What is the price of leather per kilogram/pound in United Kingdom (UK) today?
The retail price range for United Kingdom (UK) leather is between US$ 4.83 and US$ 19.30 per kilogram or between US$ 2.19 and US$ 8.75 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of leather in United Kingdom (UK)
The retail price range in British pound sterling for leather is between GBP 3.88 and GBP 15.51 per kilogram or between GBP 1.76 and GBP 7.03 per pound(lb) in London and Birmingham.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for United Kingdom (UK) leather is between US$ 3.38 and US$ 13.51 per kilogram or between US$ 1.53 and US$ 6.13 per pound(lb).
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United Kingdom (UK) Leather Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of leather from the United Kingdom over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price per kilogram was 16.75 US dollars, which increased to 18.02 US dollars in 2018. However, in 2019 the price dropped to 15.81 US dollars and then further decreased to 12.81 US dollars in 2020. This year, 2021, the price has seen a significant increase to 47.35 US dollars. The most recent data shows that the price per kilogram of leather from the UK is 37.69 US dollars. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of leather from the UK in 2023 will be around 28.03 US dollars and in 2024 it will be around 18.37 US dollars.United Kingdom (UK) Leather Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
Export values for United Kingdom (UK) leather
The total values in export for leather in United Kingdom (UK) were US$ 234,575, US$ 243,374, US$ 223,074 and US$ 202,666 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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United Kingdom (UK) leather - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of leather exported by United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 was 9,196 metric tons. In 2019 United Kingdom (UK) exported 12,818 tonnes of leather. Across 2019 alone, the demand for United Kingdom (UK) leather (processed category) has escalated, flactuating by 3.563 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, leather's exports went down by -11.54 pc earning the nation US$202.67m for the year 2019. United Kingdom (UK)'s leather exports are classified as:
- 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 of reptiles (excluding vegetable pre-tanned only, plus chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410729)
- 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 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)
- 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 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 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 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)
- Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather (excluding lacquered or metallised reconstituted leather) (HS code 411420)
- 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)
- 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 pigs, without hair on, whether or not split (excluding chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated leather, and metallised leather) (HS code 411320)
- 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)
- Patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallized leather (excluding lacquered or metallized reconstituted leather) (HS code 410900)
- 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)
- 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 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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 of swine, dehaired (excluding chamois leather, patent leather, patent laminated leather and metallized leather) (HS code 410710)
- 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)
- Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls (HS code 411510)
- 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)
- Composition leather based on leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls (HS code 411100)
- 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)
- Leather of reptiles, vegetable pre-tanned only (HS code 410721)
- 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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United Kingdom (UK) leather export values
In 2019, United Kingdom (UK) shipped leather costing 202.67m USD, a drop of -9.15% from 2018's total leather export of 223.074m USD. The annual reduction in value of United Kingdom (UK) leather between 2017 to 2018 was -8.341 pc.
The annual variation in the volume of United Kingdom (UK)'s leather exports between 2017 and 2019 was -11.54 pc in comparison to a variation of 3.563% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
United Kingdom (UK)'s portion of the world's total leather's exports in 2019 was 1.5 per cent. The country is ranked number 12 in world exports of leather.
Export markets for United Kingdom (UK) leather ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
United Kingdom (UK) is a net exporter of leather. The annual growth of United Kingdom (UK) leather in value between 2015 to 2019 was 28%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -73%, per annum.
United Kingdom (UK) imported 7,104 tonnes of leather in 2019.