What is the price of leather in Zambia?

As of January 2024, leather in Zambia is US$ 0.29 per kg (5.48 ZMW), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much leather did Zambia export in 2024?

Zambia exported 654 tonnes of leather in 2024.

What is Zambia's world rank in leather exports?

Zambia ranks #64 out of 96 leather exporters.

What is the latest export price for Zambian leather?

The latest export unit value is US$0.2908 per kg.

Is Zambia a net exporter or importer of leather?

Zambia is a net exporter of leather.

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Leather Prices in Zambia

US$ 0.29 / kg

5.48 ZMW / kg

MoM ▼ 43.6% YoY ▼ 43.6%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (ZMW)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	0.29	5.48	▼ 43.6%	▼ 43.6%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the leather price in Zambia available is US$ 0.29 per kg (5.48 ZMW), down 43.6% year-on-year.

In 2024, Zambia exported 654 tonnes of leather valued at US$190,094, ranking #64 out of 96 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. The country is a net exporter, with exports increasing by 3.0% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for Zambian leather is US$0.2908 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Zambia exported $190.1K (653.6 t) of leather▲ 3% YoY. That ranks #64 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$190.1K

Export value

653.6 t

Export volume

#64 / 96

World rank

Global share

$0.29

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 Zambia · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$190.1K	653.6 t	$0.29
2023	$184.6K	357.9 t	$0.52
2022	$241.8K	414.1 t	$0.58
2021	$189.2K	298.5 t	$0.63
2020	$190.3K	-	-

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.

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

In 2019 Zambia shipped 402 tonnes of leather. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Zambia leather (processed category) has improved, recording a change of 9.239 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, leather's exports went up by 1814.29% netting Zambia US$0.25m for the year 2019. Zambia's leather exports are classified 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 swine, dehaired (excluding chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410710)
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)
Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather (excluding lacquered or metallised reconstituted leather) (HS code 411420)
Leather of reptiles, vegetable pre-tanned only (HS code 410721)
Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls (HS code 411100)
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)
Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallized leather (excluding lacquered or metallized reconstituted leather) (HS code 410900)
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)
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)
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 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)
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)
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 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)
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 "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)
Full grains and full grain splits of bovine and equine animals, dehaired, prepared after tanning (HS code 410431)
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 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)
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)
Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls (HS code 411510)
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)
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 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)
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 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)
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 reptiles (excluding vegetable pre-tanned only, plus chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410729)

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Zambia leather export values

In 2019, Zambia supplied leather worth 0.25m USD, a contraction of -19.09% from 2018's total leather export of 0.309m USD. The yearly change in value of Zambia leather between 2017 to 2018 was 965.517 percent.

The yearly change in the amount of Zambia's leather exports between 2017 and 2019 was 1814.29 per cent compared to a variation of 9.239% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Zambia leather ( in '000$ )

Zambia bought 13 tonnes of leather in 2019.

Leather Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest leather prices in other Africa countries:

Ethiopia$0.79/kg Kenya$1.55/kg Zimbabwe$37.12/kg Morocco$4.99/kg Egypt$15.78/kg Nigeria$6.05/kg South Africa$1.58/kg Ghana$1.13/kg Uganda$0.95/kg Botswana$0.09/kg Namibia$1.05/kg Tunisia$2.29/kg

Other Processed Prices in Zambia

Latest prices for other processed in Zambia:

Beer$3.82/kg Coffee$2.01/kg Cotton$1.65/kg Natural Honey$2.62/kg Molasses$0.09/kg Whisky$4.13/kg Sugar$0.91/kg Ethyl Alcohol$0.96/kg Wine$2.26/kg Palm Oil$0.24/kg Oil cake (Press cake)$0.03/kg Maize (corn) flour$0.45/kg Rice flour$0.80/kg Yogurt$0.61/kg Mineral water$0.11/kg

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