What is the price of raw hides & skins in Botswana?

As of January 2023, raw hides & skins in Botswana is US$ 0.53 per kg (7.22 BWP), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

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Raw Hides & Skins Prices in Botswana

US$ 0.53 / kg

7.22 BWP / kg

MoM ▼ 6.8% YoY ▼ 6.8%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2023

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (BWP)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	0.53	7.22	▼ 6.8%	▼ 6.8%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the raw hides & skins price in Botswana available is US$ 0.53 per kg (7.22 BWP), down 6.8% year-on-year.

Botswana exported 509 tonnes of raw hides and skins in 2023, valued at US$271,854, ranking #80 among 117 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. Export value dropped by 75.4% year-on-year. The latest export unit value is US$0.534 per kg. Botswana is a net exporter of this commodity.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - raw hides & skins in Botswana

Exports UN Comtrade · 2023

In 2023, Botswana exported $271.9K (509.1 t) of raw hides & skins▼ 75.4% YoY. That ranks #80 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$271.9K

Export value

509.1 t

Export volume

#80 / 117

World rank

Global share

$0.53

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top raw hides & skins exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2023

#1 US $642.9M · 26.4%
#2 Netherlands $192.6M · 7.9%
#3 France $183.4M · 7.5%
#4 Australia $181.4M · 7.4%
#5 Germany $119.1M · 4.9%

Annual export data Botswana · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2023	$271.9K	509.1 t	$0.53
2022	$1.1M	1.9 kt	$0.57
2021	$731.4K	2.5 kt	$0.29
2020	$155K	717.4 t	$0.22

HS Code

raw hides & skins is traded under Harmonized System code 4101. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Botswana raw hides & skins - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Botswana exported 22,900 tonnes of raw hides & skins. Across 2019 alone, the market for Botswana raw hides & skins (processed category) has gone down, with a change of -70.204 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, raw hides & skins' exports decreased by -71.83% netting the exporter US$6.10m for the year 2019. Botswana's raw hides & skins exports are categorised as:

