China’s finished leather product manufacturers returned negative export figures in the first half of 2025, according to figures that the China Leather Industry Association has shared.

In the first six months of the year, leathergoods companies in China exported bags with a value of just under $16 billion, a fall of 11.2% year on year.

Over the same timeframe, Chinese companies imported bags worth just over $2.5 billion, down by 14.8%.

Leather garment exports fell by 14.5% to reach $48.7 million. Imports of leather garments were worth $49.3 million, but this, too, was a decrease, of 9.8% year on year.

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