# Leather (HS4 4106) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Leather at HS4 4106, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The leather subsector recorded $257.1M in reported global trade in 2024, with -8.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $257.1M |
| Latest annual change | -8.6% |
| Active exporters | 111 |
| Active importers | 132 |
| Active HS6 products | 7 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $577.0M | 1,767 | 7 |
| 1996 | $554.5M | 1,740 | 7 |
| 1997 | $576.7M | 1,729 | 7 |
| 1998 | $499.6M | 1,665 | 7 |
| 1999 | $385.0M | 1,736 | 7 |
| 2000 | $500.2M | 1,937 | 7 |
| 2001 | $633.8M | 2,039 | 7 |
| 2002 | $601.0M | 1,848 | 7 |
| 2003 | $506.0M | 1,683 | 7 |
| 2004 | $561.3M | 1,631 | 7 |
| 2005 | $561.2M | 1,645 | 7 |
| 2006 | $498.1M | 1,559 | 7 |
| 2007 | $603.0M | 1,522 | 7 |
| 2008 | $643.1M | 1,534 | 7 |
| 2009 | $467.6M | 1,438 | 7 |
| 2010 | $1.2B | 1,407 | 7 |
| 2011 | $816.3M | 1,433 | 7 |
| 2012 | $768.1M | 1,453 | 7 |
| 2013 | $927.8M | 1,450 | 7 |
| 2014 | $616.5M | 1,365 | 7 |
| 2015 | $526.1M | 1,304 | 7 |
| 2016 | $512.2M | 1,334 | 7 |
| 2017 | $469.4M | 1,332 | 7 |
| 2018 | $435.0M | 1,286 | 7 |
| 2019 | $340.3M | 1,270 | 7 |
| 2020 | $244.6M | 1,070 | 7 |
| 2021 | $265.8M | 1,042 | 7 |
| 2022 | $286.0M | 1,091 | 7 |
| 2023 | $273.9M | 1,082 | 7 |
| 2024 | $257.1M | 1,051 | 7 |

## Leading corridors

- Thailand to China: $44.2M; growth +3.8%.
- France to Italy: $9.7M; growth -8.2%.
- Indonesia to Singapore: $7.9M; growth +45.9%.
- India to Italy: $7.7M; growth -4.3%.
- China to Italy: $6.9M; growth -1.6%.
- South Africa to Italy: $6.3M; growth +34.2%.
- Taiwan to China: $5.7M; growth -10.1%.
- South Africa to Mexico: $5.3M; growth +0.7%.
- Viet Nam to China: $4.6M; growth -12.7%.
- Thailand to Laos: $4.4M; growth +4.7%.

## HS6 products

- Leather: goat or kid skin, without hair on, vegetable pre-tanned but not further prepared, whether or not split, excluding leather of heading no. 4108 and 4109 (HS6 410611)
- Leather: goat or kid skin, without hair on, pre-tanned (not vegetable pre-tanned) not further prepared, whether or not split, excluding leather of heading no. 4108 and 4109 (HS6 410612)
- Leather: goat or kid skin, without hair on, tanned or retanned but not further prepared, whether or not split, n.e.s. in heading no. 4106 (not pre-tanned), excluding leather of heading no. 4108 and 4109 (HS6 410619)
- Leather: goat or kid skin, without hair on, parchment-dressed or prepared after tanning excluding leather of heading no. 4108 and 4109 (HS6 410620)
- Tanned or crust hides and skins: of goats or kids, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the wet state (including wet-blue) (HS6 410621)
- Tanned or crust hides and skins: of goats or kids, without hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the dry state (crust) (HS6 410622)
- Tanned or crust hides and skins: of swine, without hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the wet state (including wet blue) (HS6 410631)
- Tanned or crust hides and skins: of swine, without hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the dry state (crust) (HS6 410632)
- Tanned or crust hides and skins: of reptiles, whether or not split, but not further prepared (HS6 410640)
- Tanned or crust hides and skins: of animals other than equine, ovine, bovine, goats or kids, swine and reptiles, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the wet state (including wet blue) (HS6 410691)
- Tanned or crust hides and skins: of animals other than equine, ovine, bovine, goats or kids, swine and reptiles, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the dry state (crust) (HS6 410692)

## 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/)
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