What is the price of leather per kilogram/pound in Namibia today?
The retail price range for Namibia leather is between US$ 4.78 and US$ 10.52 per kilogram or between US$ 2.17 and US$ 4.77 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of leather in Namibia
The retail price range in Rand for leather is between NAD 92.90 and NAD 204.38 per kilogram or between NAD 42.13 and NAD 92.69 per pound(lb) in Windhoek and Walvis Bay.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Namibia leather is between US$ 3.35 and US$ 7.36 per kilogram or between US$ 1.52 and US$ 3.34 per pound(lb).
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Namibia Leather Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of leather from Namibia over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 17.92 US$ per kg, followed by a significant increase to 61.15 US$ per kg in 2018. This was followed by a decrease to 14.00 US$ per kg in 2019 and 11.73 US$ per kg in 2020. The price dropped to 0.00 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of leather from Namibia will be around 8.00 US$ per kg in 2023 and 10.00 US$ per kg in 2024.Namibia Leather Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of leather into Namibia has seen a significant fluctuation over the past five years. In 2016, the price was 18.47 US dollars per kg, followed by a slight decrease to 17.92 US dollars per kg in 2017. However, in 2018, the price saw a sharp increase to 61.15 US dollars per kg, before dropping back to 14.00 US dollars per kg in 2019. The price then decreased further to 11.73 US dollars per kg in 2020, before dropping to 0.00 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on the data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of leather into Namibia will remain at 0.00 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Namibia leather
The total values in export for leather in Namibia were US$ 6,705, US$ 8,082, US$ 8,010 and US$ 7,030 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Namibia leather - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of leather sold by Namibia in 2020 was 478 tonnes. In 2019 Namibia sold 502 tonnes of leather. For 2019 alone, the demand for Namibia leather (processed category) has improved, with a change of 283.206 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, leather's exports grew by 11.31 percent bringing the country US$7.03m for the year 2019. Namibia's leather exports are categorised as:
- 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)
- 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 "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)
- Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls (HS code 411100)
- 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)
- Leather of reptiles, vegetable pre-tanned only (HS code 410721)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather (excluding lacquered or metallised reconstituted leather) (HS code 411420)
- Leather of swine, dehaired (excluding chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410710)
- 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)
- 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 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 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)
- 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 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)
- 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 "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)
- 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)
- 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 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)
- 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 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)
- Full grains and full grain splits of bovine and equine animals, dehaired, prepared after tanning (HS code 410431)
- Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallized leather (excluding lacquered or metallized reconstituted leather) (HS code 410900)
- 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)
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Namibia leather export values
In 2019, Namibia shipped leather worth 7.03m USD, a contraction of -12.23% from 2018's total leather export of 8.01m USD. The annual reduction in value of Namibia leather between 2017 to 2018 was -0.8908686 pc.
The annual variation in the quantity of Namibia's leather exports between 2017 and 2019 was 11.31 pc when compared to a variation of 283.206% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Namibia's portion of the world's total leather's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Namibia is ranked position 37 in world exports of leather.
Export markets for Namibia leather ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Namibia is a net exporter of leather. The annual growth of Namibia leather in value between 2015 to 2019 was 1068%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was 399%, per annum.
Namibia imported 25 tonnes of leather in 2019.