Imported hides expand Brazilian tanners’ product offering, CICB says
Operators in Brazil imported hides and skins with a value of (US) $33.5 million in the first six months of 2025. Imported raw material reached 31,500 tonnes in volume.
These figures, shared recently by national leather industry body CICB, represent a fall of 30.6% in value and of 14.1% in volume compared to the same period in 2024.
Wet-salted hides represented 47% of the total value of these imports, while wet blue’s share was 42%. The principal sources of the material were the US and Uruguay. The US accounted for more than 45% of the total value.
“The raw material we are able to source from those countries is from cattle breeds that are different from those we have here in Brazil,” CICB said. “They complement and extend the product offering our leather manufacturers are able to bring to market.”
