Steady performance for French hide and leather exports
Figures for the first nine months of this year show that France exported raw hides and skins with a value of €150.1 million. This is down by 2% compared to the same period last year.
Breaking this down, exports of bovine hides, the biggest category, had a value of €91.7 million, which was very slightly up on the previous year’s total.
Exports of calfskins continued to fall in value, reaching €27.8 million between January and September this year, a decline of 17%.
Shipments of sheepskins continued to increase in value, reaching €11.4 million, an increase of 21%.
Exotic skins also showed a small increase, up by 1% to reach €17.6 million.
Exports of leather over the same period had a value of €160.1 million, down by 1% compared to the first nine months of 2024.
Semi-finished hides and skins contributed €15.6 million to this total, a fall of 26%. But exports of finished leather rose in value by 2% year on year, reaching €144.5 million.
The figures come from Alliance France Cuir’s most recent analysis of the sector’s performance.
Image: Tannerie Sovos.
