What is the price of leather in United Kingdom (UK)?

As of January 2025, leather in United Kingdom (UK) is US$ 2.60 per kg (US$ 1.18 / lb) (2.09 GBP), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much leather did the UK export in 2024?

The UK exported 10,908 tonnes of leather in 2024, valued at US$29,105,492.

What is the UK's world rank in leather exports?

The UK ranks #19 out of 96 leather exporters.

Is the UK a net exporter or importer of leather?

The UK is a net exporter of leather.

What was the year-on-year change in UK leather exports?

UK leather exports increased by 13.6% year-on-year.

Leather Price in United Kingdom (UK) - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Leather Prices in United Kingdom (UK)

US$ 2.60 / kg

US$ 1.18 / lb · 0.95 GBP / lb

2.09 GBP / kg

MoM ▼ 2.5% YoY ▼ 2.5%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Price (US$/lb)	Local (GBP)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	2.60	1.18	2.09	▼ 2.5%	▼ 2.5%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the leather price in United Kingdom (UK) available is US$ 2.60 per kg (US$ 1.18 / lb) (2.09 GBP, 0.95 GBP / lb), down 2.5% year-on-year.

The United Kingdom exported US$29.1 million of leather in 2024, totaling 10,908 tonnes and ranking #19 among 96 global exporters with a 1.1% share of world exports. The country is a net exporter, with exports increasing by 13.6% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for UK leather is US$2.6025 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - leather in United Kingdom (UK)

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, United Kingdom (UK) exported $29.1M (10.9 kt) of leather▲ 13.6% YoY. That ranks #19 worldwide (1.1% of global exports).

$29.1M

Export value

10.9 kt

Export volume

#19 / 96

World rank

1.1%

Global share

$2.67

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top leather exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#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 Kingdom (UK) · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$29.1M	10.9 kt	$2.67
2023	$25.6M	8.9 kt	$2.89
2022	$26M	-	-
2021	$33M	-	-
2020	$16.9M	4 kt	$4.19

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 Kingdom (UK) leather - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The volume of leather exported by United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 was 9,196 metric tons. In 2019 United Kingdom (UK) exported 12,818 tonnes of leather. Across 2019 alone, the demand for United Kingdom (UK) leather (processed category) has escalated, flactuating by 3.563 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, leather's exports went down by -11.54 pc earning the nation US$202.67m for the year 2019. United Kingdom (UK)'s leather exports are classified as:

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)
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)
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 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)
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)
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 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, 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)
Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather (excluding lacquered or metallised reconstituted leather) (HS code 411420)
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)
Full grains and full grain splits of bovine and equine animals, dehaired, prepared after tanning (HS code 410431)
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 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 "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)
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 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)
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)
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 reptiles,, whether or not split (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 411330)
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)
Leather of swine, dehaired (excluding chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410710)
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)
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)
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 glacâ€š-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)
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)

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United Kingdom (UK) leather export values

In 2019, United Kingdom (UK) shipped leather costing 202.67m USD, a drop of -9.15% from 2018's total leather export of 223.074m USD. The annual reduction in value of United Kingdom (UK) leather between 2017 to 2018 was -8.341 pc.

The annual variation in the volume of United Kingdom (UK)'s leather exports between 2017 and 2019 was -11.54 pc in comparison to a variation of 3.563% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

United Kingdom (UK)'s portion of the world's total leather's exports in 2019 was 1.5 per cent. The country is ranked number 12 in world exports of leather.

Export markets for United Kingdom (UK) leather ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

United Kingdom (UK) is a net exporter of leather. The annual growth of United Kingdom (UK) leather in value between 2015 to 2019 was 28%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -73%, per annum.

United Kingdom (UK) imported 7,104 tonnes of leather in 2019.

Leather Prices Across Europe

Compare the latest leather prices in other Europe countries:

Germany$6.06/kg Bulgaria$17.11/kg Greece$3.16/kg Netherlands$6.59/kg Bosnia and Herzegovina$1.45/kg Finland$22.58/kg Belarus$1.45/kg Croatia$2.90/kg Hungary$9.30/kg Italy$2.33/kg Spain$5.52/kg Belgium$5.18/kg

Other Processed Prices in United Kingdom (UK)

Latest prices for other processed in United Kingdom (UK):

Orange juice$2.30/kg Natural Rubber$12.40/kg Chocolate$6.79/kg Butter$5.73/kg Table Salt$0.50/kg Coffee$6.16/kg Peanut (Groundnut) Oil$1.84/kg Lavender Oil$54.98/kg Palm Oil$3.62/kg Yeast$3.12/kg Cacao (Cocoa)paste$15.74/kg Natural Honey$6.91/kg Rice flour$1.07/kg Coconut oil$7.07/kg Wakame seaweed$11.87/kg

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Leather United Kingdom (UK)

US$ 2.6025 / kg

generic Export (unit value) as of 2025-01-01

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