What is the price of leather in United Arab Emirates (UAE)?

As of January 2023, leather in United Arab Emirates (UAE) is US$ 5.13 per kg (18.86 AED), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

Leather Price in United Arab Emirates (UAE) - July 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Leather Prices in United Arab Emirates (UAE)

US$ 5.13 / kg

18.86 AED / kg

MoM ▼ 4.5% YoY ▼ 4.5%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2023

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (AED)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	5.13	18.86	▼ 4.5%	▼ 4.5%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of July 2026, the leather price in United Arab Emirates (UAE) available is US$ 5.13 per kg (18.86 AED), down 4.5% year-on-year.

In 2023, the United Arab Emirates exported 100 tonnes of leather valued at US$511,631, ranking #64 out of 105 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. The country is a net exporter, though export value declined by 52.4% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for leather is US$5.1345 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - leather in United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Exports UN Comtrade · 2023

In 2023, United Arab Emirates (UAE) exported $511.6K (99.6 t) of leather▼ 52.4% YoY. That ranks #64 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$511.6K

Export value

99.6 t

Export volume

#64 / 105

World rank

Global share

$5.13

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top leather exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2023

#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 United Arab Emirates (UAE) · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2023	$511.6K	99.6 t	$5.13
2022	$1.1M	200 t	$5.38
2021	$94.1K	324.3 t	$0.29
2020	$22.2K	17.4 t	$1.27

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.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) leather - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 United Arab Emirates (UAE) exported 311 tonnes of leather. For 2019 alone, the market for United Arab Emirates (UAE) leather (processed category) has surged, recording a change of 62.827 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, leather's exports decreased by -54.6 percent earning United Arab Emirates (UAE) US$9.85m for the year 2019. United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s leather exports are categorised as:

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 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 reptiles, vegetable pre-tanned only (HS code 410721)
Full grains and full grain splits of bovine and equine animals, dehaired, prepared after tanning (HS code 410431)
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 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)
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)
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)
Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallized leather (excluding lacquered or metallized reconstituted leather) (HS code 410900)
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 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)
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)
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)
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)
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 "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)
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 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 reptiles (excluding vegetable pre-tanned only, plus chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410729)
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 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)
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)
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 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 swine, dehaired (excluding chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410710)
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)
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 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)

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United Arab Emirates (UAE) leather export values

In 2019, United Arab Emirates (UAE) supplied leather with a value of 9.85m USD, a surge of 23.50% from 2018's total leather export of 7.976m USD. The annual change in value of United Arab Emirates (UAE) leather between 2017 to 2018 was 43.119 pc.

The per year variation in the quantity of United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s leather exports between 2017 and 2019 was -54.6 pc compared to a variation of 62.827% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s portion of the world's total leather's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 55 in world exports of leather.

Export markets for United Arab Emirates (UAE) leather ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a net importer of leather. The annual growth of United Arab Emirates (UAE) leather in value between 2015 to 2019 was 203%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was 349%, per annum.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) imported 851 tonnes of leather in 2019.

Other Processed Prices in United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Latest prices for other processed in United Arab Emirates (UAE):

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Leather United Arab Emirates (UAE)

US$ 5.1345 / kg

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