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Tanned cattle hides: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in tanned cattle hides totaled $12.8 billion (4.2 million tonnes). The top exporters were Italy (20%), Brazil (10%) and the United States (9%); the top importers were China (19%), Vietnam (12%) and Italy (10%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 20%.

Summary

World trade
$12.8billion
Tonnes
4.2million tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,078
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Italy$2.5 billion · 19.6%
  2. Brazil$1.3 billion · 10%
  3. United States$1.2 billion · 9.4%
  4. China$970 million · 7.6%
  5. Thailand$610 million · 4.8%
  6. Argentina$448 million · 3.5%
  7. Germany$423 million · 3.3%
  8. Spain$345 million · 2.7%
  9. India$313 million · 2.5%
  10. France$311 million · 2.4%
  11. Vietnam$306 million · 2.4%
  12. Netherlands$274 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  13. South Korea$273 million · 2.1%
  14. Australia$253 million · 2%
  15. Poland$222 million · 1.7%
  16. Mexico$191 million · 1.5%
  17. Uruguay$189 million · 1.5%
  18. Austria$174 million · 1.4%
  19. Turkey$163 million · 1.3%
  20. United Kingdom$150 million · 1.2%

Top importers

  1. China$2.4 billion · 19%
  2. Vietnam$1.6 billion · 12.3%
  3. Italy$1.3 billion · 9.8%
  4. Indonesia$573 million · 4.5%
  5. Thailand$495 million · 3.9%
  6. United States$444 million · 3.5%
  7. France$365 million · 2.9%
  8. India$344 million · 2.7%
  9. Mexico$342 million · 2.7%
  10. Hong Kong$341 million · 2.7%
    re-exports
  11. Germany$319 million · 2.5%
  12. Spain$285 million · 2.2%
  13. Cambodia$261 million · 2%
  14. Poland$239 million · 1.9%
  15. Portugal$221 million · 1.7%
  16. Romania$207 million · 1.6%
  17. South Korea$186 million · 1.5%
  18. Serbia$177 million · 1.4%
  19. Hungary$171 million · 1.3%
  20. Turkey$153 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

Italy was the top exporter throughout the period

Value in USD billions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • Italy 2.5
  • Brazil 1.3
  • United States 1.2
  • China 0.97
  • Thailand 0.61

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Italy22.5
Brazil0.711.3
United States0.841.2
China0.280.97
Thailand0.350.61

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 58% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $3,078

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$7,314
1996$6,640
1997$7,042
1998$6,586
1999$5,835
2000$6,046
2001$6,486
2002$7,036
2003$6,848
2004$6,196
2005$6,608
2006$7,201
2007$7,977
2008$8,251
2009$7,078
2010$7,070
2011$7,960
2012$8,124
2013$8,348
2014$8,769
2015$8,838
2016$8,766
2017$4,654
2018$4,685
2019$3,897
2020$3,155
2021$3,896
2022$3,790
2023$3,320
2024$3,078

What it includes

  • 4104 · Tanned cattle hides

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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