What is the price of leather in US?

As of January 2025, leather in US is US$ 2.16 per kg (US$ 0.98 / lb), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is the US's world rank in leather exports?

#2 out of 96 exporters in 2024.

How much leather did the US export in 2024?

256,834 tonnes, valued at US$454,255,060.

Is the US a net exporter or importer of leather?

The US is a net exporter of leather.

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

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Leather Prices in US

US$ 2.16 / kg

US$ 0.98 / lb

MoM ▲ 22.1% YoY ▲ 22.1%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Price (US$/lb)	Local (USD)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	2.16	0.98	-	▲ 22.1%	▲ 22.1%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the leather price in US available is US$ 2.16 per kg (US$ 0.98 / lb), up 22.1% year-on-year.

The US is a major exporter of leather, ranking #2 among 96 exporters in 2024 with exports valued at US$454.3 million and totaling 256,834 tonnes. This accounts for 16.9% of global leather exports, reflecting a 6.9% year-on-year increase. The latest export unit value is US$2.1592 per kg. The US maintains a net exporter position in the global leather market.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, US exported $454.3M (256.8 kt) of leather▲ 6.9% YoY. That ranks #2 worldwide (16.9% of global exports).

$454.3M

Export value

256.8 kt

Export volume

#2 / 96

World rank

16.9%

Global share

$1.77

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 US · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$454.3M	256.8 kt	$1.77
2023	$424.8M	241 kt	$1.76
2022	$508.6M	194 kt	$2.62
2021	$562.2M	-	-
2020	$381.1M	-	-

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.

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

The volume of leather sold by US in 2020 was 15,318 tonnes. In 2019 US sold 19,093 tonnes of leather. In 2019 alone, the interest in US leather (processed category) has reduced, recording a change of -2.84 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, leather's exports reduced by -10.42 pc bringing US US$263.15m for the year 2019. US' leather exports are categorised as:

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)
Leather of reptiles (excluding vegetable pre-tanned only, plus chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410729)
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 of swine, dehaired (excluding chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410710)
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)
Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls (HS code 411510)
Leather of reptiles, vegetable pre-tanned only (HS code 410721)
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)
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)
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 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)
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)
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)
Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls (HS code 411100)
Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather (excluding lacquered or metallised reconstituted leather) (HS code 411420)
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)
Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallized leather (excluding lacquered or metallized reconstituted leather) (HS code 410900)
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)
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 "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)
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 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)
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 pigs, without hair on, whether or not split (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 411320)
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 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 and full grain splits of bovine and equine animals, dehaired, prepared after tanning (HS code 410431)
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, 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)

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US leather export values

In 2019, US supplied leather valued at 263.15m USD, a decrease of -0.59% from 2018's total leather export of 264.722m USD. The yearly change in value of US leather between 2017 to 2018 was -10.959 pc.

The yearly variation in the amount of US' leather exports between 2017 and 2019 was -10.42 percent when compared to a variation of -2.84% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

US' portion of the world's total leather's exports in 2019 was 1.6 percent. US holds number 11 in world exports of leather.

Export markets for US leather ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

US is a net importer of leather. The annual growth of US leather in value between 2015 to 2019 was 26%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was 106%, per annum.

US purchased 29,877 tonnes of leather in 2019.

Other Processed Prices in US

Latest prices for other processed in US:

Coffee$424.47/kg Natural Honey$12.28/kg Chocolate$6.44/kg Wheat flour$0.63/kg Beeswax$3.92/kg Cocoa Butter$6.66/kg Molasses$0.85/kg Olive Oil$3.97/kg Sugar$0.71/kg Yeast$4.39/kg Natural Rubber$2.99/kg Butter$7.87/kg Coconut oil$3.89/kg Raw Hides & Skins$1.09/kg Mineral water$0.56/kg

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