Raw furskins of fox, with or without heads, tails or paws (HS code 430160)
Raw furskins of beaver, with or without heads, tails or paws (HS code 430140)
Whole raw hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, whether or not dehaired, unsplit, of a weight per skin <= 8 kg when simply dried, <= 10 kg when dry-salted, or <= 16 kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preserved (excluding tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared) (HS code 410120)
Raw hides and skins of equine animals, fresh or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise prepared, whether or not dehaired or split (excluding parchment-dressed) (HS code 410140)
Whole raw bovine hides and skins, weighing > 14 kg, fresh or wet-salted, whether or not dehaired or split (HS code 410121)
Tanned or dressed furskins of mink, whole, with or without heads, tails or paws, not assembled (HS code 430211)
Raw skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on, pickled, whether or not split (HS code 410221)
Tanned or dressed furskins, whole, with or without heads, tails or paws, not assembled (excluding those of mink, Astrachan, Caracul, Persian, Broadtail or similar lamb, and Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lamb) (HS code 430219)
Tanned or dressed furskins of Astrakhan, Caracul, Persian, Broadtail or similar lamb, and Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lamb, whole, with or without heads, tails or paws, not assembled (HS code 430213)
Sheep or lambskin leather, without wool on, tanned only, whether or not split (excluding pre-tanned only) (HS code 410519)
Sheep or lambskin leather, without wool on, mineral or synthetic pre-tanned only, whether or not split (HS code 410512)
Whole raw hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, whether or not dehaired or split, of a weight per skin > 16 kg, fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved (excluding tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared) (HS code 410150)
Raw furskins of rabbit or hare, with or without heads, tails or paws (HS code 430120)
Hides and skins of swine, in the wet state (incl. wet-blue), tanned, without wool on, whether or not split (excluding further prepared and pre-tanned only) (HS code 410631)
Goat or kidskin leather, dehaired, tanned only, whether or not split (excluding pre-tanned only) (HS code 410619)
Skins of sheep or lambs, in the dry state "crust", without wool on, whether or not split (excluding further prepared and pre-tanned only) (HS code 410530)
Hides and skins of antelopes, deer, elks, elephants and other animals, incl. sea animals, without wool or hair on, and leather of hairless animals, in the wet state "incl. wet-blue", tanned, whether or not split (excluding further prepared and of bovine and equine animals, sheep and lambs, goats and kids, swine and reptiles, and pre-tanned only) (HS code 410691)
Raw butts and bends of bovine animals, fresh or wet-salted, whether or not dehaired or split (HS code 410122)
Raw hides and skins of swine, fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, whether or not dehaired or split (excluding tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared) (HS code 410330)
Butts, bends, bellies and split raw hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, whether or not dehaired, fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, and whole raw hides and skins of a weight per skin > 8 kg but < 16 kg when simply dried and > 10 kg but < 16 kg when dry-salted (excluding tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared) (HS code 410190)
Raw hides and skins of reptiles, fresh or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved (excluding tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared) (HS code 410320)
Raw furskins of musk-rat, with or without heads, tails or paws (HS code 430150)
Tanned or crust hides and skins of reptiles, whether or not split (excluding further prepared) (HS code 410640)
Hides and skins of goats or kids, in the dry state "crust", without wool on, whether or not split (excluding further prepared and pre-tanned only) (HS code 410622)
Raw hides and skins, fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, whether or not dehaired, incl. birdskins without feathers or down (excluding tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared, hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" animals, equine animals, sheep, lambs, reptiles and swine) (HS code 410390)
Hides and skins of swine, in the dry state (crust), without wool on, whether or not split (excluding further prepared and pre-tanned only) (HS code 410632)
Raw furskins of the following types of lamb: Astrakhan, Caracul, Persian, Broadtail and similar, and Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan, whole, with or without heads, tails or paws (HS code 430130)
Skins of sheep or lambs, in the wet state "incl. wet-blue", tanned, without wool on, whether or not split (excluding further prepared and pre-tanned only) (HS code 410510)
Whole raw bovine hides and skins, weighing <= 8 kg when dried, <= 10 kg when dry-salted and <= 14 kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preserved, whether or not dehaired or split (excluding parchment-dressed) (HS code 410110)
Goat or kidskin leather, dehaired, vegetable pre-tanned only, whether or not split (HS code 410611)
Raw hides and skins of bovine animals, dry-salted, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, whether or not dehaired or split (excluding fresh or wet-salted, parchment-dressed, whole hides and skins weighing <= 8 kg when dried, <= 10 kg when dry-salted and <= 14 kg when otherwise preserved) (HS code 410130)
Raw skins of sheep or lambs, with wool on, fresh or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved (excluding those of Astrakhan, Caracul, Persian, Broadtail or similar lambs, or of Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lambs and tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared) (HS code 410210)
Raw hides and skins of bovine animals, fresh or wet-salted, whether or not dehaired or split (excluding whole hides and skins, butts and bends) (HS code 410129)
Tanned or dressed whole furskins and pieces or cuttings thereof, assembled, without the addition of other materials (excluding clothing, clothing accessories and other furskin articles) (HS code 430230)
Raw furskins of seal, whole, with or without heads, tails or paws (HS code 430170)
Hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, in the wet state "incl. wet-blue", tanned, without hair on, whether or not split (excluding further prepared and full grains, unsplit and grain splits) (HS code 410419)
Goat or kidskin leather, dehaired, prepared after tanning or parchment-dressed (excluding chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410620)
Hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, in the dry state "crust", without hair on, whether or not split (excluding further prepared and full grains, unsplit and grain splits) (HS code 410449)
Sheep or lambskin leather, vegetable pre-tanned only, whether or not split (HS code 410511)
Raw skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on, fresh or salted, dried, limed or otherwise preserved, whether or not split (excluding pickled, tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared) (HS code 410229)
Raw furskins of mink, whole, with or without heads, tails or paws (HS code 430110)
Hides and skins of goats or kids, in the wet state "incl. wet-blue", tanned, without wool on, whether or not split (excluding further prepared and pre-tanned only) (HS code 410621)
Raw furskins, whole, with or without heads, tails or paws (excluding those of mink, lamb - Astrachan, Caracul, Persian, Broadtail and similar, and Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan - and fox) (HS code 430180)
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids, fresh or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, whether or not dehaired or split (excluding parchment-dressed and hides and skins of goats or kids from Yemen, Mongolia or Tibet) (HS code 410310)
Hides and skins of antelopes, deer, elks, elephants and other animals, incl. sea animals, without wool or hair on, and leather of hairless animals, in the dry state "crust", whether or not split (excluding further prepared and of bovine and equine animals, sheep and lambs, goats and kids, swine and reptiles, and pre-tanned only) (HS code 410692)
Heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings of furskins suitable for use in furriery (HS code 430190)
Goat or kidskin leather, dehaired, mineral or synthetic pre-tanned only, whether or not split (HS code 410612)
Sheep or lambskin leather, without wool on, prepared after tanning, incl. parchment-dressed (excluding chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410520)
Heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings of tanned or dressed furskins, not assembled (HS code 430220)

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Botswana raw hides & skins export values

In 2019, Botswana sold raw hides & skins costing 6.10m USD, a decrease of -79.40% from 2018's total raw hides & skins export of 29.612m USD. The annual reduction in value of Botswana raw hides & skins between 2017 to 2018 was -45.049 per cent.

The per year change in the amount of Botswana's raw hides & skins exports between 2017 and 2019 was -71.83 per cent in comparison to a variation of -70.204% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Botswana raw hides & skins ( in '000$ )

Botswana's leading export markets for raw hides & skins are Nigeria, India, United Kingdom (UK), Spain and Germany.

Botswana imported 160 tonnes of raw hides & skins in 2019.

Raw Hides & Skins Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest raw hides & skins prices in other Africa countries:

Kenya$0.40/kg South Africa$0.62/kg Uganda$1.01/kg Zimbabwe$0.12/kg Morocco$0.75/kg Burkina Faso$0.55/kg Egypt$1.09/kg Madagascar$0.65/kg Rwanda$0.44/kg Togo$0.84/kg Central African Republic$0.33/kg Namibia$0.05/kg Tanzania$0.74/kg Ethiopia$0.33/kg Benin$0.24/kg

Other Processed Prices in Botswana

Latest prices for other processed in Botswana:

Table Salt$0.07/kg Whisky$3.73/kg Beer$0.95/kg Palm Oil$1.51/kg Agave syrup$3.12/kg Kelp$4.45/kg Natural Honey$4.45/kg Pineapple Juice$0.44/kg Milk & Cream$2.16/kg Butter$3.28/kg Coffee$7.32/kg Copra$8.73/kg Kefir & Buttermilk$1.87/kg Essential Oils$24.30/kg Potato Flour$0.34/kg

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