China imports less finished leather

13/06/2014
Finished product manufacturers in China imported 8.5% less finished leather in the first four months of 2014 compared to the same period last year.

Between January and April this year, China imported 50,500 tonnes of finished leather. There was an increase of 27.7% in February, with volumes influenced by the Lunar New Year holiday in China, but decreases in each of the other three months.

Year on year, finished leather imports for January were 7.6% down, while those for March and April were down by 16.9% and 19.7% respectively.