What is the price of leather in Italy?

As of January 2025, leather in Italy is US$ 2.33 per kg (2.15 EUR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Italy's world rank in leather exports?

Italy ranks #3 among 96 exporters.

How much leather did Italy export in 2024?

Italy exported 131,722 tonnes of leather in 2024.

What percentage of global leather exports does Italy contribute?

Italy contributes 10.0% of global leather exports.

Is Italy a net exporter or importer of leather?

Italy is a net exporter of leather.

What is the latest export price for Italian leather?

The latest export unit value is US$2.3268 per kg.

Leather Price in Italy - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Leather Prices in Italy

US$ 2.33 / kg

2.15 EUR / kg

MoM ▲ 13.8% YoY ▲ 13.8%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (EUR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	2.33	2.15	▲ 13.8%	▲ 13.8%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the leather price in Italy available is US$ 2.33 per kg (2.15 EUR), up 13.8% year-on-year.

Italy is a major exporter of leather, ranking third among 96 global exporters with exports totaling US$269,223,519 and 131,722 tonnes in 2024. The country accounts for 10.0% of global leather exports and maintains a net exporter position, despite a slight year-on-year decrease of 0.9%. The latest export unit value for Italian leather is US$2.3268 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - leather in Italy

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Italy exported $269.2M (131.7 kt) of leather▼ 0.9% YoY. That ranks #3 worldwide (10% of global exports).

$269.2M

Export value

131.7 kt

Export volume

#3 / 96

World rank

10%

Global share

$2.04

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 Italy · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$269.2M	131.7 kt	$2.04
2023	$271.6M	132.1 kt	$2.06
2022	$275.6M	141.5 kt	$1.95
2021	$301.1M	161.6 kt	$1.86
2020	$200.5M	142.6 kt	$1.41

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.

Italy leather - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of leather sold by Italy in 2020 was 106,901 metric tonnes. In 2019 Italy exported 128,309 tonnes of leather. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Italy leather (processed category) has decreased, with a change of -10.21 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, leather's exports decreased by -13.08 percent earning the country US$3,396.22m for the year 2019. Italy's leather exports are classified as:

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 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)
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 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)
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 or of composition leather, not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour (HS code 411520)
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)
Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls (HS code 411100)
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)
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 pigs, without hair on, whether or not split (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 411320)
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)
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)
Leather of swine, dehaired (excluding chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410710)
Leather of reptiles, vegetable pre-tanned only (HS code 410721)
Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather (excluding lacquered or metallised reconstituted leather) (HS code 411420)
Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallized leather (excluding lacquered or metallized reconstituted leather) (HS code 410900)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls (HS code 411510)
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)
Full grains and full grain splits of bovine and equine animals, dehaired, prepared after tanning (HS code 410431)
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)
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)
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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Italy leather export values

In 2019, Italy supplied leather costing 3,396.22m USD, a drop of -12.63% from 2018's total leather export of 3887.09m USD. The annual reduction in value of Italy leather between 2017 to 2018 was 1.232 percent.

The annual/yearly variation in the amount of Italy's leather exports between 2017 and 2019 was -13.08 percent compared to a variation of -10.21% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Italy's share of the world's total leather's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Italy holds number 52 in world exports of leather.

Export markets for Italy leather ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

Italy is a net importer of leather. The annual growth of Italy leather in value between 2015 to 2019 was -36%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -48%, per annum.

Italy purchased 33,667 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 Spain$5.52/kg Belgium$5.18/kg United Kingdom (UK)$2.60/kg

Other Processed Prices in Italy

Latest prices for other processed in Italy:

Cheese$13.87/kg Natural Honey$5.30/kg Raw Hides & Skins$0.89/kg Olive Oil$5.30/kg Black Tea$10.50/kg Wakame seaweed$5.23/kg Yogurt$2.35/kg Chocolate$7.93/kg Orange juice$2.30/kg Copra$7.94/kg Hop Cones$27.64/kg Kefir & Buttermilk$3.17/kg Pasta$1.51/kg Sugar$1.11/kg Butter$8.21/kg

It: Italia Pelle prezzi

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