In 2024, China imported approximately 447 million U.S. dollars worth of leather from around the world. Thailand was the world's second biggest importer of leather that year, with imports valuing around 432 million U.S. dollars.
Leading importers of leather worldwide in 2024, by country
(in million U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Import value in million U.S. dollars
United States
447.78
Thailand
432.49
Turkey
121.08
Japan
104.09
Czechia
55.9
Brazil
45.07
Australia
37.86
Switzerland
34.27
South Africa
31.8
Norway
13.37
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UN Comtrade. (February 26, 2025). Leading importers of leather worldwide in 2024, by country (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043555/leading-importers-of-leather-worldwide/
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