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Xiamen’s hide imports rise to feed demand for leathergoods

24/09/2014
The Chinese city of Xiamen imported 14% more hides in the first eight months of the year than during the same period last year, according to figures quotes by the China Leather Industry Association.

About 81,200 tons of hides arrived at Haichong Port, mainly from the US, Hong Kong and Turkey.
Commentators said the reason for the growth was because of the increasing demand for high-end handbags in China.

Last week, the president of Dongguan Leather and Footwear Association announced that shoemakers in the city are importing larger quantities of leather after finding domestic supplies do not reach their quality requirements. 

However, the CLIA story does not state which stage of tanning the Xiamen hides are at when they are imported.

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