What is the price of raw hides & skins in New Zealand?

As of January 2024, raw hides & skins in New Zealand is US$ 1.62 per kg (2.58 NZD), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

Raw Hides & Skins Price in New Zealand - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Raw Hides & Skins Prices in New Zealand

US$ 1.62 / kg

2.58 NZD / kg

MoM ▼ 12.4% YoY ▼ 12.4%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (NZD)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	1.62	2.58	▼ 12.4%	▼ 12.4%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the raw hides & skins price in New Zealand available is US$ 1.62 per kg (2.58 NZD), down 12.4% year-on-year.

New Zealand exported US$56.7 million of raw hides & skins in 2024, totaling 34,916 tonnes and ranking 13th among 102 exporters with a 2.3% share of global exports. Export value declined by 9.2% year-on-year. The latest export unit value is US$1.6244 per kg. New Zealand is a net exporter of raw hides & skins (HS code: 4101).

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, New Zealand exported $56.7M (34.9 kt) of raw hides & skins▼ 9.2% YoY. That ranks #13 worldwide (2.3% of global exports).

$56.7M

Export value

34.9 kt

Export volume

#13 / 102

World rank

2.3%

Global share

$1.62

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top raw hides & skins exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#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 New Zealand · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$56.7M	34.9 kt	$1.62
2023	$62.5M	33.7 kt	$1.85
2022	$66.3M	-	-
2021	$57.8M	33.1 kt	$1.75
2020	$41.9M	29.6 kt	$1.42

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.

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

The volume of raw hides & skins shipped by New Zealand in 2020 was 87,218 metric tonnes. In 2019 New Zealand shipped 89,369 tonnes of raw hides & skins. Through 2019 alone, the demand for New Zealand raw hides & skins (processed category) has gone down, with a change of -2.281 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, raw hides & skins' exports reduced by -3.49 percent bringing the nation US$94.79m for the year 2019. New Zealand's raw hides & skins exports are categorised as:

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)
Goat or kidskin leather, dehaired, vegetable pre-tanned only, whether or not split (HS code 410611)
Raw butts and bends of bovine animals, fresh or wet-salted, whether or not dehaired or split (HS code 410122)
Sheep or lambskin leather, without wool on, tanned only, whether or not split (excluding pre-tanned only) (HS code 410519)
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)
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 skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on, pickled, whether or not split (HS code 410221)
Heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings of tanned or dressed furskins, not assembled (HS code 430220)
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 dry state "crust", without wool on, whether or not split (excluding further prepared and pre-tanned only) (HS code 410530)
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)
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)
Raw furskins of fox, with or without heads, tails or paws (HS code 430160)
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)
Heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings of furskins suitable for use in furriery (HS code 430190)
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)
Raw furskins of rabbit or hare, with or without heads, tails or paws (HS code 430120)
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)
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, tanned only, whether or not split (excluding pre-tanned only) (HS code 410619)
Raw furskins of beaver, with or without heads, tails or paws (HS code 430140)
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 dry state "crust", without hair on, whether or not split (excluding further prepared and full grains, unsplit and grain splits) (HS code 410449)
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)
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)
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)
Sheep or lambskin leather, vegetable pre-tanned only, whether or not split (HS code 410511)
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)
Tanned or crust hides and skins of reptiles, whether or not split (excluding further prepared) (HS code 410640)
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)
Tanned or dressed furskins of mink, whole, with or without heads, tails or paws, not assembled (HS code 430211)
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)
Whole raw bovine hides and skins, weighing > 14 kg, fresh or wet-salted, whether or not dehaired or split (HS code 410121)
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)
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)
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 furskins of musk-rat, with or without heads, tails or paws (HS code 430150)
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)
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)
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 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)
Sheep or lambskin leather, without wool on, mineral or synthetic pre-tanned only, whether or not split (HS code 410512)
Goat or kidskin leather, dehaired, mineral or synthetic pre-tanned only, whether or not split (HS code 410612)
Raw furskins of mink, whole, with or without heads, tails or paws (HS code 430110)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)

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New Zealand raw hides & skins export values

In 2019, New Zealand supplied raw hides & skins valued at 94.79m USD, a decrease of -37.39% from 2018's total raw hides & skins export of 151.392m USD. The yearly reduction in value of New Zealand raw hides & skins between 2017 to 2018 was -7.293%.

The yearly variation in the quantity of New Zealand's raw hides & skins exports between 2017 and 2019 was -3.49 pc compared to a variation of -2.281% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

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

New Zealand's best performing destinations for raw hides & skins are Romania, Russia, Israel, Austria and US.

New Zealand brought in 933 tonnes of raw hides & skins in 2019.

Raw Hides & Skins Prices Across Oceania

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

Australia$1.07/kg Fiji$0.32/kg Papua New Guinea$0.23/kg

Other Processed Prices in New Zealand

Latest prices for other processed in New Zealand:

Butter$7.75/kg Wine$6.17/kg Cheese$4.78/kg Leather$1.99/kg Mineral water$0.58/kg Cocoa shells, husks, skins$0.16/kg Coffee$9.90/kg Copra$12.84/kg Heart of palm$3.86/kg Kefir & Buttermilk$3.67/kg Mushrooms &Truffles$6.29/kg Natural Rubber$149.45/kg Olive Oil$10.71/kg Sorghum Floor$1.34/kg Tapioca$2.44/kg

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