China: imports of hides and leather went up in volume in 2024
The China Leather Industry Association (CLIA) has confirmed that tanners across the country imported a total of just under 1.5 million tonnes of raw hides and skins in 2024, an increase of 5.7% year on year. This material had a value of more than $1.3 billion, down by 0.5% compared to figures from 2023.
Imports of crust, wet blue and wet white reached a volume of almost 620,000 tonnes in 2024, costing tanners just over $1 billion. These figures represent an increase of 21% in the volume of semi-processed material that Chinese tanners imported last year and a rise of 14% in the value of that material, compared to the previous year.
Finished leather imports reached 43,000 tonnes in volume, up by 2.5% year on year, and $670 million in value, down by 2.2%.
