What is the price of leather per kilogram/pound in Ethiopia today?
The retail price range for Ethiopia leather is between US$ 2.38 and US$ 7.13 per kilogram or between US$ 1.08 and US$ 3.23 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of leather in Ethiopia
The retail price range in Ethiopian Birr for leather is between ETB 128.92 and ETB 386.76 per kilogram or between ETB 58.47 and ETB 175.40 per pound(lb) in Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Ethiopia leather is between US$ 1.66 and US$ 4.99 per kilogram or between US$ 0.75 and US$ 2.26 per pound(lb).
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Ethiopia Leather Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of leather from Ethiopia over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2012, the export price per kilogram was 32.32 US dollars, and by 2021, it had dropped to 15.01 US dollars. The lowest price was in 2016, when it was 18.40 US dollars per kilogram. Since then, the price has seen a slight increase, with 2019 being the highest at 22.49 US dollars per kilogram. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price of leather from Ethiopia in 2023 will be around 13.50 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2024, it will be around 12.00 US dollars per kilogram.Ethiopia Leather Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of leather into Ethiopia has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2012, the price was 32.32 US dollars per kg, but by 2021, it had dropped to 15.01 US dollars per kg. This represents a decrease of 53.7% over the period. The biggest drop in price occurred between 2015 and 2016, when the price fell from 21.55 US dollars per kg to 18.4 US dollars per kg, a decrease of 14.7%. The price then remained relatively stable until 2020, when it dropped to 17.72 US dollars per kg. This was followed by a further decrease to 15.01 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the price of leather imports into Ethiopia will continue to decrease in the coming years. We can predict that the price in 2023 will be around 13.50 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 12.00 US dollars per kg.Export values for Ethiopia leather
The total values in export for leather in Ethiopia were US$ 67,252, US$ 74,516, US$ 50,256 and US$ 52,957 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Ethiopia leather - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Ethiopia sold 2,419 tonnes of leather. For 2019 alone, the demand for Ethiopia leather (processed category) has climbed, flactuating by 6.564 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, leather's exports decreased by -37.36 pc earning the country US$52.96m for the year 2019. Ethiopia's leather exports are categorised as:
- 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)
- 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 "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)
- 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)
- Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather (excluding lacquered or metallised reconstituted leather) (HS code 411420)
- Chamois leather, incl. combination chamois leather (excluding glacé-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 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)
- 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)
- Bovine leather, dehaired, vegetable pre-tanned only, whether or not split (excluding leather of whole hides, with a surface area of <= 2,6 mý) (HS code 410421)
- 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)
- Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls (HS code 411510)
- Bovine and equine leather, dehaired, prepared after tanning, incl. parchment-dressed (excluding leather of whole bovine hides, with a surface area of <= 2,6 mý, full grains and full grain splits, chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410439)
- 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 reptiles, vegetable pre-tanned only (HS code 410721)
- Chamois leather, incl. combination chamois leather (excluding glac‚-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 mý, and bovine leather, pre-tanned only) (HS code 410429)
- 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)
- Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls (HS code 411100)
- 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)
- 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 mý) (HS code 410422)
- 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)
- Leather of whole hides of bovine animals, with a surface area of <= 2,6 mý, dehaired (excluding chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410410)
- 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)
- 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 of reptiles (excluding vegetable pre-tanned only, plus chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410729)
- Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallized leather (excluding lacquered or metallized reconstituted leather) (HS code 410900)
- Full grains and full grain splits of bovine and equine animals, dehaired, prepared after tanning (HS code 410431)
- Leather of swine, dehaired (excluding chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410710)
- 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 "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)
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Ethiopia leather export values
In 2019, Ethiopia supplied leather with a value of 52.96m USD, an improvement of 5.38% from 2018's total leather export of 50.256m USD. The yearly change in value of Ethiopia leather between 2017 to 2018 was -32.557%.
The annual/yearly change in the volume of Ethiopia's leather exports between 2017 and 2019 was -37.36 percent in comparison to a variation of 6.564% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ethiopia leather ( in '000$ )
Ethiopia procured 198 tonnes of leather in 2019.