What is the price of leather in Nepal?

As of January 2022, leather in Nepal is US$ 0.58 per kg (77.47 NPR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

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Leather Prices in Nepal

US$ 0.58 / kg

77.47 NPR / kg

MoM ▼ 38.9% YoY ▼ 38.9%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2022

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (NPR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	0.58	77.47	▼ 38.9%	▼ 38.9%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the leather price in Nepal available is US$ 0.58 per kg (77.47 NPR), down 38.9% year-on-year.

In 2022, Nepal exported US$1,814,428 worth of leather (HS 4104), totaling 3,106 tonnes and ranking 60th out of 102 global exporters with a 0.1% share of world exports. The country is a net exporter, though exports declined by 26.3% year-on-year. The latest export unit value is US$0.5841 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2022

In 2022, Nepal exported $1.8M (3.1 kt) of leather▼ 26.3% YoY. That ranks #60 worldwide (0.1% of global exports).

$1.8M

Export value

3.1 kt

Export volume

#60 / 102

World rank

0.1%

Global share

$0.58

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top leather exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2022

#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 Nepal · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2022	$1.8M	3.1 kt	$0.58
2021	$2.5M	2.6 kt	$0.96
2020	$512.7K	-	-

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.

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

In 2019 Nepal shipped 4,276 tonnes of leather. For 2019 alone, the demand for Nepal leather (processed category) has increased, flactuating by 3021.168 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, leather's exports increased by 6097.1 pc bringing Nepal US$0.25m for the year 2019. Nepal's leather exports are categorised as:

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)
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)
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)
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 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 swine, dehaired (excluding chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410710)
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)
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 "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 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)
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 reptiles,, whether or not split (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 411330)
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)
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, 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)
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)
Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallized leather (excluding lacquered or metallized reconstituted leather) (HS code 410900)
Leather of reptiles, vegetable pre-tanned only (HS code 410721)
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)
Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls (HS code 411100)
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)
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)
Full grains and full grain splits of bovine and equine animals, dehaired, prepared after tanning (HS code 410431)
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)
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)
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)

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Nepal leather export values

In 2019, Nepal exported leather worth 0.25m USD, an improvement of 309.84% from 2018's total leather export of 0.061m USD. The annual increase in value of Nepal leather between 2017 to 2018 was 916.667 per cent.

The yearly variation in the quantity of Nepal's leather exports between 2017 and 2019 was 6097.1 pc compared to a variation of 3021.168% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Nepal leather ( in '000$ )

Nepal bought 34,228 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 China$3.54/kg Iran$11.14/kg Cambodia$4.23/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 Nepal

Latest prices for other processed in Nepal:

Coffee$13.07/kg Natural Honey$4.60/kg Wine$74.83/kg Beer$0.60/kg Black Tea$1.79/kg Cotton$4.08/kg Soyabean oil$1.53/kg Mineral water$4.28/kg Cheese$12.14/kg Green Tea$14.62/kg Miso$4.99/kg Tempeh$2.59/kg Maize (corn) flour$56.41/kg Chocolate$1.12/kg Malt Extract$1.68/kg

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