, deer, elks, elephants and other animals, incl. sea animals, dehaired, and leather of hairless animals (excluding bovine and equine animals, sheep and lambs, goats and kids, pigs and reptiles, chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410790)
Leather of whole hides of bovine animals, with a surface area of <= 2,6 mÃ½, dehaired (excluding chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410410)
Bovine leather, dehaired, mineral or synthetic pre-tanned only, whether or not split (excluding leather of whole hides, with a surface area of <= 2,6 mÃ½) (HS code 410422)

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China leather export values

In 2019, China supplied leather worth 637.29m USD, a surge of 8.49% from 2018's total leather export of 587.4m USD. The yearly increase in value of China leather between 2017 to 2018 was 0.74884141 per cent.

The annual/yearly change in the volume of China's leather exports between 2017 and 2019 was 15.12 pc compared to a variation of 13.311% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

China's stake of the world's total leather's exports in 2019 was 26 per cent. The country holds number 1 in world exports of leather.

Export markets for China leather ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

China is a net exporter of leather. The annual growth of China leather in value between 2015 to 2019 was 25%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -56%, per annum.

China imported 104,152 tonnes of leather in 2019.

Leather Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest leather prices in other Asia countries:

Pakistan$5.21/kg Sri Lanka$45.61/kg Iran$11.14/kg Cambodia$4.23/kg Nepal$0.58/kg Hong Kong$4.12/kg India$0.39/kg Kazakhstan$0.70/kg Malaysia$13.41/kg Philippines$820.76/kg Tajikistan$1.62/kg South Korea$0.77/kg Thailand$2.13/kg Uzbekistan$1.64/kg Vietnam$1.48/kg

Other Processed Prices in China

Latest prices for other processed in China:

Black Tea$5.60/kg Coffee$2.63/kg Sugar$0.75/kg Cotton$2.25/kg Whisky$8.61/kg Natural Honey$1.90/kg Copra$10.17/kg Raw Hides & Skins$1.02/kg Fish Oil$8.77/kg Chocolate$3.20/kg Coconut oil$10.17/kg Glycerol$1.34/kg Palm Oil$1.19/kg Sunflower Oil$1.38/kg Whey$2.09/kg

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Leather China

US$ 3.5427 / kg

generic Export (unit value) as of 2024-01-01

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