🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia exports of tanned hides and skins: 2024 trade data
In 2024, Saudi Arabia exported tanned hides and skins worth $5.4 million (2.0 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 2%. Value rose 23% on 2023. Over 2017-2024 it shrank by about 17% a year on average. The peak in this period was 2017, at $19.5 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Exports of tanned hides and skins by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.4M | 2.0K t |
| 2023 | $4.4M | 1.3K t |
| 2022 | $4.0M | 1.3K t |
| 2021 | $5.0M | 1.4K t |
| 2020 | $7.1M | 2.0K t |
| 2019 | $8.9M | 2.5K t |
| 2018 | $15.4M | 6.0K t |
| 2017 | $19.5M | 7.8K t |
Where Saudi Arabia exports tanned hides and skins to
Most of it went to Pakistan (25%), China (24%), Hong Kong (18%). Among the main buyer markets, India grew fastest (+68% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $1.4M | 26% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $1.3M | 24% |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | $991K | 18% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $703K | 13% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $408K | 7.6% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $318K | 5.9% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $120K | 2.2% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $73K | 1.4% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $62K | 1.2% |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $22K | 0.4% |
Types of tanned hides and skins under HS 4106
| 4106.21 | Tanned or crust hides and skins: of goats or kids, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the wet state… | 94% |
| 4106.91 | Tanned or crust hides and skins: of animals other than equine, ovine, bovine, goats or kids, swine and reptiles, without wool or hair on, whether or… | 6.3% |
| 4106.92 | Tanned or crust hides and skins: of animals other than equine, ovine, bovine, goats or kids, swine and reptiles, without wool or hair on, whether or… | 0% |
| 4106.31 | Tanned or crust hides and skins: of swine, without hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the wet state (including wet blue) | 0% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 4106.
Average export price of tanned hides and skins
The average declared value was about $2.72 per kg, 30% below the world average of $3.91, which often means bulk or lower-grade product.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also imports tanned hides and skins
Saudi Arabia imported $494 thousand of tanned hides and skins in 2024 (7 tonnes). United States alone supplied 98% of it.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | $486K | 98% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $5K | 1% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $3K | 0.6% |
Who is behind these numbers in Saudi Arabia?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Mirror data: built from the shipment records of the countries that trade with it.
Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 4106: Tanned or crust hides and skins of other animals, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared.
Tanned hides and skins trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of tanned hides and skins imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported tanned hides and skins worth $494 thousand in 2024 (7 tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import tanned hides and skins from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were United States (98%), France (1%), Italy (1%).
What is the average import price of tanned hides and skins in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $67.62 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $3.91 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export tanned hides and skins?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported tanned hides and skins worth $5.4 million in 2024, mainly to Pakistan, China, Hong Kong.
What is the HS code for tanned hides and skins?
Tanned hides and skins falls under HS heading 4106 (Tanned or crust hides and skins of other animals, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepare). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading tanned hides and skins with Saudi Arabia?
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