# Hides and skins (HS4 4101) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Hides and skins at HS4 4101, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The hides and skins subsector recorded $2.6B in reported global trade in 2024, with -18.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.6B |
| Latest annual change | -18.7% |
| Active exporters | 149 |
| Active importers | 148 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $5.5B | 2,560 | 3 |
| 1996 | $5.2B | 2,529 | 3 |
| 1997 | $5.3B | 2,507 | 3 |
| 1998 | $4.4B | 2,449 | 3 |
| 1999 | $4.1B | 2,619 | 3 |
| 2000 | $5.0B | 2,791 | 3 |
| 2001 | $5.5B | 2,858 | 3 |
| 2002 | $4.0B | 2,086 | 3 |
| 2003 | $4.0B | 1,941 | 3 |
| 2004 | $4.0B | 1,901 | 3 |
| 2005 | $4.0B | 1,975 | 3 |
| 2006 | $4.3B | 1,945 | 3 |
| 2007 | $4.6B | 1,825 | 3 |
| 2008 | $4.2B | 1,790 | 3 |
| 2009 | $3.0B | 1,801 | 3 |
| 2010 | $4.9B | 1,812 | 3 |
| 2011 | $5.8B | 1,903 | 3 |
| 2012 | $5.8B | 1,848 | 3 |
| 2013 | $6.8B | 1,840 | 3 |
| 2014 | $6.9B | 1,851 | 3 |
| 2015 | $5.7B | 1,827 | 3 |
| 2016 | $4.6B | 1,774 | 3 |
| 2017 | $4.6B | 1,759 | 3 |
| 2018 | $3.9B | 1,750 | 3 |
| 2019 | $2.7B | 1,667 | 3 |
| 2020 | $2.1B | 1,547 | 3 |
| 2021 | $3.2B | 1,642 | 3 |
| 2022 | $3.1B | 1,692 | 3 |
| 2023 | $3.0B | 1,606 | 3 |
| 2024 | $2.6B | 1,536 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to China: $410.4M; growth -8.8%.
- Australia to China: $172.9M; growth +7.2%.
- France to Italy: $160.4M; growth -1.4%.
- Netherlands to Italy: $123.1M; growth +11.8%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $75.4M; growth -14.1%.
- Argentina to China: $71.5M; growth +6.8%.
- Canada to China: $66.3M; growth -11.8%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Republic of Korea: $62.0M; growth -18.9%.
- Spain to Italy: $53.1M; growth -1.4%.
- Germany to Italy: $50.7M; growth -5.9%.

## HS6 products

- Hides and skins: raw, whole, of bovine animals, weight per skin not exceeding 8kg when simply dried, 10kg when dry-salted or 14kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preserved (HS6 410110)
- Hides and skins: raw, whole, of bovine or equine animals, of a weight per skin not exceeding 8kg when simply dried, 10kg when dry-salted or 14kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preserved (HS6 410120)
- Hides and skins: raw, whole, of bovine animals, fresh or wet-salted, weight per skin exceeding 14kg (HS6 410121)
- Hides and skins: raw, of bovine animals, fresh or wet-salted, butts and bends (HS6 410122)
- Hides and skins: raw, of bovine animals, fresh or wet-salted, other than whole, but not butts or bends (HS6 410129)
- Hides and skins: raw, of bovine animals, preserved in ways n.e.s. in heading no. 4101 (HS6 410130)
- Hides and skins: raw, of equine animals, fresh or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved (excluding tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split (HS6 410140)
- Hides and skins: raw, whole, of bovine or equine animals, of a weight per skin exceeding 16 kg (HS6 410150)
- Hides and skins: other than whole, but including butts, bends and bellies, of bovine (including. buffalo) and equine animals, fresh, salted or preserved, but not tanned, parchment dressed or further prepared, whether or not dehaired or split (HS6 410190)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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