🇺🇸 United States imports of chamois and patent leather: 2024 trade data
Imports of chamois and patent leather by the United States reached $20.1 million in 2024 (529 tonnes). It ranks 8th of 145 countries for imports of this product. Value fell 10% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2021, at $29.5 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of chamois and patent leather by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $20.1M | 529 t |
| 2023 | $22.3M | 594 t |
| 2022 | $25.2M | 675 t |
| 2021 | $29.5M | 768 t |
| 2020 | $24.2M | 643 t |
| 2019 | $25.9M | 685 t |
| 2018 | $26.3M | 697 t |
| 2017 | $25.9M | 676 t |
Where the United States imports chamois and patent leather from
Italy alone supplied 75% of it.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $15.1M | 75% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $2.7M | 13% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $1.0M | 5% |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $332K | 1.7% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $260K | 1.3% |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | $142K | 0.7% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $116K | 0.6% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $103K | 0.5% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $92K | 0.5% |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | $59K | 0.3% |
Types of chamois and patent leather under HS 4114
| 4114.20 | Leather: patent leather and laminated patent leather: metallised leather | 75% |
| 4114.10 | Leather: chamois (including combination chamois) | 25% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 4114.
Average import price of chamois and patent leather
The average declared value was about $38.01 per kg, 101% above the world average of $18.92. This usually points to higher-grade or processed goods.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United States also exports chamois and patent leather
The United States exported $5.7 million of chamois and patent leather in 2024 (160 tonnes). Its share of world exports was 1%. Mexico alone took 77% of it. Among the main buyer markets, Peru grew fastest (+802% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $4.4M | 77% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $259K | 4.6% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $251K | 4.4% |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | $242K | 4.3% |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | $168K | 3% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $100K | 1.8% |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | $59K | 1.1% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $50K | 0.9% |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | $38K | 0.7% |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | $27K | 0.5% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United States?
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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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 4114: Chamois (including combination chamois) leather; patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather.
Chamois and patent leather trade in the United States: questions
What is the value of chamois and patent leather imported by the United States?
The United States imported chamois and patent leather worth $20.1 million in 2024 (529 tonnes).
Where does the United States import chamois and patent leather from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Italy (75%), Mexico (13%), Turkey (5%).
What is the average import price of chamois and patent leather in the United States?
The average declared import value was about $38.01 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $18.92 per kg.
Does the United States export chamois and patent leather?
Yes. The United States exported chamois and patent leather worth $5.7 million in 2024, mainly to Mexico, Italy, United Kingdom.
What is the HS code for chamois and patent leather?
Chamois and patent leather falls under HS heading 4114 (Chamois (including combination chamois) leather; patent leather and patent laminated leather; metallised leather). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading chamois and patent leather with the United States?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX has a direct customs feed for the United States with shipment-level records, updated weekly, where you can see the importers and exporters by name.
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