What is the price of leather per kilogram/pound in Kenya today?
The retail price range for Kenya leather is between US$ 5.58 and US$ 8.28 per kilogram or between US$ 2.53 and US$ 3.76 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of leather in Kenya
The retail price range in Kenyan Shilling for leather is between KES 775.62 and KES 1,150.57 per kilogram or between KES 351.75 and KES 521.80 per pound(lb) in Nairobi and Mombasa.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Kenya leather is between US$ 3.91 and US$ 5.80 per kilogram or between US$ 1.77 and US$ 2.63 per pound(lb).
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Kenya Leather Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Leather from Kenya over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 4.90 US$ per kg, followed by 8.50 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 5.72 US$ per kg and further decreased to 3.45 US$ per kg in 2020. The price then increased slightly to 3.95 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Leather from Kenya will remain around 4.00 US$ per kg in 2023 and 2024.Kenya Leather Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of leather into Kenya over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 4.90 US dollars per kg, followed by a sharp increase to 8.50 US dollars per kg in 2018. However, the price dropped again in 2019 to 5.72 US dollars per kg and further decreased to 3.45 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price has been relatively stable in 2021, with 3.95 US dollars per kg. Based on the current trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of leather into Kenya in 2023 will be around 3.50 US dollars per kg and in 2024 will be around 3.60 US dollars per kg.Export values for Kenya leather
The total values in export for leather in Kenya were US$ 976, US$ 1,231, US$ 1,820 and US$ 1,603 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Kenya leather - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Kenya sold 280 tonnes of leather. In 2019 alone, the demand for Kenya leather (processed category) has surged, changing by 30.841 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, leather's exports increased by 11.55 pc netting the nation US$1.60m for the year 2019. Kenya's leather exports are categorised as:
- 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 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)
- 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)
- Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallized leather (excluding lacquered or metallized reconstituted leather) (HS code 410900)
- 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 "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 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)
- 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)
- 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 and full grain splits of bovine and equine animals, dehaired, prepared after tanning (HS code 410431)
- 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)
- 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)
- Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls (HS code 411510)
- 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 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 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 swine, dehaired (excluding chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410710)
- Leather of reptiles, vegetable pre-tanned only (HS code 410721)
- 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)
- Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls (HS code 411100)
- 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 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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 of reptiles (excluding vegetable pre-tanned only, plus chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410729)
- 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)
- 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)
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Kenya leather export values
In 2019, Kenya sold leather valued at 1.60m USD, a contraction of -12.09% from 2018's total leather export of 1.82m USD. The annual reduction in value of Kenya leather between 2017 to 2018 was 47.847 pc.
The annual variation in the quantity of Kenya's leather exports between 2017 and 2019 was 11.55 pc in comparison to a variation of 30.841% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Kenya's share of the world's total leather's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 79 in world exports of leather.
Export markets for Kenya leather ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Kenya is a net exporter of leather. The annual growth of Kenya leather in value between 2015 to 2019 was 32%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was 5%, per annum.
Kenya brought in 1 tonnes of leather in 2019.