What is the price of leather in South Korea?

As of January 2025, leather in South Korea is US$ 0.77 per kg (1,026 KRW), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much leather did South Korea export in 2024?

8,911 tonnes, valued at US$8,763,727.

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

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Leather Prices in South Korea

US$ 0.77 / kg

1,026 KRW / kg

MoM ▼ 21.8% YoY ▼ 21.8%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (KRW)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	0.77	1,026	▼ 21.8%	▼ 21.8%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the leather price in South Korea available is US$ 0.77 per kg (1,026 KRW), down 21.8% year-on-year.

In 2024, South Korea exported US$8,763,727 worth of leather (HS 4104), totaling 8,911 tonnes. The country ranks #30 out of 96 leather exporters, accounting for 0.3% of global exports and showing a 9.4% year-on-year increase. South Korea is a net exporter of leather. The latest export unit value is US$0.7695 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - leather in South Korea

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Korea exported $8.8M (8.9 kt) of leather▲ 9.4% YoY. That ranks #30 worldwide (0.3% of global exports).

$8.8M

Export value

8.9 kt

Export volume

#30 / 96

World rank

0.3%

Global share

$0.98

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 South Korea · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$8.8M	8.9 kt	$0.98
2023	$8M	8 kt	$1
2022	$7.7M	8 kt	$0.96
2021	$18.7M	14.7 kt	$1.27
2020	$18.5M	13.1 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.

South Korea leather - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The quantity of leather exported by South Korea in 2020 was 21,762 tonnes. In 2019 South Korea shipped 34,501 tonnes of leather. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for South Korea leather (processed category) has decreased, with a change of -7.091 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, leather's exports reduced by -5.39 percent bringing the nation US$476.37m for the year 2019. South Korea's leather exports are categorised as:

Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather (excluding lacquered or metallised reconstituted leather) (HS code 411420)
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)
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)
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)
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 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)
Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls (HS code 411510)
Full grains and full grain splits of bovine and equine animals, dehaired, prepared after tanning (HS code 410431)
Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallized leather (excluding lacquered or metallized reconstituted leather) (HS code 410900)
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)
Leather of reptiles, vegetable pre-tanned only (HS code 410721)
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)
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 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)
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)
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)
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 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)
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)
Leather of swine, dehaired (excluding chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410710)
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)
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)
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)
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 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)
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)
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 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)

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South Korea leather export values

In 2019, South Korea supplied leather costing 476.37m USD, a drop of -10.99% from 2018's total leather export of 535.191m USD. The yearly reduction in value of South Korea leather between 2017 to 2018 was -7.116 pc.

The per year change in the amount of South Korea's leather exports between 2017 and 2019 was -5.39 per cent in comparison to a variation of -7.091% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

South Korea's stake of the world's total leather's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. South Korea is ranked position 21 in world exports of leather.

Export markets for South Korea leather ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

South Korea is a net importer of leather. The annual growth of South Korea leather in value between 2015 to 2019 was -24%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -62%, per annum.

South Korea imported 10,637 tonnes of leather in 2019.

Leather Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest leather prices in other Asia countries:

Pakistan$5.21/kg Sri Lanka$45.61/kg China$3.54/kg Iran$11.14/kg Cambodia$4.23/kg Nepal$0.58/kg Hong Kong$4.12/kg India$0.39/kg Kazakhstan$0.70/kg Malaysia$13.41/kg Philippines$820.76/kg Tajikistan$1.62/kg Thailand$2.13/kg Uzbekistan$1.64/kg Vietnam$1.48/kg

Other Processed Prices in South Korea

Latest prices for other processed in South Korea:

Coffee$6.58/kg Butter$11.03/kg Copra$4.79/kg Olive Oil$5.47/kg Cashew butter$5.30/kg Cheese$9.05/kg Jojoba oil$9.95/kg Milk & Cream$1.99/kg Tempeh$4.75/kg Fish Oil$24.66/kg Kefir & Buttermilk$3.07/kg Raw Hides & Skins$0.68/kg Whisky$4.62/kg Wine$2.88/kg Yogurt$1.63/kg

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