What is the price of leather per kilogram/pound in Japan today?
The retail price range for Japan leather is between US$ 38.67 and US$ 140.19 per kilogram or between US$ 17.54 and US$ 63.58 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of leather in Japan
The retail price range in Yen for leather is between JPY 5,341.44 and JPY 19,362.71 per kilogram or between JPY 2,422.42 and JPY 8,781.27 per pound(lb) in Tokyo and Yokohama.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Japan leather is between US$ 27.07 and US$ 98.13 per kilogram or between US$ 12.28 and US$ 44.50 per pound(lb).
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Japan Leather Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Leather from Japan over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2012, the export price was 38.67 US dollars per kg, and by 2016, it had dropped to 31.82 US dollars per kg. However, in 2017, the price rose to 36.8 US dollars per kg, and then increased further to 38.81 US dollars per kg in 2018. The highest export price in the last five years was 43.16 US dollars per kg in 2019, and the most recent price in 2022 was 34.86 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price of Leather from Japan in 2023 will be around 39.99 US dollars per kg, and in 2024, it will be around 43.59 US dollars per kg.Japan Leather Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of leather into Japan over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 36.80 US dollars per kg, which was the highest in the five year period. This was followed by a sharp decline in 2018 to 38.81 US dollars per kg. In 2019, the price rose again to 43.16 US dollars per kg, the highest in the five year period. However, in 2020, the price dropped to 39.99 US dollars per kg, before rising again to 43.59 US dollars per kg in 2021. The most recent data shows that the price has dropped to 34.86 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on the data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of leather into Japan will continue to fluctuate in the coming years. We predict that the price will rise to around 37.00 US dollars per kg in 2023 and then drop to around 33.00 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Japan leather
The total values in export for leather in Japan were US$ 81,958, US$ 79,488, US$ 77,780 and US$ 82,217 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Japan leather - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of leather exported by Japan in 2020 was 1,300 tonnes. In 2019 Japan shipped 1,905 tonnes of leather. Across 2019 alone, the market for Japan leather (processed category) has shrunk, changing by -4.94 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, leather's exports decreased by -11.64 pc earning Japan US$82.22m for the year 2019. Japan's leather exports are categorised as:
- Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather (excluding lacquered or metallised reconstituted leather) (HS code 411420)
- 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 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)
- 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)
- 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 mý) (HS code 410421)
- 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 or of composition leather, not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles; leather dust, powder and flour (HS code 411520)
- 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 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 pigs, without hair on, whether or not split (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 411320)
- Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls (HS code 411510)
- Leather of whole hides of bovine animals, with a surface area of <= 2,6 mý, dehaired (excluding chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410410)
- 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 mý, and bovine leather, pre-tanned only) (HS code 410429)
- Chamois leather, incl. combination chamois leather (excluding glacé-tanned leather subsequently treated with formaldehyde and leather stuffed with oil only after tanning) (HS code 411410)
- Bovine and equine leather, dehaired, prepared after tanning, incl. parchment-dressed (excluding leather of whole bovine hides, with a surface area of <= 2,6 mý, full grains and full grain splits, chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410439)
- 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 of swine, dehaired (excluding chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410710)
- 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 mý) (HS code 410422)
- Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallized leather (excluding lacquered or metallized reconstituted leather) (HS code 410900)
- Chamois leather, incl. combination chamois leather (excluding glac‚-tanned leather subsequently treated with formaldehyde and leather stuffed with oil only after tanning) (HS code 410800)
- 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)
- 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 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 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 411100)
- Leather of reptiles, vegetable pre-tanned only (HS code 410721)
- 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 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)
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Japan leather export values
In 2019, Japan supplied leather with a value of 82.22m USD, a surge of 5.71% from 2018's total leather export of 77.78m USD. The annual increase in value of Japan leather between 2017 to 2018 was -2.149 per cent.
The annual variation in the quantity of Japan's leather exports between 2017 and 2019 was -11.64% in comparison to a variation of -4.94% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Japan's portion of the world's total leather's exports in 2019 was 23.3 percent. The country holds number 2 in world exports of leather.
Export markets for Japan leather ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Japan is a net exporter of leather. The annual growth of Japan leather in value between 2015 to 2019 was -8%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -81%, per annum.
Japan ordered 3,917 tonnes of leather in 2019.